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Q:

The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.

1) The new year, 2018, is here! Nothing seems to have changed, despite the firecrackers.

A) Of course, in many parts of the world the firecrackers might have been confused with, or replaced by, bombs, and millions in those and other regions find firecrackers (let alone bombs) an unimaginable luxury as they struggle to obtain food or shelter.

B) I am aware that a group of increasingly loud fellow nationals might accuse me of celebrating ