NTSE Language Comprehensive Test

NTSE Language Comprehensive

This is NTSE Language Comprehensive Test. There are 40 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:Every eye was fixed at the Little Master, as Charl Langeveldt walked over to his bowling mark to bowl him. The Little Master was at the score of 199. Will history be created today? Will they be the witness the history in making? They held their breath as the little genius tapped the ball and stole a single. History was made. The first double century in the limited over cricket was scored. And the Little Master who did it was none other than Sachin Tendulkar. He scored exactly 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior breaking the previous highest of 194 held jointly by Zimbabwean Charles Coventry and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar.Little Master here refers to:
  • A
    Saeed Anwar
  • B
    Sachin Tendulkar
    Correct
  • C
    Charl Langeveldt
  • D
    Charles Coventry
2
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:Every eye was fixed at the Little Master, as Charl Langeveldt walked over to his bowling mark to bowl him. The Little Master was at the score of 199. Will history be created today? Will they be the witness the history in making? They held their breath as the little genius tapped the ball and stole a single. History was made. The first double century in the limited over cricket was scored. And the Little Master who did it was none other than Sachin Tendulkar. He scored exactly 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior breaking the previous highest of 194 held jointly by Zimbabwean Charles Coventry and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar.History was made because
  • A
    Langeveldt was bowling
  • B
    Tendulkar scored a century
  • C
    It was the highest score
  • D
    It was the first double century in a one day match
    Correct
3
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:Every eye was fixed at the Little Master, as Charl Langeveldt walked over to his bowling mark to bowl him. The Little Master was at the score of 199. Will history be created today? Will they be the witness the history in making? They held their breath as the little genius tapped the ball and stole a single. History was made. The first double century in the limited over cricket was scored. And the Little Master who did it was none other than Sachin Tendulkar. He scored exactly 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior breaking the previous highest of 194 held jointly by Zimbabwean Charles Coventry and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar.The description is about
  • A
    A T-20 match
  • B
    A Test match
  • C
    A One day match
    Correct
  • D
    A baseball match
4
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:Every eye was fixed at the Little Master, as Charl Langeveldt walked over to his bowling mark to bowl him. The Little Master was at the score of 199. Will history be created today? Will they be the witness the history in making? They held their breath as the little genius tapped the ball and stole a single. History was made. The first double century in the limited over cricket was scored. And the Little Master who did it was none other than Sachin Tendulkar. He scored exactly 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior breaking the previous highest of 194 held jointly by Zimbabwean Charles Coventry and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar.Sachin Tendulkar completed his 200 runs by scoring
  • A
    One run
    Correct
  • B
    Two runs
  • C
    A six
  • D
    A boundary
5
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:Every eye was fixed at the Little Master, as Charl Langeveldt walked over to his bowling mark to bowl him. The Little Master was at the score of 199. Will history be created today? Will they be the witness the history in making? They held their breath as the little genius tapped the ball and stole a single. History was made. The first double century in the limited over cricket was scored. And the Little Master who did it was none other than Sachin Tendulkar. He scored exactly 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior breaking the previous highest of 194 held jointly by Zimbabwean Charles Coventry and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar.Where did Tendulkar score 200 runs?
