RIMC - Entrance Exam 2014 June English Question Paper.
RIMC - Entrance Exam 2014 June English Question Paper.
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2014
June RIMC English paper
Marks: 125 Section
A – Reading Time
: 2 hours
Q1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow:-
1. Though
they do not figure among the wonders of the world, but the terracotta warriors
of Xian district in China are one of the most significant archeological
excavations of the twentieth century. It is believed that Qin Shihuangdi
(221-207 B.C), who is considered the first emperor of China, ordered the
creation of around 7000 life size clay soldiers in 201 BC to guard his tomb for
eternity. The emperor is believed to have unified China during his region and
hence, this army is considered to be a commemoration of his victories.
2. The
sculptures were discovered by a group of farmers in 1974 to the east of Xian in
the Shaanxi province. While digging a well, the workers found three pits filled
with the life like figures, which were made of a type of terracotta clay.
Experts say that long ago, Emperor Shihuangdi ordered the creation of the clay
army, along with a 20 square mile tomb to house it. For 36 years, 700,000
laborers crafted this underground city. It contains models of palaces and
towers and was protected from intruders by automatically triggered crossbows. Apart from life size statues of soldiers and horses, weapons such as swords,
spears, battle axes, shields, crossbows, arrowheads were also found at the pits
of the terracotta warriors. Some of these weapons were found to be sharp,
coated with chromium oxide which made them resistance to rust and corrosion
even after being buried for more than 2000 years.
3. Shen
Maosheng, from the Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses museum said that
archaeological had located another 11 warriors but had not begun to excavate or
dig up the sculptures. Maosheng is of the view that the most significant
discovery of this time was that the relics that were found were well preserved
and colorfully painted.
4. Today
people from around the world visit to China to see the terracotta warriors.
What makes these soldiers special is the fact that each figure is individually
carved. So they have different hairstyles, expressions and facial features. The
details make the soldiers appear true to life. Inside the pit, the statue are
arranged by military rank which means that the higher the rank, the taller is
the statue. The shortest statue is 5 feet 8 inches tall. The tallest is 6 feet
and 6 inches high. As the lower half each soldier is made of solid clay with
the upper half being hollow, the figures remain upright.
5. The
discovery of Xi’ans 110 new warrior came after a new finding about the Great
Wall of China. An archaeological survey revealed that the Great Wall of China
is more than twice as long as previously thought. The wall was originally
measured to be about 9000 kms, but is now measured 21196.18 kms long. Beijing
officials plan to open two new sections of the Great Wall and to expand other
areas to make more room for tourists.
6. The
discovery of the terracotta army is significant as it helps us to understand
the economic and social history of that period along with the military
hierarchy that existed during that time.
Q1.1
Complete the following statements based on your reading of the passage.
(a)
The creation of the clay soldiers was
ordered by Qin Shahuangi to guard his tomb and ____________.
(b)
The terracotta soldiers were discovered
by ___________.
(c)
The weapons found in the pits had
neither corroded or rusted in spite of being buried because _______________.
(d)
The statues of the terracotta soldiers
have not fallen down because ____________.
(e)
By studying the placement of the
soldiers and the excavated town, one can understand the____________.
Q1.2
Find words in the passage that means the same as the following :-
(a)
Remember and honour [para 1]
(b)
To dig [para 3]
(c)
Trespassers [para 2]
(d)
Order of rank/importance [para 6]
Q2
Read the following poem and answer
the questions that follows :-
‘THE
SLUGGARD’
Tis the voice of sluggard; I heard him complain,
“You have walked me too soon, I must slumber again.”
As the door on its hinges, so he is on his bed,
Turns his sides and his shoulders and his heavy
head.
“A little more sleep, and a little more slumber,”
Thus he wastes half of his days, and his hours
without number,
And when he gets up, he sits folding his hands,
Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands.
I pass’d by his garden, and saw the wild,
The thorn on and the thistle grow broader and
higher,
The cloths that hang on him are turning to rags;
And his money still wastes till he starves or he
begs.
I made him a visit, still hoping to find
That he took better care for improving his mind:
He told me his dreams, talked of eating and
drinking;
But scarce reads his Bible, and never loves
thinking.
Said I then to my heart, “Here is a lesson for me.”
This man’s but a picture of what I might be:
But thanks to my friends for their care in my
breeding,
Who taught me bedtimes to love working and reading.
Q2.1 On the basis of your reading of the poem,
complete the following statements :-
(a) The
sluggard protests against _________
(b) The
figure of speech used in stanza one is _________
(c) The
sluggard longs for ____________
(d) In
his walking hours, the sluggard ___________
(e) The
sluggard is a poor housekeeper because he _________
(f) The
poet visited him to __________
(g) All
that the sluggard did was __________
(h) The
poet expresses his gratitude to his pals for____________
Q2.2
Select the antonym for SLUMBER
a) Quietude b) wakefulness c)sleeplessness d)insomnia
Q2.3
Select the synonym of SCARCE
a) Hard b)lack c)enough d)adequate
Section B- Writing
Q3
Write a composition on any of the following topic :- (Word limit 200 words)
(a) The
autobiography of a horse
(b) Save
the Planet
(c) Skill
development is more important than academic development.
