AFCAT English Comprehension 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Read the passage and answer: 'Discipline is the backbone of the armed forces. Without it, even the most talented soldiers would fail to achieve collective goals. It fosters unity and ensures that every individual acts in alignment with the mission.' What is the central theme of the passage?
- Individual talent is the key to military success
- Discipline is essential for collective military effectiveness (Correct answer)
- Mission planning is more important than discipline
- Unity can be achieved without strict rules
Correct answer: Discipline is essential for collective military effectiveness
The passage consistently emphasizes that discipline enables unity and mission-aligned behavior in the armed forces.
Question 2: Choose the correctly spelled word:
- Accomodate
- Accommodate (Correct answer)
- Acommodate
- Acomodate
Correct answer: Accommodate
'Accommodate' is the correct spelling, with double 'c' and double 'm.'
Question 3: Select the word that best fills the blank: The cadet's ______ performance in the simulation earned him a commendation. (A) mediocre (B) exemplary (C) dismal (D) average
- mediocre
- exemplary (Correct answer)
- dismal
- average
Correct answer: exemplary
'Exemplary' means outstanding or serving as a model, which fits the context of earning a commendation.
Question 4: Identify the figure of speech in: 'The jet screamed across the sky.'
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification (Correct answer)
- Hyperbole
Correct answer: Personification
Attributing the human action of 'screaming' to a jet is personification, giving human qualities to a non-human entity.
Question 5: Choose the sentence that uses the passive voice correctly:
- The mission was accomplished by the team. (Correct answer)
- The team has accomplish the mission.
- The mission accomplished by the team.
- The team accomplishes the mission was.
Correct answer: The mission was accomplished by the team.
Option A correctly uses passive voice with 'was accomplished by,' where the object of the action is the subject.
Question 6: The phrase 'a bone of contention' means:
- A symbol of peace
- A subject of ongoing dispute (Correct answer)
- A valuable reward
- A difficult training exercise
Correct answer: A subject of ongoing dispute
'A bone of contention' is an idiom for a matter that causes disagreement or dispute between parties.
Question 7: Spot the error: 'Each of the fighter pilots have undergone rigorous training before their first solo flight.'
- Each of the fighter pilots
- have undergone (Correct answer)
- rigorous training
- before their first solo flight
Correct answer: have undergone
'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires a singular verb; 'have' should be 'has.'
AFCAT English Comprehension 4
Read the passage and answer: 'Discipline is the backbone of the armed forces.
Without it, even the most talented soldiers would fail to achieve collective goals.
It fosters unity and ensures that every individual acts in alignment with the mission.'
What is the central theme of the passage?