English Language Questions | NIACL Assistant 2017 | 11.04.2017

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

(A) Three of six new lithium-ion batteries installed on the station's truss, according to the US space agency NASA.

(B) New adapter plates and hooked up electrical connections for.

(C) And flight engineer Peggy Whitson (56) officially ended their expedition at 1855 GMT.

(D) During their approximately six-and-a-half hour spacewalk, the pair installed.

(E) Two American astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station to upgrade the orbiting outpost’s electrical system.

(F) Americans Shane Kimbrough, the 49-year-old commander of the six-person crew aboard the ISS.

Q.1.Which of the following should be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?

(1) E                 (2) F                  (3) C                   (4) A             (5) B

Q.2.Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

(1) E                  (2)   D             (3) A                    (4) F               (5) B

Q.3.Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(1) F                  (2) A                (3) C                    (4) D             (5) B

Q.4.Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(1) E                  (2) F                  (3) C                   (4) A            (5) B

Q.5.Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(1) E                  (2) D                   (3) C                  (4) F              (5) B

CORRECT ORDER - EFCDBA

Directions (6-10): In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or in appropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (5) i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer. 

6. All the competitors (1)/completed (2)/the race (3)/, with just one excepsion. (4)/ All Correct (5). 

7. Poor posture (1)/ can lead (2)/ to muscular (3)/problems (4)/in later life. All Correct (5) 

8. The pump (1)/ shut off (2)/as a result (3)/of a mechanikal (4)/ failure. All Correct (5). 

9. The Principal (1)/gave a very pompous (2)/ speach (3)/about 'The portals of learning'. (4)/ All Correct (5). 

10. Copeing (1)/with her mother's long illness (2)/was a heavy load (3)/to bear (4)/. All Correct (5).

Answer

1. (d); Right spelling is ‘exception’. 

2. (e); All correct.

3. (d); Right spelling is ‘mechanical’. 

4. (c); Right spelling is ‘speech’. 

5. (a); Right spelling is ‘coping’.