CDS II English II Miscellaneous II 28-04-2019 for CDS & Defence Exams

Question 1

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

My students (have been interesting) in learning French.

Question 2

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Among the athletes undergoing training Ramesh was easily (the better).

Question 3

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hairy at the heel

Question 4

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Down to the wire

Question 5

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Throw in the towel

Question 6

Direction: The following question has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response by marking the correct option. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Everyone is entitled (a) / to presumptions of the guilt (b) / or innocence of a convict. (c) / No error (d)

Question 7

Direction: The following question has a sentence with three parts labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response by marking the correct option. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

Jannat is the most (a) / talented and also (b) / the very beautiful actress of the television. (c) / No error (d)

Question 8

Direction: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and. four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly

South Africa’s official __________ to the Oscars this year was a story of Xhosa youth ‘going to the mountain’ to become men.

Question 9

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words are given after the sentence. Select the most appropriate word or group of words for the blank space and indicate your response to the Answer Sheet accordingly.

We must not ______ the real and important advances science has made.

Question 10

Direction: The following question consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response accordingly.

She deftly masked her feelings.