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What is the most important factor in improving reading skills?

Answer

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 four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Eyebrow raising

A) Pretend to like something or someone even when you dislike.	B) Look up in defiance as a show of rebellion.
C) A person finally getting due punishment.	D) Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people.

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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

I wouldn't be caught dead wearing an outfit like that – it's like something my grandmother would also not wear!

A) Though the outfit is classy, the speaker does not prefer wearing it.	B) The speaker finds wearing the dress very shameful as people would disapprove of it.
C) The speaker dislikes wearing the particular outfit.	D) Wearing the particular outfit wouldn’t be a great deal as it will not kill her.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The speaker dislikes wearing the particular outfit.

Explanation:

If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations, you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

Children now prefer

A-online gaming in the air-conditioned

B-rooms of their homes to

C-sweating it out on the playground

A) CBA	B) ABC
C) CAB	D) BCA

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ABC

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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.

That is why publicly invoking these symbols has to be an act of responsible citizenship and not self____________ demagoguery, but the difference can be hard to _______________. The problem with emotive symbols is that _________________ they can multiply the force of arguments, they cannot replace the arguments__________________. All persuasion harnesses symbols but principled persuasion must also provide arguments that can be _____________ debated.

principled persuasion must also provide arguments that can be _____________ debated.

A) absurdly	B) carefully
C) rationally	D) friendly

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rationally

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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.

Puissant

A) Secure	B) Forceful
C) Active	D) Lazy

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lazy

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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.

Bunty says, “I may not come for the practice today.”

A) Bunty says that he may not come for the practice today.	B) Bunty says that he might not come for practice today.
C) Bunty said that he might not come for the practice that day.	D) Bunty told me he won’t come to the practice.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bunty says that he may not come for the practice today.

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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 expresses the same sentence in Direct/Indirect speech.

"Please don't cry" he said.

A) He begged that I should not cry.	B) He begged me not to cry.
C) He said to please him and not cry.	D) He told me to not to cry.

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