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Wind
Wind, come softly.
Don't break the shutters of the windows.
Don't scatter the papers.
Don't throw down the books on the shelf,
There, look what you did - you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again,
You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters, crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives, crumbling hearts the wind god winnows and crushes them all
He won't do what you tell him.
So, come, let's build strong homes,
Let's join the doors firmly.
Practice to firm the body.
Make the heart steadfast.
Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
The wind blows out weak fires.
He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
His friendship is good.
We praise him every day. wind, come softly.
-Subramania Bharati
Complete the summary of the poem by picking the right option :
The poet urges the wind to blow ____ because when it blows ____, it breaks the shutters of the windows, ____ the paper here and there and throws books down the shelf ____ their pages in the process. The poet chastises the wind for bringing in ____. The wind ____ and destroys the weak but gives __?__ to the strong. The wind will not be able to ____. As if we make our bodies ____ and heart steadfast. Instead, like a ____ it will help us to be strong and determined. We will flourish in ____.

A stamina
B strength
C energy
D boost

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order:
A. the price
B. the price of sugar
C. of honey
D. was higher than

A a-d-c-b
B b-d-c-a
C a-c-d-b
D c-a-d-b

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANTONYM OF THE GIVEN WORD.
Dispassionate

A Melancholy
B Uninspiring
C Emotional
D Model

Identify the adverbs of manner, place, time or frequency underlined in the given sentences :
He was sleeping upstairs.

A Manner
B Place
C Time
D Frequency

Mark the option with the incorrect spelling of the given words:

A Exuberance
B Exaggerate
C Equivalent
D None of these

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
A zoo employee was bitten recently by a large poisonous snake called an African puff adder. He was trying to put the snake into a bag so that it could be moved to a new snake house. The snake handler was wearing thick gloves and thick boots, but the adder still bit him in his arm. The handler squeezed the snake's neck tightly, forcing the snake to withdraw its fangs. He then put the snake into the bag and tied the bag.
He called the emergency services to report that the adder had bitten him; when doctors arrived at the new snake house, they could not find the snake or man. They started walking back toward the old snake house. A few moments later, they found the handler lying unconscious on a pathway. Curiously, the bag with the snake still in it was covering the man's head and part of his chest.
The paramedics handed the bag to another zoo employee, who delivered the snake to its new home. They then transported the handler to the city hospital. Later, a hospital spokesman said that the handler was in good condition. He said that viper bites can cause a lot of damage in the immediate area of the bite if not treated properly and quickly, but it looked like this man would recover completely.
The zoo director said that this particular adder had a nasty reputation. This was the fifth time in six years that it had managed to bite someone. Fortunately, the previous victims also recovered fully. Although the penultimate one now has a fear of snakes which is why the new handler that was bitten was working with the snakes. In the future, the director joked, they might call the bomb disposal unit to handle the snake.
The handler was found _________.

A waiting near the gate house
B in the old snake house
C in the new snake house
D unconscious on a pathway

Tick the synonym of the words given below :
Outstanding

A Remarkable
B Huge
C Valour
D Virtue

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
If you can pass this test _______ when it comes to placement next year.

A so much the better
B the so much better
C the better so much
D so the much better

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
In 2014 the islanders of the Isle of Head chose altogether to stop government interference on their small island. They decided to purchase the whole island as a consortium now known as 'The Isle of Head Organisation', or TIHO for short. They now, like many other islands off the west coast, can set their own standard of living using a village tribunal system. In fact, this was what they were after originally. This way of living is not unfamiliar, but what they have decided to do on their island is somewhat quirky.
Head currently has limited access to the mainland and as the population shrank as too did the number of visitors; consequently, there is no need for frequent ferries. Although, it's not unknown for there to be multiple sailings at the weekend which people like greatly for the ease of access. That combined with a journey time of just over 25 minutes on calm seas and sometimes over 1-hour per sailing on other days has meant that the service operates on a 'need to' basis and sails only once there are enough passengers waiting to make the crossing worthwhile.
The village has several highly skilled citizens which has proved useful as they have decided that they will, in the most part, be self-sufficient. Central to this philosophy is the principle that they will educate their own primary and secondary school pupils and that the three 20-year olds will study together communicating through the web with colleges and universities elsewhere. It has been raised as a potential issue and there is an inquiry ongoing to check that the education the islanders get is of a suitable standard.
The Islanders don't _________.

A happen to need any books
B want any help from the mainland
C desire the usage of mobile connections
D think they need any more ferries

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
For more than ten years, there has been agreements with countries such as Switzerland that have been keen to have "brain exchange" programmes with India. In the past it was assumed that both or all countries that have signed agreements for cooperation in education management and science and technology could benefit from sharing their brightest and best minds. In general, these programmes have led to increased development for diversifying cooperation in economic and other sectors as well.
Of late there has been a move toward the supply of funding for international travel and engagement for younger and younger people. There are obvious issues when asking minors under the age of 18 to study abroad. There have been discussions about the ethics and coordination of the possibility of transplanting; not just moving the student but also their entire support network. People have put a whole range of ideas forward as to why being educationally mobile should be an option and an almost equal amount of negative reasons for students to stay in their home countries.
One thing that is definite is that even though there seems to be largescale competition throughout the world for resources, jobs and security. There is no doubt that the last decade has shown that there is a strong correlation between a country's success and its educational or knowledge based ties. This relationship is clearly beneficial but the issues concerning the answers to a range of questions that are now just being asked about the permissibility of allowing "brain exchanges" earlier and earlier are yet to be answered fully.
Everyone agrees, ___________.

A there are benefits of this type of programme
B it is a lot more than just education at stake
C we can all make children work harder
D to lend more money to develop countries who need better jobs