Q4 Write a story that ends with the line :
“That day I learnt that one should not
judge a book by its cover”
Section C- Grammar
Q5
Rewrite the sentence as directed in brackets, without changing the meaning
of the sentence,
(a) It
is better to lend than borrow. (change to positive degree)
(b) If
you do not work hard you will fail. ( change to affirmative sentence)
(c) Who
can be expected to do wrong to his parents. (change to assertive sentence )
(d) He
is too fast not to catch up with you any moment. (Rewrite removing adverb
‘too’)
(e) She
cares for her duty. (replace the underlined verb with adverb)
Q6
Change the speech from active to passive and vice versa :-
(a) My
friend said to me “Has your father returned from Mumbai? “
(b) He
greeted his friend and asked him how he was?
(c) Let
us read the story
(d) She
asked them to hurry up.
(e) The
thief pleaded, “Please let me go”
(f) Large
crowds thronged the road.
(g) Inflation
alarmed the poor man.
(h) I
said to him, “let us go out for a run”
(i) The
material feels thin.
(j) People
lined the road.
Q7
Give antonyms of the capitalized words:
(a) Kavitha
has a GENIAL personality.
(b) Ruchi
is allergic to peanuts.
(c) The
outgoing President has a number of TIMID followers.
(d) Rekha
gave a very VAGUE answer.
(e) Rajnikanth,
despite being born in SQUALID
surroundings, rose to stardom.
Q8
Give synonyms of the capitalized words:
(a) There
is a DEARTH of resources in that country.
(b) China
has exhibited TREMENDOUS growth.
(c) Mukul’s
CANDID confession of his crime earned him relief.
(d) The
journey to Leh is quite TEDIOUS.
(e) Ankit
was FAMISHED after the hockey match.
Q9
Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs:-
(a) He
believed that he has the right to _______(relax) while others work hard.
(b) He
______(stopped) smoking to save money.
(c) I
_______ (met) my old friend in the market yesterday.
(d) He
is ________ (suitable) for an administrative career.
(e) He
agreed to help but _______ ( withdrew) at the moment.
Q10
Give one word for the following phrases:
(a) The
concluding part of a drama or a play. _______
(b) A
person who prejudice religious views. ___________
(c) A
pen name used by an author. ________
(d) An
author or writer who writes copies from other books. ________
(e) A
song designed to put babies to sleep. _________
(f) A
remedy for all diseases. _________
(g) A
person with a large appetite.________
Q11
Provide the following words with the parts of speech given in the bracket:
(a) Moon + ________ (noun)
(b) Over
+ ________ (verb)
(c) Noble + ________ (noun)
(d) Under
+ ________ (noun)
(e) Fore +
________ (noun)
Q12
Rearrange the words given below to make a meaningful sentence :-
(a) heart/leaps/when/i/my/a/rainbow/behold/in/sky/the
(b) too/long/unwelcome/when/he/a/guest/stays/is
(c) bird/in/the/the/world/largest/
at/can’t/fly/all
(d) are/impossible/ostriches/so/big/it/that/them/is/for/fly/to
(e) to/eat/we/must/to/live/eat/not/live/to.
Q13
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answers from bracket given:-
(a) We
stayed ________ (in/at) Mumbai for five years.
(b) He
boasted ________ (about/of) his accomplishments.
(c) Everyone
laughed ______ (at/on) him.
(d) I
shall do the task ______ (with/for) pleasure.
(e) It’s
five o’ clock______ (in/by) my watch.
Q14
Given below are idioms in capital letters, give a correct meaning for it.
(a) Brijesh
TOOK HIM TO TASK for sleeping in class.
(b) Michael
Jackson, the singer due to his bad throat was NOT IN VOICE.
(c) Richie
could TURN HIS HAND TO anything.
(d) After
her defeat, Nikita had to EAT HUMBLE PIE.
(e) Ishita
stood by him through THICK AND THIN.
(f) The
attempts to suppress the agitation of the workers only ADDED FUEL TO THE FIRE
(g) Lament
was Shelley’s SWAN SONG.
Q15
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct options.
On
the banks of a flowing river was a peepal tree. (a)_______[into/at/on/over] the
tree was the nest of a happy (b)________[but/or/also/and] friendly dove. It was
afternoon and the dove (c)________ [jumped/jumping/jump/is jumping] from one
branch to the other, flapping its wings and chirping (d) _________
[on/away/over/in] merrily.
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