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English - 5 (AMCAT)

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How did the bee save the dove?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

  1. By floating in the river

  2. By saving the hunter

  3. By stinging the hunter on his hand

  4. By plucking a leaf


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct; as it is stated in the passage, "It flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him as he was just to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried with pain. The dove flew away."

What feeling did the bee have for the dove?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

  1. Hatred

  2. Thankfulness

  3. Envy

  4. Tenderness


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct; it is stated in the passage, "It (the bee) was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove."

The bee's life was saved by

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

  1. the hunter

  2. the flow of water

  3. a broad leaf

  4. the branch of a tree


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct; it is stated in the passage, "Taking pity on the bee, it (the dove) at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee."

Why did the dove save the bee?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

  1. Because the hunter was trying to shoot the bee

  2. Because the dove wanted to fly away

  3. Because it was feeling pity upon the bee

  4. As it was a serious situation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is the reason stated in the passage, "Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state."

Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to ‘kind’?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

  1. Good-natured

  2. Pleasant

  3. Cruel

  4. Climbed


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cruel is opposite to kind.

Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Superior

  1. Super

  2. Best

  3. Great

  4. Inferior


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Confident

  1. Reserved

  2. Shy

  3. Timid

  4. Uncertain


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the bold word.

I was shocked at his cross behavior.

  1. Difficult

  2. Annoying

  3. Pleasant

  4. Irate


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Someone who is cross is not annoying, but annoyed or upset about something. Thus, irate, which means upset is synonymous.

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

In the Kalahari Desert water is _________ and even the hardiest plant can ________ and die.

  1. unwholesome, flare

  2. piquant, shatter

  3. scarce, shrivel

  4. profuse, obscure


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In this sentence, we are talking about desert. Water has to be inadequate.

Directions: Choose the alternative that can best substitute the italicised portion. If no substitution is needed, mark (4).

The greatest thing in style is to have a use of metaphor.

  1. command

  2. knowledge

  3. need

  4. No improvement


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning to the word given in capital letters.

DERELICT

  1. Habitation

  2. Abandoned

  3. City

  4. Bright


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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Directions: Choose the most logical order of sentences to construct a coherent paragraph.

(A) Once they were considered mere bureaucrats who were in charge of dull, state-owned utilities. (B) They were pulled abroad by the fast-growing demand for electricity in developing countries. They were pushed by the threat of competition at home. (C) The past decade has thrilled most electricity bosses in rich countries. (D) Now, they behave more like oil executives, trotting the globe, signing deals in such places as Kazakhstan and Indonesia.

  1. ADCB

  2. CBAD

  3. CADB

  4. ACDB


Correct Option: C

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

After completing her usual morning chores, she found herself __________ tired and wanted that somebody should __________ her breakfast.

  1. unceasingly, eat

  2. forcibly, finish

  3. buoyantly, cook

  4. surprisingly, prepare


Correct Option: D

Directions: The following sentence has been broken into three parts - (1), (2) and (3). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4).

(1) The story added to a growing debate (2) over whether the government (3) was failing in their most basic duties. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. -


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 (c) is incorrect as there is pronoun disagreement in this segment. The subject is ‘government’ which is a singular collective noun. The pronoun ‘their’ is used for plural possessive pronouns. The correct pronoun in this context is ‘its’.

Directions: Select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the given word.

EMANCIPATE

  1. Settle down

  2. Bondage

  3. Set free

  4. Weaken


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

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