Directions—(Q. 1 to 10) In the following passage there are
blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
One day an expert in time management was …(1)… to a group of
business management students and to drive home a point he used and …(2)… they
will never forget. As he stood in front of a group of brilliant students he
said, “Okay it’s …(3)… for a quiz.” He then pulled out a one gallon jar and set
it on the table in front of him. He also …(4)… a dozen fist sized rocks and
carefully placed them one at a time into the jar. When the jar was filled to
the top and …(5)… more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is the jar full ?”
Everyone in the class …(6)… said ‘Yes!’
The professor said nothing. He then …(7)… under the table
and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some gravel into the jar and shook
it …(8)… pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the
big rocks. He asked the group once more, “Is the jar full ?” ‘Probably not.’ some
answered. ‘Good !’ he said and began…(9)… sand to the contents in the jar. The
sand fitted into the spaces between the rocks and gravel. He also poured water
into the jar. “What was the point of this exercise ?” he asked. “The point is
that no matter how busy your schedule is you can always manage to fit something
in.” replied one student. ‘No’ said the professor, “The truth is if you don’t
fit in the rocks which symbolize the …(10)…things in your life like your family
and your dreams first, you’ll never have time for them.”
1. (A) addressing
(B) conveying
(C) speaking
(D) discussing
(E) expressing
2. (A) imagination
(B) impression
(C) expression
(D) emblem
(E) illustration
3. (A) ready
(B) usual
(C) opportunity
(D) time
(E) scheduled
4. (A) made
(B) produced
(C) dug
(D) constructed
(E) ploughed
5. (A) any
(B) no
(C) few
(D) some
(E) much
6. (A) definite
(B) forcibly
(C) convince
(D) positive
(E) emphatically
7. (A) reached
(B) hid
(C) gone
(D) searching
(E) found
8. (A) making
(B) until
(C) causing
(D) while
(E) resulting
9. (A) filling
(B) pushing
(C) substituting
(D) adding
(E) stuffing
10. (A) important
(B) necessarily
(C) vitally
(D) ideal
(E) expensive
Answers:
1. (C) 2. (E) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (E) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (A)