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IBPS Clerk Pre Memory Based English ,

3 Sept 2022
Reading comprehension(travelling), 2 8-9 Q
vocab

Sentence rearrangement 5Q

Spelling error 5Q

Close test 6Q

Sentence improvement (Phase 5Q

replacement )

Total 30 Q

Directions (1-5): In the following question, there is a statement

divided into five parts, when arranged properly forms a coherent
sentence both grammatically and contextually. The first part of
the statement is given in bold to help you rearrange the other
parts accordingly. Choose the best alternative among the five
options given below each statement as your answer.

1. Every individual represents /an end in itself, (A)/ of an individual

can lead to a qualitative (B)/deterioration of the freedom of the whole
society (C)/ and the curtailment of freedom (D)
(a)ADBC
(b)ABDC
(c)BDCA
(d)CDAB
(e)No rearrangement required
2. Gandhiji suggested / Hindustani as the national language (A)/ and
thus recommended (B)/and the blending of Hindi with Urdu, (C)/ the
development of provincial languages (D)
(a)ABDC
(b)BDCA
(c)DCBA
(d)BDAC
(e)No rearrangement required
3. The corporate sector is looking /for a reduction in the corporate tax
rate, (A)/as promised by the Finance Minister (B)/a few years ago but
implemented only (C)/for smaller firms in last year’s Budget (D)
(a)DBCA
(b)BDCA

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(c)BCDA
(d)DABC
(e)No rearrangement required
4. At the current critical juncture / the Finance Minister is faced with
the daunting task (A)/ of India’s development journey, (B)/ of providing
an impetus to growth (C)/and reviving the investment climate (D)
(a)BDAC
(b)BACD
(c)CBDA
(d)ADCB
(e)No rearrangement required
5. Government support for public housing projects / in clusters as
well as a fillip (A)/to affordable housing is crucial (B)/ in turn, would
create growth and jobs (C)/ to revive construction activity which, (D)
(a)ADBC
(b)BDCA
(c)BCAD
(d)ABDC
(e)No rearrangement required
Direction (6-10): The following questions consist of a sentence.
Four of the words of the sentences are marked in bold, which may
or may not be correctly spelled. Choose the option which gives the
word which is incorrectly spelled. If there is no misspelled word in
the sentence then choose (d), i.e., ‘No correction required’ as your
answer.
6. Crafting the machine out of a metal alloy mixture caused it to be
stronger and rubust than the prototype.
(a) machine
(b) alloy
(c) rubust
(d) prototype
(e) All are correct
7. In the millitary, any individual who does not willingly become a
conformist is forced to fall in line.
(a) millitary
(b) individual
(c) willingly
(d) conformist
(e) All are correct
8. The massive destruction left in the city by the hurricane is
irrefutable and proves the wave barriers were not effective.
(a) massive
(b) hurricane
(c) irrefutable
(d) effective
(e) All are correct

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9. Gender parity is important because in general in India there were less

women in the workforce and many often take a back seat mid-career
(a) parity
(b) women
(c) often
(d) No correction required.
(e) None of these.
10. Solving the energy challange (A) / requires behaviour (B) / change
and new technological (C) / approaches. (D) / All correct (E)
(a) challange
(b) behaviour
(c) technological
(d) approaches
(e) All correct
Directions (11-15): In the following questions, a sentence has been given
with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence grammatically correct,
you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below.
If the sentence is correct as it is, give (e) as your answer (i.e. No correction
required).
Q11. Anyone who would speak with authority on the poets of the
renaissance must have a broad acquaintance with the writers of classical
antiquity.
(a) Anyone who will speak
(b) If one would speak
(c) Anyone desirous for speaking
(d) When anyone wants to speak
(e) No improvement required
Q12. Since he worked hard, he failed to secure good grades.
(a) When
(b) As
(c) though
(d) If
(e) No improvement required
Q13. The congregation believes that it has selected a suitable preacher.
(a) it have been selected
(b) it has select
(c) it have selected
(d) it has been selected
(e) No improvement required

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Q14. A meeting was convened in order to give SEZs a new lease in life.
(a) leased life
(b) newer lease on life
(c) new leasing life
(d) new lease of life
(e) no improvement required
Q15. The activities of the club in the neighbourhood remained limited
only to games and sports.
(a) limited only to
(b) remained to
(c) remained limited to
(d) limited to
(e) No improvement required

Cloze Test (Stages of Acting)

