APPSC Group 4 Section B (General English & General Telugu) Practice Test 5

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1. Instruction: Read the following passage and choose the correct answers to the questions given after. Courage is not only the basis of virtue; it is its expression. Faith, hope, charity and all the rest don't become virtues until it takes courage to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. The first an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death, is physical courage. The second, more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future or his judgment of what he thinks either right or worthwhile, is moral courage. I have known many men, who had marked physical courage, but lacked moral courage. Some of them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral courage. On the other hand I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage but were very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who couldn't, when it was really necessary, face a situation boldly.

1) Physical courage is an expression of:
[A] deliberation
[B] emotions
[C] uncertainty
[D] defiance

2. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to the question given after.
Horses have close to 360 degree all-round vision. The only place they cannot see is directly behind or right in front of them, which is why it’s dangerous to stand behind a horse. The horse riders cover their horse’s eyes with blinkers.
The horse riders cover their horse’s eyes with blinkers so that the horses.
[A] can see what is behind.
[B] can move faster.
[C] can carry heavy loads.
[D] can focus only to the road ahead.

3. How shall I treat you
Choose the punctuation mark that comes at the end of the sentence.
[A] An exclamation mark
[B] A comma
[C] A question mark
[D] A full stop

4. Choose the word with a prefix.
[A] darkness
[B] unknown
[C] humbly
[D] cruelty

5. Ashok is doing his homework now. He usually _______ it at night.
Choose the correct form of the verb that fits the blank.
[A] does
[B] do
[C] did
[D] is doing

6. Can I leave this place?
The above sentence indicates :
[A] Expressing possibility
[B] Taking permission
[C] Giving permission
[D] Seeking information

7. I thought I should drop in to see you, Amma.
Choose the meaning of the phrase, “drop in”.
[A] attack
[B] visit
[C] settle
[D] teach

8. I am not a student, ………………. .
Choose the correct question tag to complete this sentence:
[A] are I ?
[B] aren't I ?
[C] am I ?
[D] isn't it ?

Also read : English Grammar tips

Instruction: Read the following passage and choose the correct answers to the questions given after
Nehru's was a many sided personality. He enjoyed reading and writing books as much as he enjoyed fighting political and social evils or residing tyranny. In him, the scientist and the humanist were held in perfect balance. While he kept looking at special problems from a scientific standpoint, he never forgot that we should nourish the total man. As a scientist, he refused to believe in a benevolent power interested in men's affairs. But, as a self proclaimed nonbeliever, he loved affirming his faith in life and the beauty of nature. Children he adored. Unlike Wordsworth, he did not see them trailing clouds of glory from the recent sojourn in heaven. He saw them as blossoms of promise and renewal, the only hope for mankind.
9) Nehru thought that:
[A] Children were trailing clouds of glory.
[B] Children hold promise for a better future.
[C] Children were just flowers.
[D] Children hold no hope for mankind.

10. Choose the correct 'Yes / No' question.
[A] Does he do this regularly ?
[B] Does he did this regularly ?
[C] Does he does this regularly ?
[D] Was he did this regularly ?

11. Sindhu said to Ganesh, "Are you fine?"
The conjunction that can be used to change this sentence into indirect speech is:
[A] whether
[B] that
[C] who
[D] when

12. Choose the noun phrase with the correct order of adjectives
[A] A house stone built big
[B] A big stone-built house
[C] A big house stone-built
[D] A stone-built house big.