FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2012
ENGLISH (PRECIS &ComPosmoN)
1:1 Choose the word that is nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters. Synonyms
| 1. | BREACH | |||
| (a) Secret | (b) Reinforcement | (c) Difficulty | (d) Opening | |
| 2. | GELID | |||
| (a) Hot | (b) Soft | (c) Icy cold | (d) Hard | |
| 3. | OPULENT | |||
| (a) Corrupt | (b) Poor | (c) Proud | (d) Luxuriant | |
| 4. | VERISIMILITUDE | |||
| (a) Large number | (b) Variety | (c) Shades of colours | (d) Being true | |
| 5. | IOTA | |||
| (a) Agreement | (b) Coin | (c) Column | (d) Small amount |
- Choose the word that is nearly most opposite in meaning to the Capitalized (Do only Five) Extra attempt of any Part of the question shall not be considered.
| 6. | DESPISE | |||
| (a) Abhor | (b) Disdain | (c) Demolish | (d) Admire | |
| 7. | LACKEY | |||
| (a) Strange | (b) Poor | (c) Master | (d) Ignorant | |
| 8. | EGRESS | |||
| (a) Decline | (b) Entrance | (c) Rude | (d) Angry | |
| 9. | AMALGAMATE | |||
| (a) Punish | (b) Study | (c) Separate | (d) Reduce | |
| 10. | INSIPID | |||
| (a) Silly | (b) Tasty | (c) Active | (d) Thin |
- Correct the following sentences:
(a) A ten-feet long snake made people run here and there.
(13! We are going to the concert, and so they are.
(c) Enclosed with this letter was a signed affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our mail office.
- Fear from God.
- Pakistan has and will support the Kashmiris.
- He has come yesterday.
- Arshad’s downfall was due to nothing else than pride.
- Do not avoid-to consult a doctor.
Solution:
- A ten-foot long snake made people run here and there.
- We are going to the concert, and so are they.
- Enclosed with this letter were a signed Affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main
- Fear God.
- Pakistan had been and will be supporting the Kashmiris.
- He came yesterday.
- Arshad’s downfall was due to nothing else but pride.
- Do not avoid consulting a doctor.
❑ Use the following idioms in sentences to make their meaning clear:
| 1. | Wool gathering | 2. | Under the harrow |
| 3. | Cold comfort | 4. | A gold digger |
| 5. | Walk with God | 6. | On the thin ice |
| 7. | A queer fish | 8. | Unearthly hour |
- Wool-gathering
Meaning: To be daydreaming; not concentrating.
Use in sentence: Sarah was gathering wool most of the day, dreaming about that she had a really big house.
- Under the harrow
Meaning: in distress, upset, troubled
Use in sentence: Asjad has lost his job and is under the harrow nowadays.
- Cold comfort
Meaning: Slight consolation or encouragement
Use in sentence: She knows there are others worse off than her, but that’s cold comfort.
- A gold digger
Meaning: A woman who associates with or marries a man chiefly for material gain
Use in sentence: I’m not saying she’s a gold digger, but how come all her friends have been rich?
- Walk with God –
Meaning: to live in obedience to His commands, and have communion with Him
Use in sentence: The Saints like Data Ali Hajvery walk with God as they whole of their lives. . they obeyed His commands.
- On the thin ice
Meaning: In a risky situation, endangered
Use in sentence: If you don’t want to find yourself on thin ice, you must be sure of your facts.
- A queer fish
Meaning: strange and unusual
Use in sentence: Some of the characters described as “queer fish” in old novels are called “weird” these days.
- Unearthly hour —
Meaning: Absurdly early or inconvenient
Use in sentence: We got up at an unearthly hour this morning so we could go camping.