Model Questions (English) for PA/SA Exam 2014

FILL IN THE BLANKS: A sentence with a blank space marked by dotted lines is given along with four answer choices out of which only one is correct. The candidates are expected to fill in the blank space with the correct choice.

1. ____ penalize you if you repeat the mistake.

(A)I shall

(B)I will

(C)I should

(D)I ought to

2. He ____ in the middle of the night

(A)was awakened

(B)was awoke

(C)was arose

(D)awakened

3. He ____ his address before we reached the venue.

(A)had begun

(B)began

(C)was to begin

(D)did not begin

Direction: Out of the four alternatives provided, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given words.

4. Nocturnal

(A)Natural

(B)Nightly

(C)Neutral

(D)Normal

5. Jeopardise

(A)Confusion

(B)Irritate

(C)Hell

(D)Endanger

Direction: Out of the four alternatives provided, choose the one word which has exactly the opposite meaning of the given words.

6. Spry

(A)Active

(B)Feeble

(C)Shoot

(D)Supple

7. Proficient

(A)Knowledgeable

(B)Active

(C)Incapable

(D)Gifted

8. Mediocre

(A)Superior

(B)Think

(C)Ordinary

(D)Moody

9. Flatter

(A)Entice

(B)Depress

(C)Ridicule

(D)Level

10. Hereditary

(A)Acquired

(B)Believer

(C)Ancestral

(D)Reduce

Answers:

1. (B)I will

2. (A)was awakened

3. (A)had begun

4. (B)Nightly

5. (D)Endanger

6. (B)Feeble

7. (C)Incapable

8. (A)Superior

9.  (C)Ridicule

10. (A)Acquired