HSSC CET Exam (06.11.2022-Shift II)

31. Pick out the wrongly spelt word.

Correct Answer: (3) performence

Solution:Performence (x) Performance (✔)

32. Pick out the antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.

I saw her sitting motionless in her chair and gazing at the door.

Correct Answer: (4) lively

Solution:Motionless (Noun) not moving; stationary; paralysed. Lively (Adjective) = full of life and energy: passionate.

Bending (Noun) the property of being bent or deflected: inclined.

Negatively (Adverb) = in a negative way.

Hence, lively is the antonym of motionless.

33. Pick out the synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink life to the lees.

Correct Answer: (2) give up

Solution:Rest (Verb) = be inactive; not move; cease work or movement.

Give up (Phrasal Verb) = stop maintaining or insisting on: stop trying to do something. Encourage (Verb) = give support, confidence, or hope to someone: promote; stimulate. Accept (Verb) = admit; confess. Join (Verb) = link: connect: add: attach, tie.

Hence, the synonym of rest is give up.

34. Fill in the blank with the suitable alternative.

He wanted_____in the pool.

Correct Answer: (3) to swim

Solution:Verbs such as want learn, dare, offer, etc. are usually followed by an infinitive (to + V1). Hence, 'to swim' will be the right usage.

35. In this question, there is a passage consisting of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S₁ and Se respectively. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 He tried the door.

S6 He was careful not be touch anything.

P. The room was neat and clean.

Q. Then he stepped into the room.

R. He waited for a minute or two.

S. It opened easily and he peeped in.

Correct Answer: (3) SPRO

Solution:SPRQ

36. Choose the correct active voice form of the following sentence:

Sharan was being taught by Anil.

Correct Answer: (1) Anil was teaching Sharan.

Solution:The given sentence is in past continuous tense associated with passive voice.

Look at the structure of active and passive voice of past continuous tense.

Passive voice: Passive subject + was/were + being + V³ + by + Passive Object.

Sharn was being taught by Anil.

Active Voice: Subject (object of passive voice) + was/were + V⁴ + object (subject of passive voice).

Anil was teaching Sharan.

37. Pick out the part of the sentence which has an errог. If there is no error, your answer is (4).

Some men are born great/A

some achieve greatness and/B

some had greatness thrust upon them./c

Correct Answer: (1) C

Solution:The given sentence is in present tense but last clause of this sentence is in past tense. The whole sentence should be in present tense, so 'have' will be used in place of had.

38. Which one of the following statements best reflects the main argument of the passage?

If I had been asked in my early youth whether I preferred to have dealings only with men or only with book, my answer would certainly have been in favour of books. In later years this has become less and less. Not that I have had so much better experiences with men than with books. On the contarary delightful books even now come my way more often than purely delighful men. But the many bad experiences with men have nourished the meadow of my life as the noblest book could not do.

(1) There are more purely delightful men than purely delightful books.
(2) It is the experience with other human beings that nourishes one's life and not necessarily books.
(3) Neither men nor books give any worthwhile experience.
(4) Books are always better than man.
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (2) It is the experience with other human beings that nourishes one's life and not necessarily books.

Solution:It is the experience with other human beings that nourishes one's life and not necessarily books.

39. The author says that in later years his love of books diminished because

If I had been asked in my early youth whether I preferred to have dealings only with men or only with book, my answer would certainly have been in favour of books. In later years this has become less and less. Not that I have had so much better experiences with men than with books. On the contarary delightful books even now come my way more often than purely delighful men. But the many bad experiences with men have nourished the meadow of my life as the noblest book could not do.

(1) he had better experiences with men than with books.
(2) he had given up the habit of reading books
(3) even the bad experiences he had with men were more valuable than what the noblest books could give.
(4) he did not get many delightful books to read.
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (3) even the bad experiences he had with men were more valuable than what the noblest books could give.

Solution:Even the bad experiences he had with men were more valuable than what the noblest books could give.

40. Which one of the pairs of phrases best helps to bring out the metaphorical meaning of the meadow of my life?

If I had been asked in my early youth whether I preferred to have dealings only with men or only with book, my answer would certainly have been in favour of books. In later years this has become less and less. Not that I have had so much better experiences with men than with books. On the contarary delightful books even now come my way more often than purely delighful men. But the many bad experiences with men have nourished the meadow of my life as the noblest book could not do.

Correct Answer: (1) Vast and rich life

Solution:Vast and rich life.

HSSC CET Exam (06.11.2022-Shift II)

31. Pick out the wrongly spelt word.

32. Pick out the antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.

33. Pick out the synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.

34. Fill in the blank with the suitable alternative.

36. Choose the correct active voice form of the following sentence:

37. Pick out the part of the sentence which has an errог. If there is no error, your answer is (4).

38. Which one of the following statements best reflects the main argument of the passage?

39. The author says that in later years his love of books diminished because

40. Which one of the pairs of phrases best helps to bring out the metaphorical meaning of the meadow of my life?

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