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English Quiz for Banking entrance exams

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This quiz consists of actual questions from various
Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your answers/
responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct
answers!

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage there are
blanks, each of which have been numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each five, words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits
the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

           Depending
upon how humanity chooses to use it, technology can enhance or (1) any
aspect of life. The realm of interpersonal communication generally feels this
impact first. Many times, throughout history, humanity has changed its modes of
communication as society itself has (2) As people began to spread out
geographically, verbal communication turned to writing to make it more (3)
,Then, people invented ways of carrying both conversation and written communication
between their communities to keep in (4) with one another as travel
became simpler. With the advent of the telephone, people began to wonder if picking
up the receiver to call one another would eventually (5) out other forms
of communication. So far, as families and friends have moved away from one
another, the telephone, even its cellular form, has allowed humanity to (6)
the necessary links among its members.

          Naturally,
now that computers, instant text messaging, and other
forms of communication have found their way into the world, people not familiar
with these technologies wonder what they will do to the human race. Etiquette
experts and those raised on writing formal letters often (7) that e-mail
and text message lingo will replace the language of pen and paper. This will
not (8) and both methods of communication can survive to enhance humans
enjoyment of one another’s company if the next generation learns how to (9)
both. Each form of communication can survive with its own rules as people learn
which situations in life (10) for which level of formality and which of
the people they spend time with can connect better with which type of language.

1. (1) depressed          (2) finish         (3) problem     (4) hinder             (5) featured

2. (1) evolved        (2) destroyed       (3) pledged     (4) extinguished   (5) waited

 3. (1)
expensive     (2) subjective     (3) easier        (4) loud                  (5) portable

4. (1) lines            (2) faith          (3) distance            (4) touch                 (5) check

5. (1) pushed       (2) cancel       (3) shells                (4) try                      (5) turn

6. (1) maintain     (2) teleport      (3) cut                (4) curb                  (5) regulation

7. (1) dominate       (2) elate          (3) worry             (4) says            (5) mentioning

8. (1) agree           (2) happen       (3) occurred         (4) exist             (5) possible

9. (1) forms          (2) prove         (3) accomplish       (4) study                (5) example

10 (1) take          (2) require      (3) jump                  (4) stands                (5) call

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Answers 

1(4)   
2(1)    3(5)    4(4)   
5(5)      6(1)     7(3)     
8(2)     9(3)      10(5)    

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