CDS English Exam Paper – 26 October 2014

91. He waited for her by dinnertime.
A. at dinnertime
B. till dinnertime
C. on dinnertime
D. no improvement

92. He does not have the last idea of it
A. little
B. less
C. least
D. no improvement

93. Born of poor, illiterate farm workers, Lincoln rose to become the president of the U. S. A.
A. raised to become
B. arose to become
C. risen to become
D. no improvement

94. Gopal is two years older than his brother.
A. than own brother
B. to his brother
C. by his brother
D. no improvement

95. The editor regretted that he was inable to make use of the article.
A. was disabled
B. was unable
C. was enabled
D. no improvement

96. He walked softly lest he may wake the baby.
A. he would wake
B. he waked
C. he should wake
D. no improvement

97. I look forward to meet you in Delhi.
A. to meeting you
B. to meet with you
C. at meeting you
D. no improvement

98. I do not where has he gone.
A. where had he gone
B. where he has gone
C. when has he gone
D. no improvement

99. The teacher taught the students that the moon goes round the earth.
A. the moon went round the earth
B. the moon is going round the earth
C. the moon has gone round the earth
D. no improvement

100. This is the boy that i talked to you about.
A. who i talked to you about
B. whom i talked to you about
C. which i talked to you about
D. no improvement

SELECTING WORDS

Directions– in the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of three words, one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word. Mark the letter, viz., (A), (B) (C) relating to word on your answer sheet.

PASSAGE

We know that the average depth of the sea is about two and a half miles, but in a few places it is very deep indeed-over six miles. The air presses upon our bodies with a weight of about fifteen pounds to the square inch at …(101)…. We are used to this air pressure and …(102)… not notice it. In the sea this …(103)…is doubled at a depth of thirty-five feet, and it …(104)… at this rate for greater depths. In the great deeps …(105)… the Philippine islands, a man would be squeezed and utterly crushed by a pressure of …(106)… tons per square inch. The pressure near the ocean floor is …(107)… great that if you were to weigh a piece of wood and …(108)… it to a great depth and then pull it …(109)… again it would no longer float, …(110)… it would have become waterlogged. All the tiny wood cells and cavities …(111)… have burst and become filled with water. We …(112)… that animals live at a depth of three miles and more and we wonder …(113)… this can be. The bodies of animals down …(114)… are almost entirely filled with water, and …(115)… saves them from being crushed. However, many of …(116)… animals contain some gases as well, for …(117)… they are captured in nets and drawn …(118)… the surface these gases expand so much that the animal …(119)… explodes. Its body is torn to shreds as it …(120)…

101. A. sea-water
B. sea-level
C. sea-bad

102. A. do
B. did
C. does

103. A. weight
B. volume
C. pressure

104. A. expands
B. decreases
C. increases

105. A. off
B. of
C. on

106. A. severe
B. several
C. sheer

107. A. such
B. not
C. so

108. A. measure
B. follow
C. lower

109. A. up
B. off
C. down

110. A. but
B. for
C. when

111. A. should
B. could
C. would

112. A. know
B. have known
C. are knowing

113. A. why
B. how
C. what

114. A. here
B. where
C. there

115. A. this
B. these
C. thus

116. A. such
B. those
C. there

117. A. then
B. since
C. when

118.A. on
B. to

C. from

119. A. immediately
B. eventually
C. actually

120. A. bursts
B. jumps
C. lands.

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