IBPS English Language Model Question Paper- Sample Papers solved with answer key

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50 questions under English language section with answer key at the end of last question

Directions (Qs. 1 to 15) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Raghu had been orphaned when he was quite young so he had learned to fend for himself. One day he was very hungry. Wondering what to do, he happened to pass a sweet shop and heard the shopkeeper tell his young assistant, "Look after the shop while I take a nap. Call me only if something important comes up." Raghu smelt an opportunity. He waited for a short time and then entered. "I am the owner's best friend's son. Give me the best sweets in the shop."The boy was suspicious and asked him his name. "My name is Fly," said Raghu helping himself to some jalebis. As he sat eating, the boy ran to the owner, "Fly is eating the sweets. What should I do ?" The sweet shop owner was in a deep sleep. He mumbled, "How much can a fly eat ? Let him be." Then he turned over and started snoring loudly. The poor boy could do nothing but watch him demolish a plate of jalebis. Finally Raghu took two boxes of the best sweets in the shop and left without paying.

These boxes he presented to Mahadev saying, "Here is a present for our city's greatest man. Please accept this. I am a poor man and have nothing else to give you." Seeing the box full of expensive sweets Mahadev, who rarely parted with money, was delighted. "Sir," continued Raghu, "I have only one request. May I have the empty boxes back please?" Mahadev was only interested in the sweets so he said graciously, "Of course. Ask my wife to give you two vessels for the sweets." Raghu went to Mahadev's wife and said, "Your husband has asked you to give me two gold coins". The woman who was cooking lunch was astonished and said, "Are you out of your mind ? My husband would never say such a thing!" So Raghu called out to Mahadev, "Your wife is refusing to give me what I asked for." Mahadev was negotiating a handsome deal in his shop. Irritated by the disturbance he called out, "Give him what he wants." So Raghu left with two gold coins in his pocket.

Days went by and Raghu made his living through his smooth talk and tall promises. The King heard about this. Raghu was brought to him under arrest. The King heard his story in silence and then said, "Since you are so clever study with the best pundits in the land. Use your wits for the betterment of the kingdom." Raghu was silent. No one had praised him or offered him a better life before. He accepted the King's terms and one day came to be known as one of the wisest of his ministers.

1. Which of the following is not true in the context of the passage ?

(1) Raghu was cunning and depended on his wits to survive.

(2) Mahadev was a miserly merchant.

(3) Raghu's parents had died when he was young.

(4) The King rarely consulted his ministers before making a decision.

(5) Raghu took the King's advice to use his intelligence to help people.

2. Why did Raghu visit the sweet shop ?

(1) The smell of sweets distracted him from his hunger.

(2) He was hungry and wanted to buy some sweets.

(3) He knew he would get sweets for free since his father had known the owner.

(4) He wanted to buy a gift for Mahadev whom he admired.

(5) None of these

3. Which of the following cannot be said about the king ?

(A) His decision in Raghu's case was a just one.

(B) He was too lenient and gave people a second chance.

(C) His subjects took advantage of his kindness.

(1) Only (A)       

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)       

(4) Both (B) & (C)

(5) None of these

4. Why did the boy allow Raghu to leave without paying for the sweets ?

(A) He did not want to offend a good customer by insisting on payment.

(B) He did not want to start an argument and wake up the owner.

(C) He saw how hungry Raghu was and felt sorry for him.

(1) None

(2) Only (B)

(3) Both (A) & (B)   

(4) Only (C)

(5) None of these

5. Why did the owner leave the young boy in charge of the sweet shop ?

(1) To teach him how to run the business.

(2) The owner was sleepy and wanted to rest.

(3) There were no customers in the shop at that time.

(4) He knew the boy would call him if a customer arrived.

(5) None of these

6. Why did Raghu ask Mahadev for the empty sweet boxes ?

(1) He planned to use them to trick someone else.

(2) He was poor and saved anything he thought could be of value.

