BITSAT English Proficiency Composition & Comprehension Online Test Set B

1. DIRECTIONS: In the questions below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled as P, Q, R and S. Find out people order for the four sentences. 1. He is a famous doctor. P. Once I had to consult with him. Q. I never believed him. R. He suggested me a proper remedy. S. I become completely fine. 6. Now I also admit this fact.

2. DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks. Ques. :You should not laugh ...... the poor.

3. DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks. Ques. :She was angry ...... me.

4. DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks. Ques. :I ..... to go there when I was student.

5. DIRECTIONS:Arrange the following sentences in correct pattern and mark at the correct combination. 1. I want to change the room. P. Last month I got a job. Q. I had been living there for six months. R. The office is far from the room. S. I want to cut expenses of travelling. 6. Hopefully I will do this next week.

6. DIRECTIONS:Arrange the following sentences in correct pattern and mark at the correct combination. 1. He is a common man. P. Yesterday our city saw a brutal crime. Q. Police is trying to arrest innocent persons. R. The criminals are well known. S. Police as well as whole system in corrupt. 6. Police will arrest him as he is an easy target because of being a common man.

7. DIRECTIONS: Arrange the following sentences in correct pattern and mark at the correct combination. 1. Today we live in modern technology era. P. We have a log of problems now. Q. We want to get everything in one day. R. Ancient time was quite pleasant. S. We has no problems then. 6. Perhaps greed is the main cause for this.

8. DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks. Ques. :What is your ......... for tonight?

9. DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks. Ques. :Our company signed a profitable ...... last month.

10. DIRECTIONS : Fill in the blanks. Ques. : They were afraid ........... the lion, so they dropped the idea of hunting in jungle.

11. DIRECTIONS :Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph. (a) Forecasting the weather has always been a defficult business. (B) During a period of drought, steams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and were ruined. (C) Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make accurate forecast. (D) Ancient egyptians had no need of weather in the Nille valley hardly ever changes. (E) In early times, when there were no instruments, such as their mometer or the barometer, a man looked for tell tale signs in the sky.

12. DIRECTIONS :Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph. (A) It is hoping that overseas friends will bring in big money and lift the morale of the people. (B) But a lot needs to be done to kick start industrial revival. (C) People had big hopes from the new government. (D) So far government has only given an incremental push to existing policies and programmes. (E) Government is to go for big time reforms, which it promised.

13. DIRECTIONS : Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph. (A) Tasty and healthy food can help you bring out their best. (B) One minute they are toddlers and next you see them in their next adventure. (C) Your young ones seem to be growing so fast. (D) Being their loving custodians, you always want to see them doing well. (E) Their eye sparkle with curiosity and endless questions on their tongues

14. DIRECTIONS :Fill in the blank. Ques. :His speech was disappointing: it ______ all the major issues.

15. DIRECTIONS :Fill in the blank. Ques. : The team was well trained and strong, but some how their ______ was low

16. DIRECTIONS : Fill in the blank. Ques. : Freedom and equality are the ______ rights of every human.

17. DIRECTIONS: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. Ques. :I saw a ...... of cows in the field.

18. DIRECTIONS : Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. Ques. :The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.

19. DIRECTIONS :In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences. S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams. P : As a result there horrendous congestion. Q : It was going to be the first in South Asia. R : They run down the centre of the road S : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line. S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972. Ques. :The Proper sequence should be:

20. DIRECTIONS :In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences. S1 : A force of exists between everybody in the universe. P : Normally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable. Q : It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton. R : Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth. S : This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved. S6 : The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity. Ques. :The Proper sequence should be:

21. DIRECTIONS :Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows. At this stage of civilisation, when many nations are brought in to close and vital contact for good and evil, it is essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished, that they should begin to understand a little of one another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. Our genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing, because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we knew the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character. Ques. :According to the author his countrymen should

22. DIRECTIONS :Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows. At this stage of civilisation, when many nations are brought in to close and vital contact for good and evil, it is essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished, that they should begin to understand a little of one another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. Our genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing, because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we knew the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character. Ques. :The character of a nation is the result of its

23. DIRECTIONS :Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows. At this stage of civilisation, when many nations are brought in to close and vital contact for good and evil, it is essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished, that they should begin to understand a little of one another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. Our genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing, because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we knew the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character. Ques. :The need for a greater understanding between nations

24. DIRECTIONS : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows. At this stage of civilisation, when many nations are brought in to close and vital contact for good and evil, it is essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished, that they should begin to understand a little of one another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. Our genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing, because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we knew the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character. Ques. :According to the author of 'Mentality' of a nation is mainly product of its

25. DIRECTIONS :In questions below, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four. Ques. :The treasure was hidden ______ a big shore.

