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Q:

Select the antonym of
celibate

A) chaste B) virtuous
C) promiscuous D) continent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) promiscuous

Explanation:
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Q:

War is peace; Freedom is slavery; Ignorance is strength; meaning

Answer

In the novel entitled 1984 by George Orwell's, "War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength;" is one of the three slogans of the entity known only as “The Party,” English Socialist Party ("INGSOC" for short) of Oceania.


 


It means "describes the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts."

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Q:

Find the correctly spelt word?

A) Addulation B) Ominous
C) Adlation D) Omineous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ominous

Explanation:

Ominous is the correctly spelt word in the given options. It means that giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.

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Q:

Another word for 'special friend'

Answer

Special Friend - Stone.


 


Example ::


He is my special friend - He is my stone.

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Q:

Synonym of Sad?

A) Glad B) Lucky
C) Somber D) Fortunate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Somber

Explanation:

Sad means being unhappy, sorrowful, mournful, wistful,...

 

Hence, Somber means cheerless i.e, unhappy which is synonym of sad. All other options are opposites of Sad.

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Q:

Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?

A) a student sharing ideas about leadership based on a book she has read B) a student on stage telling jokes during the intermission of a play
C) a student urging an instructor to reconsider the due date for an assignment D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a student sharing ideas about leadership based on a book she has read

Explanation:

Informative Speaking is a 10-minute presentation written and performed by the student. Informative requires students to balance that content with delivery and style.

Here in the given options, option A) a student sharing ideas about leadership based on a book she has read, is an instance of informative speaking.

 

Students in Informative must be articulate, engaging, and smooth with their delivery at both a vocal and physical level.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The coach said, "Don’t move, boys."

A) The coach told to the boys don't move. B) The coach said to the boys not to be moving.
C) The coach asked the boys not to move. D) The coach told to them, don't move boys.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The coach asked the boys not to move.

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Q:

Alliteration is an example of what?

A) Assonance B) Consonance
C) Tongue twisters D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Consonance

Explanation:

Alliteration is an example of Consonance. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another in a piece of text.

Example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Whereas

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, sometimes creating end rhymes.

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