Passage based Questions on English Language SMENQ033

Direction: In the following question (1-2), find the synonym of the given word?

1. Hound

a. Migrate
b. Beagle
c. Critic
d. Variable

Ans.:- (b.)

2. Barrier

a. Comfort
b. Justify
c. Prescribe
d. Embargo

Ans.: (d.)

3. Find out the word opposite in meaning of the given word?
Blindness

a. Confront
b. Contour
c. Vista
d. Outlook

Ans.: (c.)

Direction (Question 4- 8): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Job performance is ______ by a number of factors. Motivation alone does not lead to increased performance. Ability and technology moderates the relationship between motivation and performance. The higher the levels of ability and motivation the ______ the level of performance will be. However, increasing motivation beyond an ______ level tends to ______ a dysfunctional result because it is ______ by an increased level of anxiety.

4. Job performance is ______ by a number of factors. Motivation alone.

a. Affected
b. Effected
c. Influenced
d. Measured

Ans.:- (a.)

5. The higher the levels of ability and motivation the ______ the level of performance will be.

a. Higher
b. Smaller
c. Larger
d. Lower

Ans.:- (a.)

6. However, increasing motivation beyond an ______ level.

a. Increased
b. Certain
c. Desired
d. Optimal

Ans.:- (d.)

7. tends to ______ a dysfunctional result.

a. Introduce
b. Induce
c. Deduce
d. Produce

Ans.:- (d.)