Conservatories and drama schools typically offer two- to four-year
training on all aspects of acting. Universities mostly______ three- to four-
year programs, in which a student is often able to choose to focus on
acting, whilst continuing to learn about other aspects of theatre. Schools
vary in their approach, but in North America the most popular method
taught derives from the 'system' of Konstantin Stanislavski, which was
developed and popularised in America as method acting by Lee Strasberg,
Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, and others.
Other approaches may include a more physically based orientation, such
as that promoted by theatre practitioners as diverse as Anne Bogart,
Jacques Lecoq, Jerzy Grotowski, or Vsevolod Meyerhold. Classes may also
_________psychotechnique, mask work, physical theatre, improvisation,
and acting for camera.
Regardless of a school's approach, students should expect intensive
training in textual interpretation, voice, and movement. Applications to
drama programmes and conservatories usually ______extensive
auditions. Anybody over the age of 18 can usually apply. Training may
also start at a very young age. Acting classes and professional schools
targeted at under-18s are widespread. These classes introduce young
actors to different aspects of acting and theatre, including scene study.
Increased training and exposure to______speaking allows humans to
maintain calmer and more relaxed physiologically. By measuring a public
speaker's heart rate maybe one of the easiest ways to judge shifts in
stress as the heart rate increases with anxiety . As actors increase
performances, heart rate and other evidence of stress can decrease.This
is very important in training for actors, as adaptive strategies gained from
increased exposure to public speaking can regulate implicit and explicit

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anxiety.By attending an institution with a specialization in acting,

increased __________to act will lead to more relaxed physiology and
decrease in stress and its effects on the body. These effects can vary from
hormonal to cognitive health that can ______ quality of life and
performance.
Q16. Select the most appropriate word for blank A?
(a)Try
(b)Needs
(c)Solution
(d)Offer
(e)College
Q17. Select the most appropriate word for blank B?
(a)Include
(b)Avoid
(c)Mistake
(d)Purpose
(E)Public
Q18. Select the most appropriate word for blank C?
(a)Opportunity
(b)Evolve
(C)Chance
(d)Involve
(e)School
Q19. Select the most appropriate word for blank D?
(a)Public
(b)Remark
(c)Needed
(d)Advice
(e)Symbol
Q20. Select the most appropriate word for blank E?
(a)Mandatory
(b)Important
(C)Ability
(D)Capacity
(e)Opportunity
Q21. Select the most appropriate word for blank E?
(a)Impact
(b)Advance
(C)Suggest
(d)Duty
(E)Otherwise
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Reading Comprehension (Travelling Based)

Travelling is an amazing way to learn a lot of things in life. A lot of people
around the world travel every year to many places. Moreover, it is
important to travel to humans. Some travel to learn more while some
travel to take a break from their life. No matter the reason, travelling
opens a big door for us to explore the world beyond our imagination and
indulge in many things. Therefore, through this Essay on Travel, we will
go through everything that makes travelling great.
There are a lot of reasons to travel. Some people travel for fun while
some do it for education purposes. Similarly, others have business
reasons to travel. In order to travel, one must first get an idea of their
financial situation and then proceed.
Understanding your own reality helps people make good travel decisions.
If people gave enough opportunities to travel, they set out on the
journey. People going on educational tours get a first-hand experience of
everything they’ve read in the text.

Similarly, people who travel for fun get to experience and indulge in
refreshing things which may serve as a stress reducer in their lives. The
culture, architecture, cuisine and more of the place can open our mind to
new things.
There are numerous benefits to travelling if we think about it. The first
one being, we get to meet new people. When you meet new people, you
get the opportunity to make new friends. It may be a fellow traveller or
the local you asked for directions.
Moreover, new age technology has made it easier to keep in touch with
them. Thus, it offers not only a great way to understand human nature
but also explore new places with those friends to make your trip easy.
Similar to this benefit, travelling makes it easier to understand people.
You will learn how other people eat, speak, live and more. When you get
out of your comfort zone, you will become more sensitive towards other
cultures and the people.
Another important factor which we learn when we travel is learning new
skills. When you go to hilly areas, you will most likely trek and thus,
trekking will be a new skill added to your list.
Similarly, scuba diving or more can also be learned while travelling. A
very important thing which travelling teaches us is to enjoy nature. It
helps us appreciate the true beauty of the earth.

