Worksheet on English Language and Comprehension

In the following sentence, one part of the sentence has an error. Find out that particular part and select the appropriate option. China for its part expressed confidence on / Ms. Lam and her government but said it would / not sit idly by if the unrest threatened / Chinese security and sovereignty / No Error

• China for its part expressed confidence on

• China for its part expressed confidence in

• China for its part expressed confidence at

• China for its part expressed confidence by

As per the given passage, how RISAT-2B satellite will image in the cloudy weather?

• With the help of its microwave radiation that can pass through cloud cover and dust easily.

• With the help of visible light that creates images.

With the help of electronic rays that creates image of an object.

• Only I

• Only II

• Only II and III

• Only I and II

What does the writer want to convey with the text given in italic – “the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has added another feather to its cap.”?

• ISRO has achieved another success.

• ISRO has changed its logo.

• ISRO has started a new organization.

• ISRO has lost a project.

ISRO has made an accomplishment that made nation proud on it. ISRO has become the apex space research institute of the world.

• Only I

• Only II

• Only II and III

• Only I and II

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given beside. With the successful pre-dawn launch of RISAT-2B satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has added another feather to its cap. The satellite will enhance India's capability in crop monitoring during the monsoon season, forestry mapping for forest fires and deforestation, and flood mapping as part of the national disaster management programme. Given that overcast skies are a constant during the monsoon season and during times of flood, the ability to penetrate the cloud cover is essential. While optical remote sensing that relies on visible light for imaging gets obstructed by clouds, RISAT-2B will not. Much like the RISAT-1 satellite that was launched by ISRO in April 2012, RISAT-2B will also use microwave radiation. Unlike visible light, microwaves have longer wavelengths and so will not be susceptible to atmospheric scattering. Microwave radiation can thus easily pass through the cloud cover, haze and dust, and image the ground. Hence, RISAT-2B satellite will be able to image under almost all weather and environmental conditions. Since it does not rely on visible light for imaging, it will be able to image the ground during both day and night. The satellite does not have passive microwave sensors that detect the radiation naturally emitted by the atmosphere or reflected by objects on the ground. Instead, RISAT-2B will be transmitting hundreds of microwave pulses each second towards the ground and receiving the signals reflected by the objects using radar. The moisture and texture of the object will determine the strength of the microwave signal that gets reflected. While the strength of the reflected signal will help determine different targets, the time between the transmitted and reflected signals will help determine the distance to the object.

• A. Enlarge

• B. Pinch

Mark the option which is closest in meaning to the word given below. COHERENCE

• Fighting

• Unity

• Companionship

• Slowness

Mark the option containing the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word given below. Roger is a consummate player who earned over nine million dollars in the tournament last year.

• Incompetent

• Best

• Slow

• Professional

Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence. The match was expected to be won by India as the players were very active on the field.

• The India was expected to win the match

• The match was being expected to be won by the India

• It is being expected by the India to win the match

• India was expected to win the match

You’ve got a whole week to yourself and you can read to your heart’s contents.

• You’ve got a

• whole week to

• yourself and you can

• read to your heart’s contents