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MOCK TEST 4
COMPREHENSION
Q. Read the passage given below and answer the questions based on it.
“Crack-crack…kowowww! Thunder, and then a shock of lightening etched its reflection upon
the corrugated metal siding,” Rowan read aloud.
She worked to read clearly, with depth and emotion. Her eyes scanned the next paragraph.
She took a breath to continue, but was interrupted by her younger brother Nolan, stretched
out on the living room couch, flicking a pencil against his forehead.
“I was never a big fan of onomatopoeia,” Nolan said, in his usual, supercilious manner. “It is
impossible to write words that truly sound like a thunderstorm, a jar opening, or a falling
tree, yes? But please, do continue.”
Rowan sucked her teeth. “That’s why I can’t stand doing this in front of you, Nolli. You are no
help at all. Haven’t you something better to do?”
“Ha! Better than to annoy you before your moment of reckoning? I don’t think so.” Nolan's
enjoyment of getting under his big sister’s skin was fully conspicuous.
“Nolli, please keep quiet!” Mother Ann broke in. “This is important. Rowan presents in less
than an hour. She needs to focus. Row, sweetheart, please continue.
” Mother Ann's comments seemed to assuage Rowan’s irritation. She cleared her throat and
continued where she had left off. “Farmer John knew this was a storm of epic proportion.
Even the cows retreated to their hutches. Not one person in the…”
“The cows retreated? The cows retreated?” Nolan chortled upon hearing the repetition of
this line in his own voice. “That’s great. Even the stupid cows retreated! Oh, man. That must
have been one heck of a storm-a-brewin’. Mama, I’m scared!” Nolan howled at the ceiling
and curled up into a tight little ball of laughter.
“Nolli!” Mother Ann shouted suddenly, her thunderous voice tantamount to the rumbling
storm Rowan was attempting to capture in her reading. Nolan gave a little start. "You have
no idea how difficult it is to speak in front of a crowd. Your sister has been preparing for this
presentation for weeks and I swear if you don't..."
Mother Ann continued to castigate Nolan most thoroughly, scolding him for his rudeness and
lack of respect. Then, feeling as though she had achieved the intended effect, she sighed
rather contentedly and reclined in her chair. Sometimes she reminded even herself the fury
by which, if completely necessary, she could quell any quarrel.
Nolan had fallen silent and was now sitting upright, his hands folded before him. He actually
appeared a bit remorseful.
“Oh, Mother,” Rowan sighed, crumpling to the floor, despondent . “It’s no use. ‘The Storm’
shall be the end of me.”
“Ahh, but Rowan, my dear,” Mother rejoined. “This is but a mere shower!”
1. Why does Rowan get upset with Nolan?
a. Because he is annoying and interrupting her.
b. Because he is encouraging her.
c. Because he is helping her prepare.
d. Because he is crying loudly.
2. Which of the following words best describes Nolan's personality?
a. juvenile
b. malicious
c. playful
d. easygoing
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3. “Crack-crack…kowowww! Thunder, and then a shock of lightening etched its reflection
upon the corrugated metal siding,” Rowan read aloud.
Why was Rowan reading the above lines aloud?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to wake Nolan up
to draw attention of her mother
to prepare for a test
to prepare for a performance
4. What is Nolan most likely referring to when he jokes about Rowan's "moment of
reckoning"?
a. the end of her life
b. an upcoming presentation
c. a time when mother will yell at Rowan
d. the moment when Rowan’s father returns home
5. As used at the end of the story, which is the best antonym for ‘despondent’?
a. hopeless
b. irritated
c. optimistic
d. humiliated
6. If Mother Ann is castigating Nolan, what is she doing?
a. hurting him him
b. abusing him
c. sympathizing him
d. punishing him
7. What is the exact meaning of ‘supercilious’?
a. being under confident
b. showing that you think that you are better than other people
c. having no knowledge
d. being extremely sad
8. What did the narrator mean by ‘chortled’?
a. laugh in a noisy way
b. speak arrogantly
c. laugh softly
d. speak modestly
9. As used in paragraph 3, which is the best definition for onomatopoeia?
a. a story that is told orally
b. a word that imitates the sound it represents
c. the use of very detailed description
d. the repetition of similar vowel words
10. What does Mother Ann most likely mean when she tells Rowan, "This is but a mere
shower"?
a. it had started to rain outside
b. Rowan’s presentation will be a disaster
c. The piece Rowan is to read is poorly written
d. Rowan’s present situation isn’t that bad
11. In the middle of the story, the author writes, "Mother Ann's comments seemed to
assuage Rowan’s irritation." Which is the best way to rewrite this sentence, while keeping
its original meaning?
a. Mother Ann’s comments made Rowan feel worse
b. Mother Ann’s comments were intended to defend Rowan
c. Mother Ann’s comments did nothing to help Rowan
d. Mother Ann’s comments helped to ease Rowan’s irritation
12. The synonym of ‘tantamount’ isa. incomparable
b. dissimilar
c. as good as
d. distinct
13. She took a breath to continue, but was interrupted by her younger brother Nolan.
Which conjunction type is used in above lines?