(3) He thought Mahadev would appreciate his thrifty nature.

(4) Since the sweets were stolen he did not want to leave any evidence behind.

(5) None of these

7. Why did Mahadev's wife refuse to give Raghu two gold coins at first ?

(1) She thought that the sweets were not worth that much.

(2) She was busy cooking and did not want to be disturbed.

(3) Knowing Mahadev was a miser she thought Raghu was lying.

(4) She did nothing without first getting Mahadev's permission.

(5) None of these

8. What made Raghu gift Mahadev two boxes of sweets ?

(1) To show his admiration

(2) To impress Mahadev so that he would employ him.

(3) To make Mahadev feel ashamed for not treating him well in the past.

(4) Raghu knew Mahadev liked sweets and would reward him with gold.

(5) None of these

9. Why was Raghu brought before the king?

(1) The King had heard of his cleverness and wanted to meet and reward him.

(2) He had cheated many people and was brought before the King for judgement.

(3) Since he was an orphan the King felt sorry for him and wanted to help him.

(4) The King considered him to be cleverer than many of his own ministers.

(5) None of these

10. Why did Raghu agree to the King's offer ?

(1) His other option would be severe punishment.

(2) He had dreamed of being a minister one day.

(3) To test his wits against the best teachers.

(4) He realised the value of the opportunity he was being given.

(5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 11 to 13) : Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

11. DEMOLISH

(1) Ruin

(2) Break

(3) Destroy

(4) Consume

(5) Crush

12. POOR

(1) Inferior

(2) Helpless

(3) Penniless       

(4) Faulty

(5) Sick

13. HANDSOME

(1) Beautiful       

(2) Cute

(3) Large

(4) Elegant

(5) Fair

Directions (Qs. 14 & 15) : Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

14. GRACIOUSLY

(1) Rudely

(2) Ignorandy

(3) Opposing      

(4) Cruelly

(5) Indistinctly

15. DEEP

(1) Calm

(2) Late

(3) Light

(4) Weak

(5) Extreme

Directions (Qs. 16 to 20) : Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace, the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

16. We have similarly come against problems during the course of our work and have solved them.

(1) similarly come forward

(2) come across similar

(3) similarly come round

(4) to come along similar

(5) No correction required

17. Before leaving, without you forgetting to compliment them for their good work.

(1) not forgetting

(2) you have forgot

(3) do not forget

(4) not to forget

(5) No correction required

18. Thankful to a combined effort we were able to achieve the target

(1) Tankful for our

(2) Thanking the

(3) Thanks to a

(4) Thanks through which

(5) No correction required

19. He is not a paid employee of the school or the government but works for an NGO.

(1) is a paying

(2) has been a paying

(3) is neither a paid

(4) is not being paid

(5) No correction required

20. Without a copy of your ration card your application is not been in process

(1) has not been process

(2) is not able to process

(3) will unlikely be processed

(4) cannot be processed

(5) No correction required

Directions (Qs. 21 to 25) : In each question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correcdy spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i.e. 'All correct' as your answer.

21. Explain (1) why you believe (2) these practices (3) should be discontinued (4) All correct (5)

22. If you employ (1) more systematic (2) methods (3) you can lesser (4) your costs. All correct (5)

23. On the basics (1) of this data (2) it is worthwhile (3) to take this risk (4). All correct (5)

24. Our present (1) projects are running (2) on schedule (3) and will be completely (4) on time. All correct (5)

25. We have noticed (1) you in advance (2) regarding (3) the regional (4) manager's conference. All correct (5)

Directions (Qs. 26 to 30) : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

(A) His wife travelled hundreds of kilometres to demand an explanation from the King.

(B) The King was known as a great warrior.

(Q "You chose to conquer us but do not rule us properly !" was the reply.

(D) He had conquered many countries.

(E) He said angrily, "How can you hold me responsible for something that happened so far away ?"

(F) One day thieves attacked and killed a merchant and his son in one of them.

26. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?

