ANSWER KEY

MOCK PAPER – 1
I. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that follow.
Answer : 1 A) Acquiring knowledge

Answer: 2 B) By exposing us to different viewpoints and experiences

Answer : 3 C) It expands vocabulary, improves writing skills, and

enhances communication abilities

Answer: 4 C) Sophisticated

Answer: 5 B) Quench
II. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that
follow.
Answer:6 (a) Discussing the relationship between the size of
mammals and the nature of vegetation in their habitats

Answer: 7 (B) False ideas about animals in Africa

Answer : 8 (a) movement

Answer: 9 (D) To illustrate a well-known phenomenon

Answer: 10 B) Described as better or worse than it really is

III. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that
follow.
Answer: 11. (A) it is a lucrative business

Answer: 12 (D) space trips will soon be made available

Answer: 13 (C) both (i) and (ii)

Answer: 14 (B) a few days of training

Answer: 15 C) Profitable

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

16. Conscientious → C) Responsible
17. Match (Prepositions) → C) (A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
18. Derisive (opposite) → C) Praising
19. Articles → D) a, the
20. Idiom: "To call a spade a spade" → A) Speak directly and frankly
21. Sentence sequence → C) (C), (A), (D), (B)
22. Phrasal Verbs → A) (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
23. Match (Latin Phrases) → D) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
24. Procurement (opposite) → D) Disposal
25. Conditional Sentence → A) had gotten, would feel
26. Astute (antonym) → D) Foolish
27. Match (One-word substitution) → C) (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II),
(D) - (I)
28. Question tag → A) can’t she?
29. Preposition → A) Off
30. Complete sentence → D) throughout
31. Active to Passive → C) My door was being knocked at by the
neighbours.
32. Indirect speech → D) The mother asks William to eat his soup
quickly.
33. Correct spelling → D) Irrelevant
34. Sentence improvement → C) was running
35. Idiom: "To lose the face" → D) To be disrespected
36. Correct spelling → B) Nuisance
37. Passive to Active → D) The mechanic was repairing her car.
38. 'Enough' as adverb → C) He was kind enough to help me.
39. Question tag → B) was it
40. Match (Latin phrases) → C) (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
41. Fill in the blank → A) might
42. Fill in the blank → B) might
43. Substitute: "unable to pay debt" → D) Bankrupt
44. Error in sentence → B) He go (should be "He goes")
45. Error in sentence → C) went (should be "go")
46. Fill in the blank → B) scuffle
47. Fill in the blank → A) Looked after
48. Fill in the blank → B) an
49. Match (Adverbs) → B) (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
50. Synonym for "redoubtable" → C) formidable

Mock test paper – 2

I. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that follow.
Answer : 1 B) False

Answer: 2 A) Dart

Answer : 3 (A) rapid motion of their wings as they fly.

Answer: 4 (B) approach the spot where the nest is built.

Answer: 5 (A) True

II. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that
follow.
Answer:6 B) Personalized learning

Answer: 7 B) By providing automated grading and instant feedback

Answer : 8 B) By offering text-to-speech and speech recognition

technologies
Answer: 9 C) The possibility of AI exacerbating educational
inequalities

Answer: 10 B) A is correct or B is incorrect.

III. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that
follow.
Answer: 11. C) Physics and Mathematics
Answer: 12 C) The relationship between energy and mass

