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J&K Bank Banking Associate · English Language · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 38 Easy, 37 Medium, 3 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Arrange in a logical order: P: The reporter reached the spot of the accident. Q: He spoke to the people who had seen it. R: The story was printed in the next morning's paper. S: He wrote the report in the office.

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Answer: B. Reach, interview, write, publish.

Sample Easy question 2

Arrange in a logical order: P: He selected the date and the seats. Q: He paid the amount online. R: Ishaan opened the booking website. S: The ticket was sent to his phone.

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Answer: B. Open, select, pay, receive.

Sample Easy question 3

Arrange in a logical order: P: The teachers counted everyone present. Q: They lined up in the playground. R: The alarm rang loudly in the school. S: The students left their classrooms quietly.

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Answer: A. Alarm, leave, line up, count.

Sample Medium question 4

Arrange in a logical order: P: He decided to plant a garden. Q: He bought seeds and tools. R: Within weeks, flowers bloomed. S: He noticed his yard was empty.

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Answer: B. He first notices the empty yard (S), decides to plant (P), buys supplies (Q), then flowers bloom (R).

Sample Medium question 5

Arrange in a logical order: P: Consequently, prices of vegetables rose sharply. Q: Heavy rains damaged crops across the region. R: Farmers reported significant losses. S: The government stepped in with subsidies.

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Answer: D. The rains (Q) cause crop damage and farmer losses (R), leading to price rises (P), prompting government action (S).

Sample Medium question 6

Arrange in a logical order: P: He trained rigorously every day. Q: He dreamed of winning an Olympic medal. R: His hard work paid off at the final event. S: He won the gold medal.

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Answer: A. The dream (Q) motivates the training (P), which pays off (R), resulting in the win (S).

Sample Hard question 7

Arrange in a logical order: P: They treat a plan as a guide, not a rule. Q: Yet real situations rarely follow the script. R: The idea of a perfect plan is attractive. S: Successful people therefore plan and stay flexible.

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Answer: B. 'Yet' contrasts the first sentence; 'therefore' draws the conclusion; the last sentence explains it.

Sample Hard question 8

Arrange in a logical order: P: Memory is often compared to a recording device. Q: That is why two witnesses can recall the same event differently. R: Small details get altered in the retelling. S: In fact, it works more like a story that is rebuilt each time.

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Answer: A. A common belief, its correction, the mechanism, and the consequence ('That is why').

Sample Hard question 9

Arrange in a logical order: P: It also shapes the way a community thinks. Q: Language is not merely a tool for communication. R: This is why efforts to preserve languages matter. S: When a language disappears, a whole worldview is lost.

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Answer: D. The claim, its extension, the consequence, and the conclusion ('This is why').

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