ixamBee Mock Tests

Important English question for SSC/Railway/CBSE/AIIMS CRE:

Q.1 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a grammatical error.

There was enough evidence to convict him on selling of fake medicines.
1. to convict him
2. on selling of
3. There was enough evidence
4. fake medicines.

Ans 2
The preposition "on" is incorrect here. It should be "for selling," and the "of" is unnecessary. The corrected sentence is: There was enough evidence to convict him for selling fake medicines.

Q.2 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Aesop was one of those who lived in Greece about 2500 years ago.
B. He told many interesting stories to the people.
C. There were many talented people in ancient Greece.
D. Although he was very ugly, he had a very clever brain.

1. BDAC 2. CADB 3. CDBA 4. BADC

Ans 2
Sentence C introduces the context about talented people in ancient Greece. Sentence A specifies Aesop as one of them, followed by D, describing him, and finally B, mentioning his storytelling.

Q.3 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A . He is a gifted volleyball player.
B. But nowadays he does not play international matches.
C. It is because he had an accident last year.
D. Sanjay is my best friend.
1. DABC 2. DCAB 3. CDBA 4. ABCD

Ans 1
Sentence D introduces Sanjay. A describes him as a volleyball player, followed by B stating he no longer plays internationally, and C providing the reason.

Q.4 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

People claim to have seen the wild and mad elephant in
several cities.

1. The wild and mad elephant is being claimed to be seen in
several cities.
2. The wild and mad elephant was claimed to be seen by
people in several cities.
3. The wild and mad elephant is claimed to have been seen in
several cities.
4. The wild and mad elephant has been claimed to be seen by
the people in several cities.

Ans 3
In passive voice, the subject becomes "The wild and mad elephant," and the verb "is claimed" matches the passive structure. "To have been seen" reflects the perfect infinitive passive form.

Q.5 In the following question, the 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Rearrange the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

1. The most vulnerable section of the society are the students.
P. Revolutionary and new-fledged ideas have a great appeal to them.
Q. Agitations may be non-violent methods of protest.
R. They cannot resist the charm of persuasion.
S. They are to be taught that without discipline they cannot get proper education.
6. However if these become violent, the antisocial elements get encouraged and they put all proper working out of gear.
1. PRSQ
2. RSQP
3. SRPQ
4. RPQS

Ans 1
P introduces the students’ attraction to new ideas.
R builds on P by describing students’ vulnerability to persuasion.
S gives a contrasting view, suggesting the need for discipline.
Q mentions non-violent protest, leading into the final sentence about potential violence

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