Directions (1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. Britain has always had something of a reputation as home to the world's favourite secret agents and now their popularity in books and films has increased with the action comedy from Universal Pictures. “Johnny English” stars one of Britain's most popular comedians, Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) in the title role as an incompetent MI7 operative. He is “the agent even the Secret Service keep secret”, to quote the film's trailer. VisitBritain (formerly called British Tourist Authority) – aware of the pulling power of film through its popular Movie Map website and recent promotion of Harry Potter and ‘Magical Britain' – is now using Johnny English to entice visitors. Rather than simply suggesting they visit the locations – filmgoers will recognise many landmarks, mainly in London but also outside the capital – VisitBritain is also persuading visitors to become agents themselves. Their mission: to explore Britain, discover its traditions, gadgets and indulgences – and take on some action packed challenges! For example, adventurous types could see the countryside from a parachute go skiing across some of Scotland's mountainous landscapes or try water-skiing, canoeing and kayaking in England's beautiful Lake District. Those with fantasies about becoming a secret agent may feel their dreams coming true at places such as Silverstone, the Grand Prix motor-race track near Northampton, 60 miles north-west of London, where you can power around the track in a classic sports car without any speed limit worries. Or at romantic locations such as the ‘hidden' Italianate village of Portmeirion on the North Wales coast. Built by an eccentric architect, Sir Clough Williams- Ellis, it has often been used as a mysterious film and TV set by camera crews. Britain – for long a shopper's dream destination, where shopping malls are open seven days a week -- even has an appropriate chain of stores called Gadget Shops. Found in many towns and cities, they offer some surprising gifts of interest to amateur agents: from spyscopes and spycams to a £225 working model helicopter. For those interested in getting as close as possible to the world of secret agents, there are other things to see. Among its collection of aircraft, armoured vehicles and guns, London's Imperial War Museum has a permanent “Secret War” exhibition, which studies the factual world of espionage. 'Johnny English' director Peter Howitt, who also made the romantic comedy 'Sliding Doors', chose an impressive list of locations in which to shoot Atkinson and his co-stars, Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia and John Malkovich (who plays the arch-villain Pascal Sauvage). In London, viewers see the Tower of London, from where the priceless Crown Jewels are stolen; 10 Downing Street, home of the Prime Minister; Buckingham Palace (the Queen has been forced to abdicate!); Canary Wharf Tower, Europe's highest building; ornateBrompton Cemetery – and more. Among the rural locations in the film is Hughenden Manor in the Chiltern Hills – home of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli from 1847-1881 – and one of many historic places open to the public courtesy of conservation charity the National Trust. Britain boasts a wide range of locations – from heritage attractions and contemporary buildings to haunting moors and rugged hillsides – that have been used for exterior and interior shots in hundreds of films, making it a popular choice for directors from around the world and showcasing it to millions of potential visitors. Q1. What is/ are the endeavor(s) of Britain to attract tourists? (a) Promotion of their movies showcasing their heritage through websites. (b) Making tourists aware of their heritage and culture through their websites and books. (c) Promoting their culture and buildings through secret agents. (d) Organising events for tourists making them familiar of Britain’s traditions, gadgets and indulgences. (e) All of these Q2. What does the author mean by the sentence “ VisitBritain is also persuading visitors to become agents themselves.” (a) Britain wants to attract tourists from different countries through secret agents as in their movies. (b) Britain wants the visitors to act in their movies as secret agents. (c) Visitbritain, the british tourist authority is working towards developing their nation as agents to entice visitors. (d) Tourists according to their interests can themselves explore Britain. (e) None of these. Q3. Which of the following is the appropriate title of the passage? (a) Britain's craziest secret agent (b) Adventure trip in Britain (c) Visitbritain: Britain tourist authority (d) Exploring