ASO 2012 - Main Paper 1

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective from the options given below:

Chennai is ____________ from Delhi than Calcutta.

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom underlined in the following sentence.

Meena is not highly qualified but she has the gift of the gab.

Choose the correct alternative to change the voice.

People have seen wolves in the streets. 

Identify the correct meaning of the phrase underlined in the following sentence. 

The miners are coming out again next week.

Choose the correct alternative where, the following sentence is rewritten using "it":

To live without air is impossible. 

Choose the word which is a synonym to the underlined word.

The perpetual noise made it impossible for them to concentrate on the problems.

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition from the options given below: 

They shall finish the construction  __________ a week.

Two homonyms are underlined in the following sentences which may be either mis
spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Read the sentences and state whether they are correct or otherwise. 

a. Painting is done on canvass. 

b. He was canvasing for votes. 

Choose the correct option where in the following sentence is rewritten using 'too': 

It is very cold we cannot go out. 

Complete the following sentence choosing the correct alternative.

Allegory means _________ .

Rewrite the sentence using 'no sooner ..... than': 

As soon as he reached the station, the train whistled off.

Which statement is correct? 

A. He has a flair for music.   

B. The matter got flared up.

Change the following sentence into interrogative sentence :

A dog cannot change its nature. 

Identify the correct indirect narration of the following sentence : 

"What shall I say, mother ?" she said. 

Fill in the blank choosing the correct option: 

_______ science is a good servant, it is a bad master.

Which statement is correct? 

A. I spent the holidays with my family members. 

B. I spent the holidays with my family. 

C. I spent the holidays with the members of my family.

Fill in the blank with the correct option: 

In ancient times, the earth was considered to be _________ .

Choose the correct sequence of the following parts which are labelled ABCDE SO
as to produce a meaningful and correct sentence. 

1. at about five - (A)

2. in the morning -- (B)

3. would reach – (C)

4. the train - (D) 

5. Deoli – (E)

Fill in the blank with the correct option: 

That which is not likely to happen is called

Choose the correct antonym for the following word:

'Frugal'