The English section of the NDA & CDS 2 2025 Exams plays a crucial role in determining the overall performance of aspirants. To strengthen their preparation and provide comprehensive practice, English Revision Live Class 3 was conducted, where candidates revised and solved MCQs from the topics of Comprehension, Ordering of Words in a Sentence, and Ordering of Sentences. These topics are essential for testing a candidate’s understanding of grammar, logical arrangement, and overall command of the language.
1. Comprehension – Testing Reading Skills & Analytical Ability
The comprehension passages in the exams are designed to assess a candidate’s ability to read quickly, understand context, and extract the correct meaning from the passage. In the class, candidates practiced MCQs that tested their skills of identifying the main idea, understanding implied meanings, and answering both direct and inference-based questions. This practice helps aspirants enhance their reading speed, accuracy, and analytical ability, all of which are vital during the actual exam where time management is crucial.
Directions: Read the passages carefully and answer the questions given below them.
In the world today we make health an end in itself. We have forgotten that health is really meant to enable a person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern medicine and this includes many patients as well as many physicians pays very little attention to health but very much attention to those who imagine that they are ill. Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers, the health articles in popular magazines and the popularity of television programmes and all those books on medicine. We talk about health all the time. Yet for the most part the only result is more people with imaginary illness. The healthy man should not be wasting time talking about health: he should be using health for work. The work does the work that makes good health possible.
Q) Modern medicine is primarily concerned with
a)promotion of good health
b)people suffering from imaginary illness
c)people suffering from real illness
d)increased efficiency in work
Ans. (b)
Q) The passage suggests that
a)health is an end in itself
b)health is blessing
c)health is only means to an end
d)we should not talk about health
Ans. (c)
Talking about the health all time makes people
a)always suffer from imaginary illness
b)sometimes suffer from imaginary illness
c)rarely suffer from imaginary illness
d)often suffer from imaginary illness
Ans. (d)
Q) The passage tells us
a)how medicine should be manufactured
b)what healthy man should or should not do
c)what television programmes should be about
d)how best to imagine illness
Ans. (b)
Q) A healthy man should be concerned with
a)his work which good health makes possible
b)looking after his health
c)his health which makes work possible
d)talking about health
Ans. (a)
2. Ordering of Words in a Sentence – Building Grammatical Clarity
This topic evaluates whether candidates can correctly sequence jumbled words to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. In the live class, the MCQs highlighted common traps such as misplacement of verbs, connectors, or modifiers, thereby sharpening candidates’ eye for detail. Mastering this skill helps aspirants improve their sentence structure knowledge and strengthens their foundation in syntax and word order.
Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences, namely (a),(b), (c), and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
Q) P : the morning session lasting three hours, was spent
Q : mainly on reviewing
R : in the fourth round of talks
S : the implementation of the decisions taken
The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. PRQS
D. PRSQ
Ans. (b)
Q) P : since they are swayed exclusively
Q : the mental horizon of students
R : has narrowed these days
S : by consideration of career
The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSQR
C. QPRS
D. QRPS
Ans. (d)
Q) P : a difficult construction job that calls for innovation
Q : offer her
R : in Mrs. Roy, a Bombay based business woman
S : and you will find a willing taker
The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRPQ
Ans. (b)
3. Ordering of Sentences – Enhancing Logical & Coherent Writing
Ordering of Sentences is another scoring yet tricky area in the exam. Candidates are given jumbled sentences that must be arranged logically to form a coherent passage or paragraph. In the class, aspirants solved MCQs where they had to identify introductory sentences, connectors, and conclusion markers. This practice not only boosts logical sequencing skills but also trains aspirants to develop organized and coherent writing abilities, which are important for both exams and future officer-level communication.
Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.
Q) S1: It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels.
P : So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now.
Q : And there are graft and other malpractices too.
R : The impression that corruption is universal phenomenon persists and the people do not cooperate in checking this evil.
S : Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment.
S6: This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude.
The Proper sequence should be:
(a) QSRPÂ (b) SQRPÂ (c) RSQPÂ (d) PQSR
Ans. (a)
Q) S1: As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success.
P : His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas than the dramas of modern world.
Q : His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action.
R : Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of gods and goddesses.
S : Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramas
S6: Therefor, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian Culture.
The Proper sequence should be:
(a) SRQPÂ (b) QPSRÂ (c) QSPRÂ (d) RSQP
Ans. (c)
Q) S1: There is difference between Gandhiji’s concept of secularism and that of Nehru’s.
P : Nehru’s idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about none of them.
Q : According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of respect.
R : Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and tradition.
S : In Gandhiji’s view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions.
S6: Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good.
The Proper sequence should be:
(a) SQPRÂ (b) PSQRÂ (c) QSPRÂ (d) PRSQ
Ans. (a)
For more questions, check out NDA & CDS 2 2025 Exam English Live – Revision Class 3
Importance of the Revision Class
The English Revision Live Class 3 provided a targeted approach to revision, ensuring that candidates could revisit these high-scoring areas under guided practice. By solving MCQs, aspirants not only assessed their preparation level but also understood the exam pattern, common pitfalls, and effective solving strategies. This practice helped boost confidence, improved accuracy, and strengthened their time management skills for the upcoming NDA & CDS 2 2025 Exams.
Conclusion
The topics of Comprehension, Ordering of Words, and Ordering of Sentences are not only integral to the English section but also crucial for developing overall communication and reasoning skills. Through this revision class, candidates gained a thorough reinforcement of concepts and problem-solving techniques. Consistent practice of such MCQs will surely help them score higher and perform with confidence in the final examination.