Britain’s traditions, culture and indulgences (e) Johnny English : the way to entice tourists Q4. According to the passage, what is/are there for secret agents lovers in Britain? (I) London's Imperial War Museum. (II) Italianate village of Portmeirion on the North Wales coast (III) Silverstone, the Grand Prix motor-race track near Northampton, (a) Only (I) (b) Only (II) (c) Both (I) and (II) (d) both (II) and (III) (e) All are correct Q5. According to the passage what makes Britain a popular choice for directing a movie? (a) Wide range of locations. (b) As the heritage and buildings of Britain can be used in their movies (c) As Britain provides less accommodation charges as compared to other countries. (d) Both (a) and (b) (e) All of the above Q6. What is the tone of author in context of the passage? (a) Critical (b) Analytical (c) Descriptive (d) Skeptical (e) Satirical Directions (7-8): Choose the word/group of words which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage. Q7. Boasts (a) denigrate (b) Duress (c) brag (d) ebullient (e) clamor Q8. Persuading (a) admonish (b) cajole (c) accretion (d) skeptical (e) candid Directions (9-10): Choose the word/group of words which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage. Q9. Incompetent (a) accost (b) munificent (c) agile (d) rife (e) adroit Q10. Entice (a) Intriguing (b) nauseate (c) Inveigle (d) beguile (e) Induce Solution1: A Refer to the last few lines of first paragraph of the passage. “VisitBritain, aware of the pulling power of film through its popular Movie Map website and recent promotion of Harry Potter and ‘Magical Britain' – is now using Johnny English to entice visitors.” Solution2: D “Tourists according to their interests can themselves explore Britain” is the correct explanation in context of the passage. Solution3: A “Britain's craziest secret agent” is the appropriate title as the passage revolves around the theme of enticing tourists through their movies that showcase their heritage and hence work as secret agents. Solution4: E Refer the third and fifth paragraph of the passage. Solution5: D Refer the last paragraph of the passage. In the last few lines of the paragraph it is mentioned that Britain boasts a wide range of locations – from heritage attractions and contemporary buildings to haunting moors and rugged hillsides. Solution6: C The author is giving the brief description of Britain and its ways to attract tourists. Solution7: C Boasts means talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. Hence it has same meaning as brag. Clamor means utter or proclaim insistently and noisily. Denigrate means charge falsely or with malicious intent. Ebullient means joyously unrestrained. Duress means compulsory force or threat. Solution8: B Persuading means induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. Hence it has same meaning as cajole. Accretion means an increase by natural growth or addition. Admonish means scold or reprimand. Solution9: E Incompetent means not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully. Hence it has opposite meaning as adroit. Accost means approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently. Solution10. B Entice means attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage. Nauseate which means to fill (someone) with disgust is the word most opposite in meaning. Direction (11-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) Q11. Neither the size (a) / nor the colour (b) / of the trousers (c) / were right. (d) / No Error (e) Solution11: D ‘was’ will be used in place of ‘were’ as the subject of the sentence ‘the colour’ is singular. Q12. Everyone of (a) / the officials present here (b) / has given a day’s pay (c) / as their contribution to the fund. (d) / No Error. (e) Solution12: D Use ‘his’ in place of ‘their’ as after ‘everyone, everybody, anyone, anybody’, ‘his’ is used as possessive form. Ex. Everybody should do his duty. Q13. The gentleman (a) / together with his (b) / wife and daughter (c) / were drowned. (d) / No Error (e) Solution13: D Use ‘was’ in place of ‘were’ because if two subjects get connected ‘with, along with, together with’, then verb is used according to the subject close to it. Q14. He had looked upon me (a) / level-eyed for (b) / a few moments (c) / before he spoke. (d) / No Error (e) Solution14: A ‘at’ is the correct use in place of ‘upon’ as ‘look at’ means to glance or gaze in a manner specified. Q15. The bus was (a) / hired by (b) / the ladies (c) / for its picnic. (d) / No Error (e) Solution15: D ‘a’ will be used in place of ‘its’. Directions (16–20): Which of the phase (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and 'No correction is required' mark (5) as the answer.