26. DIRECTIONS : In questions below, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four. Ques. :China is a big country, in area it is bigger than any other country _________ Russia.

27. DIRECTIONS :Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. To write well you have to be able to write clearly and logically, and you cannot do this unless you can think clearly and logically. If you cannot do this yet you should train yourself to do it by taking particular problems and following them through, point by point, to a solution, without leaving anything out and without avoiding any difficulties that you meet. At first you find clear, step-by-step thought very difficult. You may find that your mind is not able to concentrate. Several unconnected ideas may occur together. But practice will improve your ability to concentrate on a single idea and think about it clearly and logically. In order to increase your vocabulary and to improve your style, you should read widely and use a good dictionary to help you find the exact meanings and correct usages of words. Always remember that regular and frequent practice is necessary if you want to learn to write well. It is no good waiting until you have an inspiration before you write. Even with the most famous writers, inspiration is rare. Someone said that writing is ninetynine percent hard work and one percent inspiration, so the sooner you get into the habit of disciplining your-self to write, the better. Ques. :Famous writers have achieved success by

28. DIRECTIONS :Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. To write well you have to be able to write clearly and logically, and you cannot do this unless you can think clearly and logically. If you cannot do this yet you should train yourself to do it by taking particular problems and following them through, point by point, to a solution, without leaving anything out and without avoiding any difficulties that you meet. At first you find clear, step-by-step thought very difficult. You may find that your mind is not able to concentrate. Several unconnected ideas may occur together. But practice will improve your ability to concentrate on a single idea and think about it clearly and logically. In order to increase your vocabulary and to improve your style, you should read widely and use a good dictionary to help you find the exact meanings and correct usages of words. Always remember that regular and frequent practice is necessary if you want to learn to write well. It is no good waiting until you have an inspiration before you write. Even with the most famous writers, inspiration is rare. Someone said that writing is ninetynine percent hard work and one percent inspiration, so the sooner you get into the habit of disciplining your-self to write, the better. Ques. :According to the passage, writing style can be improved by

29. DIRECTIONS :Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. To write well you have to be able to write clearly and logically, and you cannot do this unless you can think clearly and logically. If you cannot do this yet you should train yourself to do it by taking particular problems and following them through, point by point, to a solution, without leaving anything out and without avoiding any difficulties that you meet. At first you find clear, step-by-step thought very difficult. You may find that your mind is not able to concentrate. Several unconnected ideas may occur together. But practice will improve your ability to concentrate on a single idea and think about it clearly and logically. In order to increase your vocabulary and to improve your style, you should read widely and use a good dictionary to help you find the exact meanings and correct usages of words. Always remember that regular and frequent practice is necessary if you want to learn to write well. It is no good waiting until you have an inspiration before you write. Even with the most famous writers, inspiration is rare. Someone said that writing is ninetynine percent hard work and one percent inspiration, so the sooner you get into the habit of disciplining your-self to write, the better. Ques:Initially it is difficult to write because

30. DIRECTIONS : Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. To write well you have to be able to write clearly and logically, and you cannot do this unless you can think clearly and logically. If you cannot do this yet you should train yourself to do it by taking particular problems and following them through, point by point, to a solution, without leaving anything out and without avoiding any difficulties that you meet. At first you find clear, step-by-step thought very difficult. You may find that your mind is not able to concentrate. Several unconnected ideas may occur together. But practice will improve your ability to concentrate on a single idea and think about it clearly and logically. In order to increase your vocabulary and to improve your style, you should read widely and use a good dictionary to help you find the exact meanings and correct usages of words. Always remember that regular and frequent practice is necessary if you want to learn to write well. It is no good waiting until you have an inspiration before you write. Even with the most famous writers, inspiration is rare. Someone said that writing is ninetynine percent hard work and one percent inspiration, so the sooner you get into the habit of disciplining your-self to write, the better. Ques:To write well, a person must train himself in