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)

  1. EXPLORE

A)SearchB) IdentifyC) Define

D) DiscoverE) ExperienceF) None

  1. RETRIEVE

A)RecoverB) ResponseC) React

D) RetortE) Reposef) None

  1. DECREASE

A)ReduceB) ReceedC) Lost

D) ExpandE) EnlargeF) None

  1. REST

A)RelaxB) DriveC) Stress

D) JoinE) CraveF) None

  1. NOISE

a)SeedB) SoundC) Silence

b)StoreE) StareF) None

  1. HOLY

A)JoyB) ColorC) Pious

D) PeaceE) GreatF) none

  1. CONNECT

A)ContractB) CoverC) Combine

D) ContactE) CreateF) None

  1. ACHIEVE

A)AttainB) AccomplishC) Adore

D) AttireE) ActD) None

  1. DECORATE

A)ElaborateB) GrowC) Dress

D) DeriveE) GlossF) None

  1. 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