Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

A gentle song sung to put a child to sleep.

There are three main groups of oils-animal, vegetable and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come from whales, creatures of the sea, which are the largest of the animals remaining in the world. To protect the whales from the cold of the Artic seas, nature has provided them with a thick covering of fat, called blubber. When the whale is killed, the blubber is stripped off and boiled down. It produces a great quantity of oil which can be made into food for human consumption. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so much as the whale. The livers of the cod and halibut, two kinds of fish, yield nourishing oil. Both cod liver oil and halibut oil are given to sick children and other invalids who need certain vitamins.. 
Vegetable oil has been known from very old times. No household can get on without it, for it is used in cooking. Perfumes may be made from the oils of certain flowers. Soaps are made from eatable and animal products and the oils of certain flowers. 

The…….of fish yields nourishing oil.

He said, “I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty." 

Direction: Use the verbs given in brackets either in Active or Passive according to sense of the given sentence.
The student………..at the moment. (punish)

Directions: 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.

The minister was ______________ by the authorities for not paying the taxes.
(A) Hounded
(B) Moved
(C) Pursued

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A sound that cannot be heard

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

He had already sent me message (A) / that his arrival (B) / was scheduled for Thursday (C) / No error (D)

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

She ____ a new dress last week.