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Q22. What may serve as a stress reducer according to the

passage?
(a)New age technology
(b)Experience
(c)Indulge in refreshing things
(d)Understanding nature
(e)None of these
Q23. What does help people to make good travel decision?
(a)Understanding your own reality
(b)Meeting with new people
(c)Trekking in hilly areas
(d)Experience of many places
(e)None of these
Q24. What has made easier to keep in touch with people?
(a)Traveling
(b)Understanding level
(c)Knowing thier nature
(d)New age technology
(E)None of these
Q25. Which of the following statement is/are true according to
the passage?
1. Trekking is a skill to learn from travelling
2. Scuba diving happens in hilly areas
3. Travelling makes difficult to understand human nature
(a)Only 1
(b)Only 2
(c)Only 1,2
(d)Only 3
(e)None of these
Q26. According to the passage,when a person go to the hilly area,
what will be a new skill to learn?
(a)Scuba diving
(b)Cycling
(c)Camping
(d)Trekking
(e)None of these
Q27. Which of the following reasons doesn't mention in the
passage?
(a)Fun
(b)Education purpose
(c)Business

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(d)Philosophy
(e)None of these
Q28. Which is not a benefit of traveling?
(a)Meet new people
(b)Opportunity to do trekking
(c)Understand human nature
(d)Explore new places
(e)New skills
Q29. What is the antonym of word 'Proceed'?
(a)Begin
(b)Go
(c)Move
(d)Push on
(e)Stop
Q30. What is the synonym of ' Indulge '?
(a)Satisfy
(b)Stifle
(c)Curb
(d)Oppressive
(e)Supress
Solution

1.Ans. a
Exp. The correct sequence to arrange the sentence properly and
meaningfully is ADBC. It can well be viewed by the expression “and the
curtailment of freedom of an individual can lead to a qualitative”
which gives a contextual meaning to the sentence. Hence option (a) is the
correct choice.
“Every individual represents an end itself, and the curtailment of freedom
of an individual can lead to a qualitative deterioration of the freedom of
the whole society.”
2. Ans. c
Exp. The correct sequence to arrange the sentence properly and
meaningfully is DCBA. The expression “Gandhiji suggested the
development of provincial languages” gives a logical meaning to the
sentence which means that D should follow the bold part of the sentence.
Hence option (c) is the correct choice.

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“Gandhiji suggested the development of provincial languages and the

blending of Hindi with Urdu, and thus recommended Hindustani as the
national language.”
3.Ans. e
Exp. The given sequence of the sentence is correct and does not require
any shuffling. It already gives a logical meaning. Thus, the sequence
ABCD is the correct choice.
“The corporate sector is looking for a reduction in the corporate tax rate,
as promised by the Finance Minister a few years ago but implemented
only for smaller firms in last year’s Budget.”
4. Ans. b
Exp. The correct sequence to arrange the sentence properly and
meaningfully is BACD. The expression “At the current critical juncture
of India’s development journey” gives a start to the sentence which
then should be followed by A, C and D respectively to make the sentence
meaningful. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
“At the current critical juncture of India’s development journey, the
Finance Minister is faced with the daunting task of providing an impetus
to growth and reviving the investment climate.”

5.Ans. d
Exp. The correct sequence to arrange the sentence properly and
meaningfully is ABDC. The expression “to revive construction activity
which, in turn, would create growth and jobs” makes the logical
sequence in terms of both syntax and meaning. Hence option (d) is the
correct choice.
“Government support for public housing projects in clusters as well as a
fillip to affordable housing is crucial to revive construction activity which,
in turn, would create growth and jobs.”
6. Ans. c
Exp. The correct spelling is ‘robust’ which means strong and healthy;
vigorous.
7.Ans. a
Exp. The correct spelling of the word is ‘military’.
8. Ans. e
Exp. All the given words are correct.
9.Ans. e
Exp. In the given sentence, there is no spelling or grammatical error in
the highlighted words but there is grammatical error in the sentence. The
use of ‘were' is incorrect as given sentence is in present tense. Hence, the
correct answer choice would be option (e)
10. Ans. a
Exp. Correct Option: A
The correct spelling is ‘challenge’.
Hence, option A is correct.

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11. Ans. (a)

‘Anyone who will speak’ is the correct use as ‘will’ is used for any future
activity.
12. Ans. (c)
‘though’ is the correct word making the sentence meaningful as ‘though’
meaning ‘despite the fact that’ is used in the form of conjunction of
contrast to explain the two opposite situations.
13. Ans. (e)
No improvement is required here.
14. Ans. (d)
‘new lease of life’ is the correct use that means healthy life after a long
disease.
15. Ans. (e)
No improvement is required here.
16. Ans. D- offer
17. Ans A- include
18. Ans. D, Involve
19. Ans.A Public
20. Ans E. Opportunity
21. Ans. A-Impact
22.Ans- C.indulge in refreshing things
23.Ans-A. understanding of your own reality
24.Ans. D- new age technology
25.Ans. A
26.Ans, D- trekking
27.Ans. D- philosophy
28.Ans.B- opportunity to do trekking
29.Ans. E-Stop
30.Ans. A Satisfy

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