Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) 2006 JT English University - exam paper

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24. c I decided to ‘throw my hat in the ring’ is the accurate choice . The accurate idiom in ‘a’ should be heartto-
heart, in ‘b’ it should be ‘fly-by-the-night’ and in (d) it should be ‘a bolt out of the blue’

25. b He preferred to spend his last few days in relative anonymity
choice (a) - I haled (hailed) a taxi to take me to the station
choice c – The officious communication about my announcement reached to me (should be –
reached me) today
choice d- You can’t never (should be – ever) get the pronunciation accurate
Directions: ques. 26 – 30, only 1 of the 4 choices is grammatically accurate. Identify that
accurate choice.


26. a. Seating arrangements influenced the type of interaction that takes place.
b. Seating arrangement’s influence the type of interaction that takes place.
c. Seating arrangements influence the type of interactions that take place.
d. Seating arrangements influences the type of interaction that take place.


27. a. Any organization, large or small, trades with many various people and companies.
b. Any organizations, large or small, trade with many various peoples and companies.
c. Any organization, large or small, trade with many various people and company.
d. Any organizations, large or small, trades with many various people and companies.


28. a. Using too much jargons during communication might obliterate main problem.
b. Using too much jargon during communication might obfuscate the main problem.
c. Using too may jargons during the communication might obdurate a main problem.
d. Using too much jargon’s during communication might obfuscate the main problems.


29. a. In the course of there journey, they were able to absolve a lot of local cultures.
b. In the coarse of their journey, they were able to absorb a lot of local culture.
c. In the course of their journey, they were able to observe a lot of local culture’s.
d. In the course of their journey, they were able to observe a lot of local culture.


30. a. Your advise does not seem to have had any affect.
b. Your advice does not seem to have had any effect.
c. Your advice do not seems to have had any effect.
d. Your advise does not seem to have had any affects.
26. c Since it is a general truth, it should not be in the past tense as in choice ‘a’

‘b’ unnecessarily uses the apostrophe and ‘d’ contains a subject – verb agreement fault.
The sentence should learn ‘Seating arrangements influence…’
27. a Any should follow with the singular ‘organization’ and the subject – verb agreement rules determine
that the accurate verb is ‘trades’

28. b The singular ‘Jargon’ is the accurate usage which should be used with the word ‘much’ not ‘many’ and
the accurate term is ‘to obfuscate (obscure) the main problem. Obdurate means inflexible and Obliterate
means to abolish

29. d ‘Coarse’ is the incorrect homophone. So is ‘there’ and choice (c ) unnecessarily uses the apostrophe.

30. b The right word is the noun ‘advice’ not the verb ‘advise’ and the subject –verb agreement rules
determine that it should follow with the singular ‘does’
Directions: ques. 31 – 35, select the word which is OPPOSITE in meaning to every of the
underlined words:

31. His description of the event was rather pejorative.
a. laudatory b. derogatory c. predictive d. abusive


32. Observing his agitation, we tried to propitiate the speaker.
a. provoke b. placate c. prohibit d. facilitate


33. Muskan’s ubiquitous smile helped to cheer us up in times of misery.
a. small b. rare c. common d. frequent


34. Evidence of his moral turpitude influenced the committee’s decision about his promotion.
a. courage b. baseness c. timidity d. honorableness


35. Efforts at managing differences have, till date, been more episodic than otherwise.
a. intermittent b. eventful c. continuous d. half-hearted


31. a Pejorative means belittling

32. a Propitiate means to appease

33. b Ubiquitous means omnipresent

34. d Turpitude means ‘vices’

35. c Episodic means occasional

Directions for ques. 36 to 40: Consist of 4 phrases every. 1 of the phrases (A, B, C or D) is
grammatically incorrect. Identify that incorrect phrase.

36. (a) However, the advantages of teamwork can be minimized / (b) and the benefits increased / (c) if
members (particularly those who lead them) / (d) is aware of the methods for improving performance
and making decisions.

37. (a) When assertion is used with the win-win approach, / (b) and with others who also uses the winwin
approach / (c) every party can consider the needs of the other and / (d) move towards a solution
that satisfies as many needs as possible.

38. (a) It is always / (b) been hard to change / (c) the Indian car buyer’s perception / (d) when it comes
to designs.

39. (a) In a conflict, speak in a pleasant way, / (b) send improper non-verbal messages to the other
person / (c) and match yours non-verbal behavior / (d) to the spoken message.

40. (a) To live, to love / (b) to serve, and / (c) also admiration are what / (d) I aspire for.

Earning:   Approval pending.