ENTRANCE EXAM 2010
NAME OF STUDENT: / ______CONTACT ADDRESS: / ______
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COURSE APPLIED FOR: / ______
CONTACT NO.: / ______
E-MAIL ID: / ______
ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS?(10 MARKS EACH)
1. Which of these professions is closer to a designer’sprofession? Explain how and why?
A) CarpenterB) TeacherC) Goldsmith
D) DoctorE) CobblerF) Painter
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2. Whichof following products is the most user friendly design according to you and why?
A) StaplerB) cellphoneC) spoon
D) Computer mouseE) screw driverD) pen
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3. Describeyour favorite advertisement on TV? Why do like the advertisement?
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4. Which one of the issues mentioned below, would you like to contribute to in some way?
A) Save the girl childB) say no to plasticC) fight against terrorism
D) Grow more treesE) teach IndiaD) global warming
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RECOGNIZE THE LOGOS AND THE BRANDS ATTACHED TO THE LOGO?
ATTEMPT ANY 5.(10 MARKS)
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SELECT THE WORD OR PHRASE WHICH IS NEAREST IN THE MEANING TO THE WORD GIVEN IN THE OPTIONS. ATTEMPT ALL (20 MARKS)
- EXPLORE
A)SearchB) IdentifyC) Define
D) DiscoverE) ExperienceF) None
- RETRIEVE
A)RecoverB) ResponseC) React
D) RetortE) Reposef) None
- DECREASE
A)ReduceB) ReceedC) Lost
D) ExpandE) EnlargeF) None
- REST
A)RelaxB) DriveC) Stress
D) JoinE) CraveF) None
- NOISE
a)SeedB) SoundC) Silence
b)StoreE) StareF) None
- HOLY
A)JoyB) ColorC) Pious
D) PeaceE) GreatF) none
- CONNECT
A)ContractB) CoverC) Combine
D) ContactE) CreateF) None
- ACHIEVE
A)AttainB) AccomplishC) Adore
D) AttireE) ActD) None
- DECORATE
A)ElaborateB) GrowC) Dress
D) DeriveE) GlossF) None
- COSTLY
A)ElaborateB) GreatC) Giant
D) ExpensiveE) ExplicitF) None
1. DRAW A PEN AND A SPARROW IN CORRECT PROPORTION? (10 MARKS)
DRAW A SET OF SPOON, FOLK AND KNIFE IN CORRECT PROPORTION? (10 MARKS)
GIVE A BRIEF WRITE UP ON YOUR FAVOURITE FILM? (10 MARKS)
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English Language Test
Grammar
1The town ____ an important industrial centre in the 1950s
abecomes
bbecame
chas become
dwould become
2The decision ____ before we arrived at the meeting.
ahas been made
bwas making
chad been made
dhad made
3How long ____ you had this car?
adid
bdo
chave
dwere
4What time ____ they call you last night?
adid
bwere
chave
dhad
5He ____ about football which drives me mad!
aforever talk
bis forever talking
cwill forever be talking
dhas forever been talking
6She keeps ____ her things all around the place which is so annoying.
ato leave
bleaves
cleave
dleaving
7He ____ me to the first game when I was only 6.
aused to take
bwould take
ctook
dhas taken
8At first I ____ starting work so early but this has changed.
adidn't use to
bwouldn't
cdidn't have to
dwasn't used to
9My new PC, ____ I bought last week, has already broken down.
athat
bwhich
cwhose
d─
10I'd like to see the photos ____ you took on holiday.
awho
bwhose
cwhere
d─
Vocabulary Test
11I only paid ₤20 for this jacket! It was a real ____.
abuy
bprice
cbargain
dsale
12Jane is always poking her nose in other people's business. She's so ____!
ainquisitive
bobedient
cplayful
dunreliable
13As far as I'm ____, I do not support the new government.
amatter
breferred
caccording
dconcerned
14The firework____ was really amazing.
aexhibition
bdisplay
ccollection
dvision
15Her boss ____ her sack last week.
adid
bmade
ctook
dgave
16She doesn't ____ of my decision.
aagree
bapprove
caccept
dsupport
17During his stay in Indonesia he went ____ with malaria.
aup
boff
cdown
dover
18When the customs officers found some illegal goods hidden in the car, he was arrested for ____.
aassault
bmugging
chijacking
dsmuggling
19I can't move the sofa. Could you ____ me a hand with it, please?
agive
bget
ctake
dborrow
20I couldn't get in ____ with you all week! Where have you been?
acontact
bcall
ctouch
dtalk
Use the context to help you determine the meaning of each highlighted word.
1.Your cousin claimed to be latebecause the doors of his house were frozen shut. Even though I have my doubts, his explanation isplausible. It got really cold last night. I'll just have to take his word for it.
If a statement is plausible,______.
A. you must always believe it
b. you should never believe it
c. it's hard to understand because it makes no sense
d. it's believable enough to possibly be true
2. If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!
Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?
A. reduce
b. follow
c. behind
d. buy
3. No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed.
Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?
A. family
b. useful
c. dangerous
d. secret
4. Put this medicine on your arm and rub it into your skin until it's invisible. It will inhibit the infection's attempt to spread.
What does “inhibit” mean?
A. live in a certain place
b. block or slow down
c. itch or burn
d. help to do something important
5. Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. He was able to continue playing within seconds and had no trouble winning the match.
When you describe an event as “transient,” you are saying that ______.
A. it sounds like a train
b. it is quite harmful
c. it helps you win
d. it doesn't last long