English (Précis & Composition) 2011 to 2017

English (Précis & Composition)

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17

UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

English (Précis & Composition)

2017

Choose the ANALOGY of words written in capital letters.
Attempt any FIVE.
(1) LION : ROAR
(a) Snake : Slither
(b) Goat : Bleat
(c) Lizard : Crawl
(d) Elephant : Tusk
Answer: (b)
(2) SHADOW : LIGHT
(a) Flood : Rain
(b) Image : Object
(c) Reaction : Action
(d) House : Bricks
Answer: (b)
(3) CLOT : BLOOD
(a) Ink : Water
(b) Curdle : Milk
(c) Vaporize : Camphor
(d) Brew : Coffee
Answer: (b)
(4) FEARFUL : COWER
(a) Humble : Boast
(b) Weak : Exercise
(c) Arrogant : Strut
(d) Wise : Dispute
Answer: (c)
(5) EXPEDITE : HASTEN
(a) Conscript : Write down
(b) Diver : Make harder
(c) Facilitate : Make easiest
(d) Satirize : Praise
Answer: (c)
(6) WOOD : FURNITURE
(a) Father : Child
(b) Tree : Seedling
(c) Soil : Clay
(d) Stone : Sculpture
Answer: (d)
(7) SURGEON : DEXTEROUS
(a) Clown : Fat
(b) Actress : Beautiful
(c) Athlete : Tall
(d) Acrobat : Agile
Answer: (d)
(8) LECHER : LUST
(a) Pith : Herb
(b) Glutton : Greed
(c) Business : Profit
(d) Showbiz : Fame
Answer: (b)
Re-write the following sentences (Only FIVE) after filling in the
blanks appropriately.
(1) I cannot buy this car _____ this price.
(a) for
(b) in
(c) at
(d) on
Answer: I cannot buy this car for this price.
(2) Send these books ______ my home address
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
(d) to
Answer: Send these books to my home address.
(3) Monkeys live ______ trees.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) upon
(d) on
Answer: Monkeys live in trees.
(4) I said it _______ his face.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) to
(d) upon
Answer: I said it to his face.
(5) The manager ______ the receipt of my letter promptly.
(a) accepted
(b) realized
(c) recognized
d) acknowledged
Answer: The manager acknowledged the receipt of my letter promptly.
(6) Most foreign students don’t like American coffee, and ______
(a) I don’t too
(b) either don’t
(c) neither don’t I
(d) neither do I
Answer: Most foreign students don’t like American coffee, and neither do I.
(7) We ______ take care of our parents when they are old.
(a) could
(b) would
(c) might
(d) ought to
Answer: We ought to take care of our parents when they are old.
(8) Yousaf ______ in the garden the whole of yesterday.
(a) has dug
(b) was digging
(c) dug
(d) had dug
Answer: Yousaf dug in the garden the whole of yesterday.