IBPS PO PRE MOCK TEST

In each of the questions given below five words are given in bold. These five
words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with
the correct combination of words that should interchange with each other in order to make the
sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that
replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it then select option (e) as your choice.

Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Some words
are highlighted to help you answer some of the questions.
A golden age for Western schools in China may be coming to an end in the face of a new government
clampdown. China has been a happy hunting ground for Western schools in recent years, as a burgeoning
middle class looks to equip their children with the qualifications to get into a Western university, as well
as the skills to join a global workforce. The last five years has seen a 64% increase in the number of students
enrolled in international schools in China, which now account for 372,000 children in 857 schools.
But from next year, schools will have to select their students via a lottery, rather than being able to pick
and choose from among the applicants. The crackdown has been prompted by fears that foreign-owned
schools are poaching the brightest children, according to Richard Gaskell, director of international
education analysts ISC Research. The move follows changes introduced last years requiring international
schools to teach the Chinese curriculum alongside other national programs.
There is a backlash against the rapid increase in international schools in China, where it’s perceived that
they have been simply creaming off the best students. International schools should put expansion plans on
hold until the full effect of the changes becomes apparent next spring, he told the Headmasters’ and
Headmistresses’ Conference of leading fee-paying schools in the U.K.
The international schools market has exploded in China in recent years, after the authorities relaxed
regulations Chinese children attending foreign-owned schools. Until then, international schools almost
entirely served the children of foreign nationals, but opening them up to Chinese children revealed a
massive and previously untapped demand.
For the growing Chinese middle class, the schools provided a more reliable route that Chinese national
schools for getting into highly-regarded universities in the West, particularly those in the U.S. and U.K.
These students, in turn, represent a lucrative source of income, for both the schools themselves and for
Western universities. The annual fee for a leading international school is around 280,000 yuan, or $39,000.
China is the largest source of international students at U.K. universities, _________________ for more than one
in five at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Some of the most prestigious private schools have sought
to capitalise on their brand by opening branches in China in recent years. A record 14 British international
schools have opened or are due to open in China this year, including outposts of the King’s School,
Canterbury, and Shrewsbury School, which counts Charles Darwin among its alumni.
But despite the increased scrutiny, there are still opportunities for international schools to open in China,
given the "massive demand" among Chinese families. There is a deep desire amongst the wealthy, middle
class and young Chinese parents for a Western style of education. Parents want an international education
but also want their children to retain their culture and identity, he added, as well as excellent exam results
and "places at the top universities."

In the following question a sentence is given following with three words. Choose
among the following words which reflect its meaning in the sentence correctly.

In the following questions each sentence is divided in five parts. Read each
sentence to find out if there is any error in any of the parts . 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)

In the following questions five sentences are given with a phrase highlighted.
These phrases may or may not be correct. Following the sentences are four phrases, from which
one phrase will replace the incorrect phrase. The number of that correct phrase will be your
answer. If the phrase is correct then option (e) i.e. “No replacement required” will be your answer.

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of
which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

For decades, there has been evidence that classroom techniques designed to get students to ______________
(1) in the learning process produces better educational outcomes at virtually all levels.
And a new Harvard study suggests it may be important to let students know it.
The study shows that, though students felt as if they learned more through _____________(2) lectures, they
actually learned more when taking part in classrooms that employed so-called active-learning strategies.
Lead author Louis Deslauriers, the director of science teaching and learning and senior physics preceptor,
knew that students would learn more from active learning. But many students and faculty remained
hesitant to switch to it.
“Often, students seemed genuinely to prefer smooth-as-silk traditional lectures,” Deslauriers said. “We
wanted to take them at their word. Perhaps they actually felt like they learned more from lectures than
they did from ____________ (3) learning.”
The question of whether students’ perceptions of their learning ____________ (4) with how well they’re
actually learning is particularly important, Deslauriers said, because while students eventually see the
value of active learning, initially it can feel ________________ (5).
“Deep learning is hard work. The effort involved in active learning can be misinterpreted as a sign of poor
learning,” he said. “On the other hand, a superstar lecturer can explain things in such a way as to make
students feel like they are learning more than they actually are.”
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To understand that dichotomy, Deslauriers and his co-authors designed an experiment that would expose
students in an introductory physics class to both traditional lectures and active learning.
When the results were tallied, the authors found that students felt as if they learned more from the lectures,
but in fact scored higher on tests following the active learning sessions.
Ultimately, Deslauriers said, the study shows that it’s important to ensure that neither instructors nor
students are _____________ (6) into thinking that lectures are the best learning option. “Students might
give fabulous evaluations to an amazing lecturer based on this feeling of learning, even though their actual
learning isn’t optimal,” he said. “This could help to explain why study after study shows that student
evaluations seem to be completely uncorrelated with actual learning.”