NTSE Language Comprehensive Test

Choose the word which best fills the blank: The country ………… its highest medal on the war hero.

Choose the word which best fills the blank: The ………………. of the criminal ended in a three month police chase.

Choose the word which best fills the blank: Leh is very beautiful, I’ve ……………. to visit this place once in a year.

Choose the word which best fills the blank: Homophones are words that ………………..

Choose the word which best fills the blank: As night ………………. people crawled into camping sites.

Choose the word which best fills the blank: Shomu, my neighbour’s son, is a ……………….

Select the meaning of the given phrases/ idioms. Poke one’s nose in (to)

Select the meaning of the given phrases/ idioms. A hear of gold

Select the meaning of the given phrases/ idioms. To put up with

Select the meaning of the given phrases/ idioms. (an) old hand

Select the meaning of the given phrases/ idioms. Wild goose chase

Select the word which means the opposite of the given words. Same-

Select the word which means the opposite of the given words. Create

Select the word which means the opposite of the given words. Flimsy—

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks: I am looking ……………….. more free time.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks: The child smiled ………………. and went out.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks: The dress ………….. you were wearing yesterday was very pretty indeed.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks: Just then, somebody ……………….. into me quite roughly.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks: Bhopal is ………………… than most of the cities in Madhya Pradesh.

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word. The Delhi Police (20) ………….. issued the following description of a man who was last (21) ……………… in (22) ………………. Kwality Restaurant on Parliament Street. The man is (23) ………………… 45, 5’8” tall with a thick moustache and a big scar (24) …………….. his left eye. Two witnesses who saw him (25) ………….. the restaurant last night (26) ………………… that he was wearing a dark suit and (27) …………… and umbrella.Which of the following fits in gap 20?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word. The Delhi Police (20) ………….. issued the following description of a man who was last (21) ……………… in (22) ………………. Kwality Restaurant on Parliament Street. The man is (23) ………………… 45, 5’8” tall with a thick moustache and a big scar (24) …………….. his left eye. Two witnesses who saw him (25) ………….. the restaurant last night (26) ………………… that he was wearing a dark suit and (27) …………… and umbrella.Which of the following fits in gap 21?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word. The Delhi Police (20) ………….. issued the following description of a man who was last (21) ……………… in (22) ………………. Kwality Restaurant on Parliament Street. The man is (23) ………………… 45, 5’8” tall with a thick moustache and a big scar (24) …………….. his left eye. Two witnesses who saw him (25) ………….. the restaurant last night (26) ………………… that he was wearing a dark suit and (27) …………… and umbrella.Which of the following fits in gap 22?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word. The Delhi Police (20) ………….. issued the following description of a man who was last (21) ……………… in (22) ………………. Kwality Restaurant on Parliament Street. The man is (23) ………………… 45, 5’8” tall with a thick moustache and a big scar (24) …………….. his left eye. Two witnesses who saw him (25) ………….. the restaurant last night (26) ………………… that he was wearing a dark suit and (27) …………… and umbrella.Which of the following fits in gap 23?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word. The Delhi Police (20) ………….. issued the following description of a man who was last (21) ……………… in (22) ………………. Kwality Restaurant on Parliament Street. The man is (23) ………………… 45, 5’8” tall with a thick moustache and a big scar (24) …………….. his left eye. Two witnesses who saw him (25) ………….. the restaurant last night (26) ………………… that he was wearing a dark suit and (27) …………… and umbrella.Which of the following fits in gap 24?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word. The Delhi Police (20) ………….. issued the following description of a man who was last (21) ……………… in (22) ………………. Kwality Restaurant on Parliament Street. The man is (23) ………………… 45, 5’8” tall with a thick moustache and a big scar (24) …………….. his left eye. Two witnesses who saw him (25) ………….. the restaurant last night (26) ………………… that he was wearing a dark suit and (27) …………… and umbrella.Which of the following fits in gap 25?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word. The Delhi Police (20) ………….. issued the following description of a man who was last (21) ……………… in (22) ………………. Kwality Restaurant on Parliament Street. The man is (23) ………………… 45, 5’8” tall with a thick moustache and a big scar (24) …………….. his left eye. Two witnesses who saw him (25) ………….. the restaurant last night (26) ………………… that he was wearing a dark suit and (27) …………… and umbrella.Which of the following fits in gap 26?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word. The Delhi Police (20) ………….. issued the following description of a man who was last (21) ……………… in (22) ………………. Kwality Restaurant on Parliament Street. The man is (23) ………………… 45, 5’8” tall with a thick moustache and a big scar (24) …………….. his left eye. Two witnesses who saw him (25) ………….. the restaurant last night (26) ………………… that he was wearing a dark suit and (27) …………… and umbrella.Which of the following fits in gap 27?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.Speech is a great blessing but can also be a great curse, for it helps us to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of tongue, the use of unusual word, or of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated person may strike an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds of conditions and men.Speech if used carelessly can ……………..

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.Speech is a great blessing but can also be a great curse, for it helps us to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of tongue, the use of unusual word, or of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated person may strike an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds of conditions and men.Only ………….. will use the same kind of language with everyone.

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.Speech is a great blessing but can also be a great curse, for it helps us to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of tongue, the use of unusual word, or of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated person may strike an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds of conditions and men.A ‘slip of tongue’ refers to ……………….

