Name of the Organisation : Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Exam : SSSIHL Admissions Test Question Paper
Degree : Undergraduate Programme
Subject : Special English
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Sample Questions
Questions: 40
Time : 40 Minutes
Max. Marks 40 x 1 : 40
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow :
Where Monsters Can Grow
Beware of the monsters
Who dwell in the mind,
Who grow in the shelter
Of shadows they find.
Beware of the demons
Who hide from the light,
Who only survive
When our spirits lose sight.
Those creatures can thrive
Where our knowledge is low;
They fill in the spaces
Of what we don’t know.
Beware of the monsters
That cause us to hate,
To strike out in anger
When we can’t relate.
For ignorance darkens
The mind and the heart,
And helps all our monsters
To tear us apart.
But learning and thinking
Will strengthen us so
We won’t be the places
Where monsters can grow.
1) According to the poem, where can monsters grow?
A) on other planets
B) in dark ocean caves
C) in the shadows
D) in our minds
E) in the light
2) The monsters mentioned in the poem are:
A) demons
B) vices
C) shadows
D) spirits
E) ignorance
3) What helps these monsters grow?
A) darkness
B) evil
C) ignorance
D) anger
E) mind
4) What can prevent the monsters from growing?
A) learning
B) bravery
C) weapons
D) hating
E) strength
5) The author compares ignorance to darkness, and __________ to light.
A) the sun
B) laughter
C) morals
D) knowledge
E) shadows
6) The poem is written in:
A) paragraphs
B) couplets
C) tercets
D) stanzas
E) sections
7) The central idea of the poem is that:
A) demons survive in darkness
B) ignorance breeds vices
C) monsters can tear apart humans
D) anger leads to hatred
E) knowledge is power
8) “Those creatures” represent:
A) monsters who dwell in the mind
B) demons who live in darkness
C) the ignorance in man’s mind
D) the strength in man’s thinking
E) the creatures who thrive on knowledge
9) ‘shelter of shadows’ is an example of:
A) simile
B) alliteration
C) end rhyme
D) assonance
E) rhythm
10) The poem is written in the:
A) third person omniscient
B) second person
C) first person
D) third person subjective
E) third person objective
Pick the right meaning of the idiom underlined in the sentence :
11) His new novel sold like hot cakes.
A) sold at a high price
B) sold very fast
C) sold very slowly
D) sold very badly
E) sold very cheaply
12) He moved heaven and earth to get his son a good job.
A) wasted a lot of time
B) pleaded a lot
C) tried good and bad means
D) went up and down
E) tried hard
13) The teacher’s advice to the boy fell flat.
A) was followed well
B) was useful
C) was ineffective
D) was heeded to
E) was thrown away
14) I hesitated to break the news of her son’s death to her.
A) to disclose
B) to broadcast
C) to announce
D) to discuss
E ) to twist
15) She was considered a black sheep by all her acquaintances.
A) stubborn
B) gentle
C) unprincipled
D) unfair
E) unfriendly
Complete the given proverbs choosing the right word / phrase from those given:
16) Birds of the same _______ flock together.
A) kind
B) family
C) feather
D) beaks
E) wings
17) All’s well that ______ well.
A) ends
B) begins
C) shows
D) goes
E) profits
18) Blood is ______ than water.
A) better
B) thicker
C) sweeter
D) thinner
E) redder
19) Every cloud has a______ lining.
A) beautiful
B) curved
C) straight
D) golden
E) silver
20) _____________is the mother of invention.
A) Intelligence
B) Genius
C) Necessity
D) Greed
E) Information