ENGLISH PRACTICE SET 01

1. DIRECTION (1-3) : Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Theories about how the brain works remain a topic of debate. It is agreed, though, that the hippocampus, a part of the brain, is undeniably important for memory. When we experience something, the information is sent via senses to the hippocampus, where it is processed. Scientists believe that brain cells called neurons first transform the sensory stimuli we experience into images in our immediate memory. Then, these images are sent to the hippocampus and stored temporarily in short term memory. In the hippocampus information is organized, and it is during this process that parts of the image of our experience fade away. Finally, certain information is then transferred to long term memory in a section in the frontal lobe of the brain known as the cerebral cortex. Scientists think this process may happen while we are sleeping, but exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another is a mystery.

This reading is mainly concerned with………..

2. DIRECTION (1-3) : Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Theories about how the brain works remain a topic of debate. It is agreed, though, that the hippocampus, a part of the brain, is undeniably important for memory. When we experience something, the information is sent via senses to the hippocampus, where it is processed. Scientists believe that brain cells called neurons first transform the sensory stimuli we experience into images in our immediate memory. Then, these images are sent to the hippocampus and stored temporarily in short term memory. In the hippocampus information is organized, and it is during this process that parts of the image of our experience fade away. Finally, certain information is then transferred to long term memory in a section in the frontal lobe of the brain known as the cerebral cortex. Scientists think this process may happen while we are sleeping, but exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another is a mystery.

According to the passage scientists………..

3. DIRECTION (1-3) : Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Theories about how the brain works remain a topic of debate. It is agreed, though, that the hippocampus, a part of the brain, is undeniably important for memory. When we experience something, the information is sent via senses to the hippocampus, where it is processed. Scientists believe that brain cells called neurons first transform the sensory stimuli we experience into images in our immediate memory. Then, these images are sent to the hippocampus and stored temporarily in short term memory. In the hippocampus information is organized, and it is during this process that parts of the image of our experience fade away. Finally, certain information is then transferred to long term memory in a section in the frontal lobe of the brain known as the cerebral cortex. Scientists think this process may happen while we are sleeping, but exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another is a mystery.

It is pointed out in the reading that………….

4. Noun form of ‘comfort’ is……………

5. My grandmother is so old…………she cannot read.

6. My grandmother is so old…………she cannot read.

7. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given words.
Adjust

8. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given words.
Termination

9. Change the voice.
You must sign the contract before you start working.

10. Change the narration.
The farmer said, “I will be feeding the cows, hence I will eat my lunch later”.

11. Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The conversation we are having is completely out of the main topic.

12. Choose the correct spelling.

13. Choose from the given options the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
A professional who works with patients who have heart problems.

14. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the given word and mark your response accordingly.
Affinity

15. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the given word and mark your response accordingly.
Equilibrium

16. Choose the correct meaning of the idioms options from below.
Hold water

17. Choose the correct spelling.

18.
• Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.
  I have only a………….friends.
  (a) (b)

(c) (d)

19. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
One………….gather grapes from thistles.

20. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Please ring me as soon as he………….