ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR SBI PO, BOB PO, NICL AO 2017

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.

A. The general impressions that skilled negotiators seem to convey is they are people who keep their cards close to their chest and do not reveal their feelings.
B. Hence, they used a surrogate methodthey countered the number of times that the negotiators talked about their feelings or motives.
C. This contrasts sharply with the amount of information given about external events such as facts,
clarifications and general expressions of opinion.
D. The results showed that contrary to the general impressions, skilled negotiators are more likely to give information about internal events than are average negotiators.
E. Feelings are in themselves not observable and Huthwaite’s researchers could not measure them directly.

1. Which sentence should be the FOURTH in the paragraph?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

2.Which sentence should be the LAST in the paragraph?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

3.Which sentence should be the FIRST in the paragraph?
A. A
B. F
C. E
D. D
E. C

4 Which sentence should be the SECOND in the paragraph?
A. A
B. F
C. E
D. D
E. C

5.Which sentence should be the THIRD in the paragraph?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

Directions (6-10): In each of the following sentences there are certain blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options denoted by the numbers a), b), c), d) and e). Find out which option can be used to fill up the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.

6.Many citizens of that country have risked death to …….. because conditions there have grown very……..
A. life, worse
B. escape, severe
C. survival, pleasing
D. save, bad
E. life, different

7.Candidates have ……… using malpractices in the examination because they know these can be ……….
A. resorted to, challenged
B. planned, proved
C. started, dangerous
D. stopped, detected
E. given up, fruitful

8.People who have been through difficult, painful and not very……………..change efforts often end up………….both pessimistic and angry conclusions
A. successful, drawing
B. meaningful, projecting
C. reliable, evolving
D. strong, following
E. challenging, lamenting

9.It would be impossible for us to continue living in this world if each of us………………exactly what fate had in ……………for him.
A. follow, plan
B. appreciate, strategy
C. design, anticipation
D. visualize, hidden
E. knew, store

10.QInferring attitudes from expressed opinion has many_______. People may______ their attitude and express socially acceptable opinions.
A. limitations, conceal
B. advantages, show
C. drawbacks, support
D. benefits, avoid
E. reasons, acknowledge

*Correct Answer*

1.                     The correct sequence is AEBDC-  D. D

2.                     C. C

3.                     A. A

4.                     C. E

5.                     B. B

6.                     B. escape, severe

7.                     D. stopped, detected

8.                     A. successful, drawing

9.                     E. knew, store

10.                A. limitations, conceal