English Language for SBI PO 2016 Phase II Test

Directions (1-3): In each question below; a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases (1) (2), (3) and (4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Question :   1. What does make him feel awkward, is only a trivial matter.?
1) does make him to feel
2) makes him to feel
3) makes him feel
4) would make him feeling
5) No correction required

Question :   2. This is exactly what he wanted me to solve the problem.
1) how he wanted me
2) what we wants from 1
3) how does he want me
4) how did he want me
5) No correction required

Question :   3. They wanted to know that we could extend the required help.
1) that can we extend
2) that we had extended
3) if could we extend
4) if we could extend
5) No correction required

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Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions which follow.
(A) However while reading they would not know when to pause and what to emphasize.
(B) Since then their use has been regularized and the panetuation rules have been followed by all.
(C) In earlier days, people learnt by reading out loud
(D) But not everybody used the same punctuations for the same thing
(E) To address this problem, various signs depicting various punctuations were introduced.
(F) Thus firmer guidelines regarding punctuations were framed so that everyone used them in similar way.

Question :   1. Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) D
4) E
5) F

Question :   2. Which of the following sentence should be the THIRD after rearrangement?
1) A
2) E
3) D
4) F
5) C

Question :   3. Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH after rearrangement?
1) B
2) C
3) A
4) E
5) F

Question :   4. Which of the following sentence should be the SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement?
1) C
2) E
3) D
4) B
5) F

Question :   5. Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E

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Directions (1-4): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore punctuation errors if any.)

1. Our country's performance (1)/in the last few national and international games (2)/ is fairly ordinary(3)/ and bellow our stature (4) No error (5)

2. We have (1)/ fairly standard accounting procedures(2)/ the line (3)/ the internationally accepted norms. (4) No error (5)

3.  The company is negotiating (1) new store launches (2) at nearby half the rent (4) No error (5)

4. The Government officials have been met (1)/ heads of commercial Banks later this week (2)/ to get their views on liquidity (3)/ and growth in deposits. (4) No error (5).

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Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbers. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Out company has set up a foundation which is 146 to spreading literacy. To 147 this dause the foundation has a project called Library for Every School' through 148 the foundation donated books mainly to government school libraries so hat children have easy 149 to books on a variety of subjects. In my 150 as Chairperson of the Foundation I travel 151 to rural areas. All this travelling has Me to understand what children want toread in different parts of the country. 153 my travels I frequently stay in the houses of people I meet as 154 there are no hotels towns and villages that I visit. In India a guest is always treated well: an old Sanskrit saying is 'Atithi Devo Bhava' 155 that God comes in the form of a guest.

Question :   1.
1) dedicated
2) responsible
3) trying
4) catered
5) involved

Question :   2.
1) awaken
2) further
3) aim
4) contribute
5) perform

Question :   3.
1) those
2) these
3) whom
4) which
5) where

Question :   4.
1) opportunity
2) admission
3) purchase
4) contact
5) access

Question :   5.
1) feeling
2) decision
3) role
4) knowledge
5) order

Question :   6.
1) extensively
2) somehow
3) extremely
4) hastily
5) some time

Question :   7.
1) ensured
2) provided
3) enabled
4) deprived
5) made

Question :   8.
1) During
2) Since
3) From
4) Through
5) Besides

Question :   9.
1) while
2) usual
3) neither
4) often.
5) either

Question :   10.
1) threatens
2) meaning
3) fearing
4) imply
5) naturally