SBI PO Prelims 2022: English Language Quiz –24

SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz

English Language is a part of almost all major competitive exams in the country and is perhaps the most scoring section also. Aspirants who regularly practice questions have a good chance of scoring well in the English Language Section. So here we are providing you with the SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz to help you prepare better. This SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz includes all of the most recent pattern-based questions, as well as Previous Year Questions. This SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz is available to you at no cost. Candidates will be provided with a detailed explanation of each question in this SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz. Candidates must practice this SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz to achieve a good score in the English Language Section.

Directions (1-5): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four options are given. Find the word which fits the blank most appropriately.

The common blue butterfly could be booming in the UK thanks to recent ____________ (1) ____________  of hot weather, according to a conservation charity. Experts are predicting that the July heat wave and Met Office ____________ (2) ____________  for above-average temperatures in August might mean that the common blue has its “best ever summer”, Butterfly Conservation said. The butterfly has been ____________ (3) ____________  for the last 40 years, according to the charity, but common blue populations increased by 104% in the summer of 2018 ____________ (4) ____________  with the previous year, thanks to warm weather. Last summer, overall butterfly numbers were up 110% on 2017 in England and 94% in Wales, according to the charity. The top of the male common blue’s wings are bright blue and unmarked, whereas females have orange crescents and dark spots near the edge of their wings that vary from purple to dark brown, with a ____________ (5) ____________  of blue near to the body.

  1. (a) trending

(b) happenings

(c) spells

(d) shortcomings

(e) All of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (c)

Sol. ‘Spell’ is a short period of time during which something lasts. Trending means something that is currently popular or widely discussed online. It’s an adjective and has no plural form. ‘Happenings’ is not an appropriate word to describe weather patterns. Shortcoming is fault or failure to meet a certain standard. Hence spells is the most appropriate option.

  1. (a) portending

(b) prophecy

(c) speculate

(d) forecasts

(e) All of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (d)

Sol. While all the words are near synonyms of each other only ‘forecasts’ does complete justice to the sentence. Portend refers to a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen. This word especially in its continuous form does not provide complete meaning to the sentence. Prophecy does mean ‘to say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future’ but for this word to be used ‘Met Office’s’ should’ve been given. Speculate means ‘to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence’. Hence, forecasts is the answer which provides both contextual meaning and grammatical justice to the sentence.

  1. (a) grappling

(b) wrestling

(c) sparring

(d) fighting

(e) struggling

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (e)

Sol. Grapple, wrestle, spar and fight all mean the same but none provides any meaning to the sentence. In order to convey their dwindling population in the past ‘struggling’ is the best choice.

  1. (a) related

(b) compared

(c) relation

(d) comparison

(e) None of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (b)

Sol. Both comparison and relation need to be preceded by ‘in’ in order to be grammatically suitable options. When we say something has changed with respect to the past, we either use ‘compared’ or ‘in relation with’. Related doesn’t help put the two time periods in contrast with each other which the sentence is trying to do. Compared provides both grammatical and contextual meaning to the sentence.

  1. (a) tinge

(b) hue

(c) shade

(d) tint

(e) All of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (e)

Sol. All tinge, hue, shade and tint mean the same i.e. a trace of a colour, in this case blue colour and are all correct both with respect to meaning and grammatical correctness.

Directions (6-10): In the questions given below, a sentence has been broken down into five fragments labelled (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and arranged not necessarily in the correct order. You have to find the correct order of arrangement from the options given below. If none of the options fail to form a meaningful sentence, mark ‘None of these’ option as your answer.

  1. (A) at Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai

(B) I happened to

(C) match between

(D) Pakistan and Australia

(E) see a one day cricket

(a) BECAD

(b) None of these

(c)EDCBA

(d)BECDA

(e) DBCAE

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (d)

Sol. The sentence after rearrangement should look like: I happened to see a one day cricket match between Pakistan and Australia at Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai. Hence, the correct order of sentences is BECDA.

  1. (A) the ornament of

(B) a weapon in

(C) punctuality is

(D) the hands of a boss

(E) a gentleman and

(a) DCBAE

(b) EDABC

(c) CAEBD

(d) ABDCE

(e) None of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (c)

Sol. The sentence after rearrangement should look like: Punctuality is the ornament of a gentleman and a weapon in the hands of a boss. Hence, the correct order of sentence is: CAEBD

  1. (A) make more schools,

(B) the growing population

(C) more hospitals and

(D) more essential things for

(E) we will have to

(a) EACBD

(b) BADEC

(c) None of these

(d) BCEDA

(e) EACDB

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence after rearrangement should look like: We will have to make more schools, more hospitals and more essential things for the growing population. Hence, the correct order of sentences: EACBD

  1. (A) should immediately

(B) of the sufferers

(C) in the slum area

(D) the government

(E) rush to the help

(a) None of these

(b) DBCEA

(c) DAECB

(d) EBDCA

(e) BDEAC

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (a)

Sol. The sentence after rearrangement should look like: The government should immediately rush to the help of the sufferers in the slum area. The correct order of sentences: DAEBC which is not given as any of the options.

  1. (A) to great

(B) great minds

(C) the habit of reading

(D) masters and

(E) introduces us

(a) CDBEA

(b) CEADB

(c) CEABD

(d) None of these

(e) CBDAE

Answer & Explanation
Ans. (b)

Sol. The sentence after rearrangement should look like: The habit of reading introduces us to great masters and great minds. Hence, the correct order of sentences: CEADB

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