ASO 2018-19 · English Language · Questions 1–100
English section of the OPSC Recruitment of ASO written test (T.B. Code ASG-3/18, Series A; English and Odia in one 2-hour booklet, 0.25 negative marking). Questions are as printed; answers and explanations by EduSaint. 11 questions with no single clear answer have been left out, so this set has 89 questions.
What this paper tests
- Functional English: framing questions, polite requests, everyday expressions
- Tenses, wish and conditionals, reported speech and voice
- Prepositions (including a long passage fill), articles, determiners, agreement
- Idioms, phrasal verbs, vocabulary and word formation
- Punctuation and sentence ordering
- A short comprehension passage on homelessness (Q97–100)
Takeaway: like 2012-13, this paper rewards correct everyday and office usage more than grammar terminology.