Q.1-10. 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 have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Students are (1) to differentiate between words like “their” and “there” or “cloths” and “clothes” amid (2) over the English language. The Oxford University Press found that primary and secondary school kids were increasingly (3) to look up complex words using dictionaries and electronic spellcheckers. An analysis of more than 33 million words written down by pupils aged 7- 13 found that they regularly found the correct (4) for terms like “pterodactyl” and “archaeologist” but failed when presented with more common words. In many cases, the children (5) to pick out silent letters or the difference between a single or double letter in words like “disappeared” or “tomorrow.” The top spelling error was in the word “accidentally,” which was followed by “practising,” “frantically,” “definitely,” and “believe”, it was revealed. Other common misspelled words (6) “surprise,” “excitement,” “weird,” “doesn’t” and “minute.” The research comes after the introduction of a new spelling test (7) by the Government. For the first time this year, all 6-year-olds have been given a new assessment using phonics – the back-to-basics spelling method, which breaks (8) down into individual sounds. But the OUP suggested that kids were still being left confused by more (9) spellings in common words. “Children are keen and motivated to spell well, and it is pleasing to know that they probably look words up that are technical or more complex”. “Spellcheckers can be useful but may not provide all the support a child needs to distinguish confusable such as their/there and cloths/clothes. These findings are fascinating and give us an (10) to target the areas children need more support in,” she said.
Q.1. (1) willing (2) enable (3) unable (4) curious (5) tempting
Q.2. (1) confusion (2) contrary (3) pathos (4) calculations (5) controversy
Q.3. (1) motivate (2) encouraged (3) voted (4) disheartened (5) prohibited
Q.4. (1) grammatically (2) sequence (3) diction (4) pronunciation (5) spelling
Q.5. (1) fail (2) failing (3) failed (4) abolished (5) provided
Q.6. (1) secluded (2) isolated (3) concealed (4) included (5) covered
Q.7. (1) stated (2) conducted (3) guided (4) arrange (5) hampered
Q.8. (1) ice (2) glass (3) words (4) grammar (5) language
Q.9. (1) unusual (2) using (3) funny (4) generally (5) humble
Q.10. (1) target (2) ideal (3) authorize (4) opportunity (5) chance
ANSWERS –
Q.1.(3)
Q.2.(1)
Q.3.(2)
Q.4.(5)
Q.5.(3)
Q.6.(4)
Q.7.(2)
Q.8.(3)
Q.9.(1)
Q.10.(4)