(1) B

(2) C

(3) D

(4) E

(5) F

27. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) E

28. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?

(1) B

(2) C

(3) D

(4) E

(5) F

29. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?

(1) B

(2) C

(3) D

(4) E

(5) F

30. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) E

Directions (Qs. 31 to 40) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

31. Which sectors (1)/ have been affected (2)/ the most of (3)/ the global recession (4) ? / No error (5)

32. One of the (1)/ executives who work (2)/ at the head office (3)/ has confirmed the news (4). /No error (5)

33. It took myself (1)/ four months to (2)/ convince them to (3)/ take this step (4). / No error (5)

34. Anita's new office (1)/ is quite spacious but (2)/ most of the furniture is (3)/ old and should be changed (4). / No error (5)

35. According to the terms (1)/ of the agreement we have to (2)/ pay five

percent commissions (3)/ to the travel agent (4)./ No error (5)

36. Unless you work out all (1)/ the details and get the necessary (2)/ approvals they will not want (3)/ investment in the project (4)./ No error(5)

37. Hearing the tone of (1)/ my colleague's voice I (2)/ realised that he was (3)/ upsetting about something (4)./ No error (5)

38. Being recently arrived (1)/ in the city we (2)/ visited our neighbours to (3)/ get to know them (4)./ No error (5)

39. Since I had ordered (1)/ a large number of (2)/ books the salesman agreed (3)/ to give me a discount (4). / No error (5)

40. We have not yet (1)/ reached a stage that (2)/ we can think of (3)/ expanding our business overseas (4). / No error (5)

Directions (Qs. 41 to 50) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.


...(41)... the Grameen programme became better known around the world we started receiving ...(42)... of letters and visits from people. Some wanted to know more about the programme, others wanted ...(43)... to start a Grameen programme in their own country. To cope with this ...(44)... demand for information and training we ...(45)... the Grameen Trust in 1989. At the end of the training many tried to start their own programmes but they could not ...(46)... the necessary funds.We started receiving requests for funds from them. So we ...(47)... their requirements for the next five years and realised that we needed $100 million. We submitted our request ...(48)... top officials but received no ...(49).... We then came up with a plan—why wait for governments ? If one million people contributed $100 ...(50)... we could raise $100 million. We succeeded.

41.    (1) Soon     (2) As

        (3) Until     (4) Although

        (5) For   

42.    (1) many     (2) group

        (3) plenty    (4) numerous

        (5) bundle   

43.    (1) help         (2) discuss

        (3) purpose    (4) sign

        (5) how   

44.    (1) expand    (2) grown

        (3) hiking      (4) increasing

        (5) risen   

45.    (1) establish    (2) begun

        (3) build          (4) found

        (5) created   

46.    (1) get            (2) fulfill

        (3) succeed      (4) lent

        (5) meet   

47.    (1) Count          (2) Calculated

        (3) Amounted     (4) Tally

        (5) total   

48.    (1) to           (2) included

        (3) in            (4) after

        (5) Over   

49.    (1) dividend    (2) appeal

        (3) benefit      (4) return

        (5) response   

50.    (1) solely      (2) personally

        (3) alone       (4) each

        (5) amounted   

ANSWERS

01. (2) 02. (5)  03. (3)

04. (2) 05. (2)  06. (5)

07. (3) 08. (5)  09. (2)  

10. (4) 11. (4)  12. (2)

13. (3) 14. (1)  15. (3)

16. (2) 17. (3)  18. (3)

19. (5) 20. (4)  21. (5)

22. (4) 23. (1)  24. (4)

25. (1) 26. (2)  27. (1)

28. (3) 29. (5)  30. (2)

31. (3) 32. (2)  33. (1)

34. (5) 35. (3)  36. (5)

37. (4) 38. (1)  39. (5)

40. (2) 41. (2)  42. (3)

43. (1) 44. (4)  45. (5)

46. (1) 47. (2)  48. (1)

49. (5) 50. (4)