Direction(1-10):- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
The interviewer at a company is looking for very specific details …(1)… my situation. Actually, they may not even be interested in my …(2)… situation at all. What they are interested in is what I did in that situation. They don’t care if a conflict happened at work, in the college, or in a family. What they want to know is what I …(3)… and said in that situation and how I …(4)… change to get to these answers, they will interrupt me and ask very specific questions. If I am circuit locating the things, I will likely be interrupted before I even get to what I did in a situation.
The best way to make sure I get the …(5)… of my story in the interviewer’s head .Then take my …(6)… and try to make it strong sentences that describe the situation, what I did, and how it made a difference. The interviewer will then …(7)… …(8)… into one aspect of what I mentioned and I can give them as much detail as they ask for at that point. This technique ensures that I get the highlights …(9)… and also shows some …(10)… thinking.
1.
1) regarding
2) referring
3) relating
4) touching
5) adverse
2.
1) general
2) normal
3) imprecise
4) particular
5) regular
3.
1) neglect
2) thought
3) disdain
4) belief
5) lead
4.
1) kept
2) allured
3) influenced
4) convinced
5) stabilize
5.
1) abstract
2) top
3) structure
4) support
5) key points
6.
1) rambling
2) sprawling
3) diffuse
4) narrative
5) prolix
7.
1) probe
2) reply
3) answer
4) survey
5) audit
8.
1) narrow
2) deeper
3) restricted
4) quiet
5) trivial
9.
1) above
2) across
3) ahead
4) after
5) before
10.
1) illogical
2) cursory
3) structured
4) synthetically
5) chaotic
Answers
1. 1
2. 4
3. 2
4. 3
5. 5
6. 4
7. 1
8. 2
9. 2
10. 3