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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 general consensus is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures of everything stems from the tendency to over- share on social media, but it may also be a manifestation _______________ our relationship with an increasingly unstable present. When everything around you _______________ before you can register it, it is tempting to reach into your pocket for your smartphone, click away, and think about it later, even ___________ the subject is as simple as a slice of toast. The selfie may be narcissistic, but it is ___________ a self-portrait that anchors you to a time and place, be it your first holiday abroad or the nightclub you visit every weekend.

 

When everything around you _______________ before you can

 

A) change   B) changes  
C) changing   D) changed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) changes  

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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 general consensus is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures of everything stems from the tendency to over- share on social media, but it may also be a manifestation _______________ our relationship with an increasingly unstable present. When everything around you _______________ before you can register it, it is tempting to reach into your pocket for your smartphone, click away, and think about it later, even ___________ the subject is as simple as a slice of toast. The selfie may be narcissistic, but it is ___________ a self-portrait that anchors you to a time and place, be it your first holiday abroad or the nightclub you visit every weekend.

 

is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures

 

A) obsess   B) obsessive  
C) obsessed   D) obsession
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) obsession

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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 ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

 

from time _________ time, one

 

A) to B) at
C) so D) is
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Abutting

 

A) Touching   B) Far  
C) Bordering   D) Joining
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Far  

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Rotund

 

A) Fat   B) Broad  
C) Dumpy   D) Slim
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Slim

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What is the most important factor in improving reading skills?

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Reading is one of the main methods we use to acquire data and information in the contemporary world. In order to read a text, a person should have a basic understanding of how sounds are represented alphabetically. For doing this, a goal could be something like finding the main idea about a reading topic or locating the supporting details for that topic.


To improve your reading skills, you need to be aware of these three important areas of reading improvement:


1. Understanding adaptability.


2. Increasing reading comprehension.


3. Increasing reading rate.


 


Understanding adaptability and Increasing reading comprehension are the most important factors in improving reading skills.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Impetus

 

A) Implication B) Encouragement  
C) Evidence   D) Hinderance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Encouragement  

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The visitor enquired, “When is the next train?”

 

 

A) The visitor enquired about the next train.   B) The visitor enquired when the next train was.  
C) The visitor asked when is the next train.   D) The visitor was interested in the next train.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The visitor enquired when the next train was.  

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