a. coordinating conjunctions
b. correlative conjunctions
c. subordinating conjunctions
d. conjunctive adverbs
14. She sighed rather contentedly .
The underlined word is an example ofa. adverb of frequency
b. adverb of degree
c. adverb of manner
d. adverb of time
15. Your sister has been preparing for this presentation for weeks
Which tense is used here?
a. Simple Present Tense
b. Present Continuous Tense
c. Present Perfect Tense
d. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
16. Choose the word that means the same as ‘remorseful’.
a. cheerful
b. remorseless
c. ashamed
d. unrepentant
17. “It is impossible to write words that truly sound like a thunderstorm”
What is the correct passive voice conversion of the above sentence?
a. Words that truly sound like a thunderstorm are impossible to be written.
b. Words that truly sound like a thunderstorm were impossible to be written
c. Words that truly sounded like a thunderstorm are impossible to be written
d. Words that truly sound like a thunderstorm had been impossible to be written
18. What is the past participle form of the verb ‘swear’?
a. swore
b. sweer
c .sworn
d. swear
19. What is the meaning of the word ‘reckon’ in the passage?
a. to think
b. to sleep
c. to walk
d. to cry
20. The exact meaning of the word ‘quell’a. to do something without delay
b. to hurt someone
c. to make someone strong
d. to end something
GRAMMAR
Choose the most appropriate option.
21. Julia had completed her assignment before the boss arrived.
Which tense is used here?
a. Past Continuous Tense
b. Past Perfect Tense
c. Simple Present Tense
d. Simple Past Tense
22. Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros.
Change it into passive voice.
a. She was sending a cheque for a thousand euros.
b. She was been sent a cheque for a thousand euros.
c. She was being sent a cheque for a thousand euros.
d. She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros.
23. Your hands are as clean as mud.
The above sentence is an example ofa. irony
a. simile
c. metaphor
d. oxymoron
24. Which of the following sentences have the correct use of conjunction?
a. I tried to hit the nail but hit my thumb instead.
b. I have two goldfish yet a cat.
c. I bought a new bag to my upcoming trip.
d. I try very hard in school unless I am not receiving good grades.
25. The plural form of ‘sheaf’ isa. sheafs
b. sheafes
c. sheaves
d. shevies
26. What is the antonym of ‘absurd”?
a. rational
b. preposterous
c. ludicrous
d. foolish
27. What is the female gender of the word, ‘founder’?
a. foundrix
b. foundress
c. foundry
d. founder
28. Which of the following sentence is not correctly punctuated?
a. I bought bread, cheese; olives and white wine.
b. They'd love to move house; it's just so difficult to sell right now
c. What would you like to have for dinner?
d. Oh! I missed that shot.
29. The woman who lives next door is a doctor.
The underlined group of words is an example ofa. a noun phrase
b. an adverb phrase
c. an adjective phrase
d. a verb phrase
30. The doctor gave me a prescription ______ my cough.
a. for
b. on
c. until
d. to
PUNCTUATION
In these sentences, there are some punctuation mistakes. On each numbered line, there is
either one mistake or no mistake. Find the group of words with the mistake in it and mark its
letter on your answer sheet. If there is no mistake, mark N.
31 For a long time my brother stared, out of the window in blank astonishment,
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32 watching the policemen hammering at door after door; and delivering their
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33 incomprehensible message! Then the door behind him opened, and the man
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34 who lodged across the landing came in, dressed only in shirt. trousers, and
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35 slippers, his braces loose about his waist, his hair disordered from his pillow?
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"What the devil is it?" he asked. "A fire? What a devil of a row!"
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37 They both craned their heads out of the window” straining to hear what the
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38 policemen were shouting! People were coming out of the side streets, and
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standing in groups at the corners talking. "What the devil is it all about."
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40 My brother answered him vaguely and began to dress, running with each garment
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to the window
SPELLING
In sentences from 41 to 50, there are some spelling mistakes. On each numbered line, there is
either one mistake or no mistake. Find the group of words with the mistake in it and mark its
letter on your answer sheet. If there is no mistake, mark N.
41. Unable from his window to learn what was hapening, my brother went
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42. down and out into the streat, just as the sky between the parapets of the houses
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43. grew pink with the early dawn. The flying peeple on foot and in vehicles grew more
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44. numerus every moment. "Black Smoke!" he heard people crying, and again
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45. "Black Smoke!" The contagion of such a unanimous fear was enevitable. As my
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46. brother hesitated on the door-step, he saw another news vender approaching,
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47. and got a paper fourthwith. The man was running away with the rest, and selling
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48. his papers for a shilling each as he ran--a grotesque mingling of profit and panik.
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49. And from this paper my brother read that catastrophic dispatch of the
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50. Commander-in-Chief. "The Martians are able to discharge enormos clouds of a
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black and poisonous vapor by means of rockets.
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