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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

 

To know language is to be able to speak it; even a child who does not yet attend school can speak his or her language. In order to speak a language it is important to listen to it and to read a few pages in it everyday. A child picks up language and learns to talk just as (s)he learns to walk. Walking and talking comes naturally to a child as it grows. In our country, a child may grow up speaking more than one language, if these languages are spoken in the home and in the neighbourhood. we call this multilingualism. A child speaks a language or languages much before (s)he starts going to school. To know a language then is first of all to be able to speak it as easily and naturally as a tree year old child does. Later on the child will learn to read and write in that language. In order to read and write in a language, one has to speak it. But it is possible to speak a language but not able to read or write in it. A baby does not speak until it is nine months old but it understands a few words at six months of age. It has been listening ever since it was born, and even a little before that. So the first strategy in speaking a language is to listen.

 

To know a language one must be able to?

A) Speak it as easily and naturally as a three year old child. B) Read it well all the time.
C) Write it quickly D) Sing in the language
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Speak it as easily and naturally as a three year old child.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

the recently dead person in question

A) obliviate B) deceased
C) euthanized D) reposed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) deceased

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The generation gap is another of those characteristic features that set Homo sapiens apart from other animals. It is ______ if ever the most intelligent of apes ever blamed its juniors for their ______ ways! Over the years people have tried to analyse it, explain it, understand it, even ignore it, but it remains, ready to ______ each generation as it tries to ______ its own ______ about life and living.

ready to ______ each generation

A) accept B) assent
C) confront D) suspect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) confront

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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the
alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option 5 i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

At the start of his presentation, it seemed that he’s out of his mind, but when he finished, we saw that there’s method in his madness.

A) After the presentation, we realised that he deliberately chose to be vague and absurd. B) Though his presentation appeared a little absurd in the beginning, we ultimately found out that he had a rational purpose behind it
C) There was a stark difference between what he started with and how he concluded his presentation. D) Since he was not completely in his senses, he presented in an awkward manner.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Though his presentation appeared a little absurd in the beginning, we ultimately found out that he had a rational purpose behind it

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The phrase refers to a specific, rational purpose in what one is doing or planning, even though it may appear crazy or absurd to another person.

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Fair - weather friend

A) Honest only when easy and convenient B) Truthful only when easy and convenient
C) Supports only when easy and convenient D) Temporary only when easy and convenient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Supports only when easy and convenient

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Why do the desert plants take up the carbon dioxide for photosynthesis at night?

A) To prevent water loss B) To enhance carbon absorption
C) To release excess oxygen D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To prevent water loss

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Lacrymal glands are situated in the

A)  Palms B) Buccal cavity
C) Buccal cavity D) Stomach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Buccal cavity

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Yeast is a ______________

A) Bacteria B) Fungi
C) Algae D) Bryophyte
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fungi

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