  • A
    Pakistan
  • B
    Zimbabwe
  • C
    South Africa
  • D
    Gwalior
    Correct
6
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:I was born in a middle class Tamil family in the island town of Rameshwaram in the erstwhile Madras state. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor much wealth, in spite of these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a firm generosity of spirit. He had an ideal help in my mother, Ashiamma. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every-day, but I am quite certain that more outsiders ate with us than all the members of our own family put together. I was one of many children – a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the nineteenth century. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.The narrator was born in a /an
  • A
    Middle Class Gujarati family
  • B
    Lower class Bengali family
  • C
    Upper class Oriya family
  • D
    Middle class Tamil family
    Correct
7
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:I was born in a middle class Tamil family in the island town of Rameshwaram in the erstwhile Madras state. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor much wealth, in spite of these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a firm generosity of spirit. He had an ideal help in my mother, Ashiamma. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every-day, but I am quite certain that more outsiders ate with us than all the members of our own family put together. I was one of many children – a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the nineteenth century. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.The narrator was born in a /an
  • A
    Highly educated
  • B
    Always ready to give things freely
    Correct
  • C
    Very miserly
  • D
    Extremely orthodox
8
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:I was born in a middle class Tamil family in the island town of Rameshwaram in the erstwhile Madras state. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor much wealth, in spite of these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a firm generosity of spirit. He had an ideal help in my mother, Ashiamma. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every-day, but I am quite certain that more outsiders ate with us than all the members of our own family put together. I was one of many children – a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the nineteenth century. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.An ancestral house is
  • A
    The house of father-in-law
  • B
    The house inherited from forefathers
    Correct
  • C
    The house made by the owner
  • D
    A fairly large pucca house
9
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:I was born in a middle class Tamil family in the island town of Rameshwaram in the erstwhile Madras state. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor much wealth, in spite of these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a firm generosity of spirit. He had an ideal help in my mother, Ashiamma. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every-day, but I am quite certain that more outsiders ate with us than all the members of our own family put together. I was one of many children – a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the nineteenth century. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.The narrator’s childhood was secure because
  • A
    He enjoyed all support and had no anxiety
  • B
    His father was very influential
  • C
    He had all comforts at his disposal
  • D
    He had all support that the needed
    Correct
10
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:I was born in a middle class Tamil family in the island town of Rameshwaram in the erstwhile Madras state. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor much wealth, in spite of these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a firm generosity of spirit. He had an ideal help in my mother, Ashiamma. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every-day, but I am quite certain that more outsiders ate with us than all the members of our own family put together. I was one of many children – a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the nineteenth century. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.The narrator’s childhood was secure because
  • A
    Loved to be idle
  • B
    Was not very helpful
  • C
    Did not like her husband’s attitude
  • D
    Supported her husband in his generosity
    Correct
11
Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear to complete the paragraph.S1 It is easy to tell the world that film production in India is quantitatively second only to Hollywood.S2__________________________________________________________S3__________________________________________________________S4__________________________________________________________S5 Or, are we just plain ashamed of our fims?P But can the same be said of its quality?Q Is it solely because India offers a potential market for her products?R Why are our films not shown abroad?Choose from the options given below
  • A
    PRQ
    Correct
  • B
    RPQ
  • C
    QPR
  • D
    PQR
12
Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear to complete the paragraph.S1 Unity and Universality must belong to any culture that is true and vitalS2______________________________________________S3______________________________________________S4______________________________________________S5 Not one of them is separately culture, but collectively they constitute the expression of life which we describe as culture. P It is always a complex of many strands of varying importance and vitalityQ There is no single character or mark which can be regarded as the essence or distinctive feature or cultureR Now culture is a concept which cannot be simply or unitarily definedChoose from the options given below
  • A
    QRP
  • B
    PQR
  • C
    RPQ
  • D
    RQP
    Correct
13
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. …………………. will not let you rise in life.
  • A
    Happiness
  • B
    Idleness
    Correct
  • C
    Taste
  • D
    Readiness
14
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. Did you ………………… the sweet dish?
  • A
    Test
  • B
    Taste
    Correct
  • C
    Liked
  • D
    Threaten
15
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. Having failed in the examination, he was in a …………….. mood.
  • A
    Glad
  • B
    Pensive
    Correct
  • C
    Delighted
  • D
    Happy
16
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. I didn’t get a ………………….. sleep last night.
  • A
    Peace
  • B
    Light
  • C
    Heavy
  • D
    Sound
    Correct
17
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. Ankita was found to …………………… the required qualifications for the job.
  • A
    Possess
    Correct
  • B
    Contain
  • C
    Disclose
  • D
    Acquire
18
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. The New Delhi bound Rajdhani Express ………………. with an accident.
  • A
    Met
    Correct
  • B
    Hit
  • C
    Fell
  • D
    Crashed
19
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. Meena has just left and if you want to her up, you will have to drive right now.
  • A
    Witness
  • B
    See
  • C
    Get
  • D
    Catch
    Correct
20
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. The chairman has agreed in …………… to our suggestions.
  • A
    Account
    Correct
  • B
    Theory
  • C
    Principle
  • D
    View
21
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. Columbus ……………………… America
  • A
    Divulged
  • B
    Discovered
    Correct
  • C
    Reported
  • D
    Invented
22
Choose the word which best fills the blank in the sentences from the four options given. Everyone laughed at him to see him in such a ……………… garment.