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.Speech is a great blessing but can also be a great curse, for it helps us to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of tongue, the use of unusual word, or of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated person may strike an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds of conditions and men.The ordinary speech of an educated person may sound ……………… to an uneducated person.

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.Speech is a great blessing but can also be a great curse, for it helps us to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of tongue, the use of unusual word, or of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated person may strike an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds of conditions and men.The gift of speech should be used ……………

Read the passage and answer the questions given below it.Mark Twain, who had earned a reputation as a humour writer, got an invitation to address a public meeting. He reached that city on the day of the meeting. He felt that his programmed had not sufficiently been publicized. There were not many posters either on the city walls or in the area near the railway station. He decided to find out if the citizens had ample knowledge of his programme. So, he went to a shop.He asked at the shop’s counter, “Brother, is there any interesting programme in the city, where a traveler could spend his evening usefully and relax?”“I think there is some lecture in the evening”, the shopkeeper replied in comforting tone.“On what basis have you reached that surmise?”“I will tell you that, today we have had a tremendous sale of eggs,” said the shopkeeper and busied himself in work. ‘basis’ here best means –

Read the passage and answer the questions given below it.Mark Twain, who had earned a reputation as a humour writer, got an invitation to address a public meeting. He reached that city on the day of the meeting. He felt that his programmed had not sufficiently been publicized. There were not many posters either on the city walls or in the area near the railway station. He decided to find out if the citizens had ample knowledge of his programme. So, he went to a shop.He asked at the shop’s counter, “Brother, is there any interesting programme in the city, where a traveler could spend his evening usefully and relax?”“I think there is some lecture in the evening”, the shopkeeper replied in comforting tone.“On what basis have you reached that surmise?”“I will tell you that, today we have had a tremendous sale of eggs,” said the shopkeeper and busied himself in work. Mark Twain was invited to address –

Read the passage and answer the questions given below it.Mark Twain, who had earned a reputation as a humour writer, got an invitation to address a public meeting. He reached that city on the day of the meeting. He felt that his programmed had not sufficiently been publicized. There were not many posters either on the city walls or in the area near the railway station. He decided to find out if the citizens had ample knowledge of his programme. So, he went to a shop.He asked at the shop’s counter, “Brother, is there any interesting programme in the city, where a traveler could spend his evening usefully and relax?”“I think there is some lecture in the evening”, the shopkeeper replied in comforting tone.“On what basis have you reached that surmise?”“I will tell you that, today we have had a tremendous sale of eggs,” said the shopkeeper and busied himself in work. He thought that his programme was not advertised much because

Read the passage and answer the questions given below it.Mark Twain, who had earned a reputation as a humour writer, got an invitation to address a public meeting. He reached that city on the day of the meeting. He felt that his programmed had not sufficiently been publicized. There were not many posters either on the city walls or in the area near the railway station. He decided to find out if the citizens had ample knowledge of his programme. So, he went to a shop.He asked at the shop’s counter, “Brother, is there any interesting programme in the city, where a traveler could spend his evening usefully and relax?”“I think there is some lecture in the evening”, the shopkeeper replied in comforting tone.“On what basis have you reached that surmise?”“I will tell you that, today we have had a tremendous sale of eggs,” said the shopkeeper and busied himself in work. He asked the shopkeeper whether there is any interesting programme in the city that day because –

Read the passage and answer the questions given below it.Mark Twain, who had earned a reputation as a humour writer, got an invitation to address a public meeting. He reached that city on the day of the meeting. He felt that his programmed had not sufficiently been publicized. There were not many posters either on the city walls or in the area near the railway station. He decided to find out if the citizens had ample knowledge of his programme. So, he went to a shop.He asked at the shop’s counter, “Brother, is there any interesting programme in the city, where a traveler could spend his evening usefully and relax?”“I think there is some lecture in the evening”, the shopkeeper replied in comforting tone.“On what basis have you reached that surmise?”“I will tell you that, today we have had a tremendous sale of eggs,” said the shopkeeper and busied himself in work. The shopkeeper came to the conclusion that there was some lecture in the evening because –

Choose the order in which the three sentences (P Q R) should appear to complete the paragraph. S1 – At last the great morning arrived and crowds assembled to see the ‘Taking of the Seat’. S2 - ...................................... S3 - ...................................... S4 - ...................................... S5 – When he had done this, however, and was just about to sit down, one of the twenty five stone angels began to speak. P – Then, as he reached the Throne of Judgement, they parted into two lines. Q – Pacing through the long hall came the judges and priests of the kingdom, followed by the sovereign. R – And he walked up in the middle and went up close to the marble slab. Choose from the options below.

Choose the order in which the three sentences (P Q R) should appear to complete the paragraph. S1 – This is a known fact that animals are necessary for maintaining ecological balance. S2 - .................................................. S3 - .................................................. S4 - .................................................. S5 – The extinction of these animals will lead to an ecological disaster and the very survival of the human beings will be threatened. P – But for centuries, man has been capturing and killing animals to appease his greed and commercial interest. Q – The years of ruthless killing have left number of several species of animals severely depleted R – Thus many species of animals which once roamed the earth have become extinct. Choose from the option below.

The following question has the second sentence missing. Choose the appropriate sentence from the given options to complete it.1. Rickets is a common disease among the children.2. ____________________________3. The places with dense fog do not get sufficient light.