Answer: 13 C) Working in a patent office

Answer: 14 B) Because of the Nazi regime

Answer: 15 B) He declined it respectfully

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

ANSWER: 16. The manager was very assertive.
D. Confident
ANSWER: 17. Opposite of allegiance:
C. Betrayal
ANSWER: 18. Meaning of astute:
B. Clever
ANSWER: 19. Opposite of integrity:
A. Dishonesty
ANSWER: 20. Meaning of decipher:
A. Understand (though "interpret" is also close, "understand" is more
general and accurate)
ANSWER: 21. (1) is true but (2) is false (metaphor doesn’t use “as” or
“like”)
A. Option (1) is true but (2) is false.
ANSWER: 22. (1) is false (adverb modifies verbs/adjectives, not
nouns), (2) is true
B. Option (2) is true but (1) is false.
ANSWER: 23. A. A–II, B–III, C–IV, D–I
ANSWER: 24. A. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
ANSWER: 25. 4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
ANSWER: 26. B. Quashed
ANSWER: 27.B. Dismiss
ANSWER: 28. C. (C), (B), (A), (D)
"Have been marked in the history of significant milestone human
civilization" → Rearranged:
"Have been marked in the history of a significant milestone in human
civilization."
ANSWER: 29. A. (B), (C), (D), (A)
“Advances in biotechnology raise numerous ethical implications.”
ANSWER: 30.C. To be honest in any business deal
ANSWER: 31. C. To talk excessively
ANSWER: 32. A. (A) –(III), (B) – (I), (C) – (V), (D) – (II)
ANSWER: 33.D. Must
ANSWER: 34.A. Shall
ANSWER: 35. A. She asked whether she had taken part in the
competition.
ANSWER: 36. B. He is known to me.
ANSWER: 37.D. All
ANSWER: 38. D. More
ANSWER: 39. A. To
("Took to heart" is the correct idiom.)
ANSWER: 40. A. Definite
ANSWER: 41. C. Look forward to
ANSWER: 42. C. The
("The tiger is the most magnificent animal." – specific/general
category)
ANSWER: 43. B. Being
("It being a holiday...")
ANSWER: 44. A. (A) – (II), (B) – (I), (C) – (III), (D) – (IV)
ANSWER: 45. B. To
("Owing to the bad weather...")
ANSWER: 46.A. Can't we
ANSWER: 47. A. Did you
ANSWER: 48.C. Occasionally
ANSWER: 49. B. Knowledgeable
ANSWER: 50. C. Anaphora
 MOCK PAPER – 3

1. Match the following:

A. (A) – III, (B) – IV, (C) – II, (D) – I
• Bibliography → List of sources
• Seismography → Measurement of earthquakes
• Biography → Life story written by someone else
• Autobiography → Self-written life story

2. Fill in the blank:

Most of the guests arrived for the concert ___ bus.
A. by
("by bus" is the correct prepositional phrase)

3. Synonym of meticulous
B. detailed
("Meticulous" means extremely careful and precise)

4. Choose the correct form:

He __________ in the States but he still does not have a command
over the English language.
B. has been living
(Present perfect continuous tense)

5. Identify the type of clause:

"Because he was tired, he went to bed early."
 C. Adverbial clause
("Because he was tired" answers why, modifying the verb "went")

6. Ipso jure means:

A. By the law itself

7. Part of speech that describes a noun/pronoun and answers "which

one(s)? how many? what kind(s)?"
C. Adjective
I. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that follow.
8. C. To teach them about the values of life like hard work,
contentment, honesty and compassion
9. B. Learn how to overcome challenges
10. A. They feel more secure and better.
11. A. They fail to cope with life’s disappointments when they grow
up
12. B) Twisted or unclear
13. The correct answer is:
(A) (A) – (II), (B) – (IV), (C) – (III), (D) – (I)
II. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that
follow.
14. 14. A. should try to breathe clean air
15. D. all of the above
16. B. pneumonia
17. A. cause cancer in humans
18. B. Ambiguously
19. D. the, a, the, the
20. B. might
21. D. Out
22. D. didn't they
III. Read the given passage and answer the five questions that
follow.
23. B. child marriage
24. C. 20 children, her grandparents, village elders and teachers
25. A. taunted her and beat her up
26. B. stop doing something
27. A. To state officially that something is not legally valid
28. B. Many of
29. B. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
30. B. violate
31. 3. a – b – d – c – e
32. A. (D), (B), (C), (A)
33. A. selfishness
34. C. difficult
35. C. depressed
36. B. sadness
37. A. A meeting
38. D. She asked if you were coming with them.
39. B. She said that he could not come to the party.
40. B. A meal was being prepared by me yesterday.
41. D. to work or study hard
42. A. to relax and enjoy oneself
43. A. No Passive form
44. A. over
45. B. An
46. A. across
47. A. altercation
48. B. Achieve
49. A. Bureaucracy
50. C. Disappointment