  • A
    Close
  • B
    Lose
  • C
    Lost
  • D
    Loose
    Correct
23
Select the meaning of the give phrases / idioms “Better half”
  • A
    Sister
  • B
    A big share
  • C
    Wife
    Correct
  • D
    Mother
24
Select the meaning of the give phrases / idioms “To call in question”
  • A
    Ask question
  • B
    To doubt
    Correct
  • C
    Call to question
  • D
    To praise
25
Select the meaning of the give phrases / idioms “To hold good”
  • A
    To be applicable to
    Correct
  • B
    To feel good
  • C
    To hold tightly
  • D
    To be fixed
26
In the following passage there are some blanks with numbers. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from given options of each number.When Della __26__ home her intoxication __27__ way a little to prudence and reason. She go out her curling iron and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the __28__ made by __29__ added to love. Which is always a __30__ task, dear friends – a mammoth task. Which of the following fits in gap 26?
  • A
    Reached
    Correct
  • B
    Goes
  • C
    Saw
  • D
    Comes
27
In the following passage there are some blanks with numbers. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from given options of each number.When Della __26__ home her intoxication __27__ way a little to prudence and reason. She go out her curling iron and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the __28__ made by __29__ added to love. Which is always a __30__ task, dear friends – a mammoth task. Which of the following fits in gap 27?
  • A
    Took
  • B
    Gave
    Correct
  • C
    Takes
  • D
    Gives
28
In the following passage there are some blanks with numbers. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from given options of each number.When Della __26__ home her intoxication __27__ way a little to prudence and reason. She go out her curling iron and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the __28__ made by __29__ added to love. Which is always a __30__ task, dear friends – a mammoth task. Which of the following fits in gap 28?
  • A
    Ravages
    Correct
  • B
    Tasks
  • C
    Achievements
  • D
    Jobs
29
In the following passage there are some blanks with numbers. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from given options of each number.When Della __26__ home her intoxication __27__ way a little to prudence and reason. She go out her curling iron and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the __28__ made by __29__ added to love. Which is always a __30__ task, dear friends – a mammoth task. Which of the following fits in gap 29?
  • A
    Cruelty
  • B
    Generosity
  • C
    Skillfulness
    Correct
  • D
    Heartlessness
30
In the following passage there are some blanks with numbers. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from given options of each number.When Della __26__ home her intoxication __27__ way a little to prudence and reason. She go out her curling iron and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the __28__ made by __29__ added to love. Which is always a __30__ task, dear friends – a mammoth task. Which of the following fits in gap 30?
  • A
    Tremendous
    Correct
  • B
    Bad
  • C
    Treacherous
  • D
    Tricky
31
Select the word which means the opposite of the given word. “Adversity”
  • A
    Prosperity
    Correct
  • B
    Hardship
  • C
    Achievement
  • D
    Advertisement
32
Select the word which means the opposite of the given word. “Cajole”
  • A
    Entice
  • B
    Allure
  • C
    Persuade
  • D
    Harass
    Correct
33
Select the word which means the opposite of the given word. “Foe”
  • A
    Rival
  • B
    Flatterer
  • C
    Enemy
  • D
    Friend
    Correct
34
Select the word which means nearly the same as the given word. “A mend”
  • A
    Satisfy
  • B
    Spoil
  • C
    Rectify
    Correct
  • D
    Ratify
35
Select the word which means nearly the same as the given word. “Yearn”
  • A
    Hate
  • B
    Short
  • C
    Long
    Correct
  • D
    Love
36
Select the word which means nearly the same as the given word. “Bashful”
  • A
    Talkative
  • B
    Coward
  • C
    Outspoken
  • D
    Shy
    Correct
37
Fill in the blanks from the given alternatives.He had a __________ in the accident
  • A
    Close shave
    Correct
  • B
    Close save
  • C
    Clean shave
  • D
    Clean shave
38
Fill in the blanks from the given alternatives.They had to __________ in the last election.
  • A
    Eat a sweet dish
  • B
    Eat a humble pie
  • C
    Eat sour soup
    Correct
  • D
    Eat a sweet pie
39
Fill in the blanks from the given alternatives.Bhavani is trying to ___________ a change in her daughter’s habits
  • A
    Bring in
  • B
    Bring about
    Correct
  • C
    Bring down
  • D
    Bring up
40
Fill in the blanks from the given alternatives.It is always wise to save money for a _____________
  • A
    Summer day
  • B
    Spring day
  • C
    Winter day
  • D
    Rainy day
    Correct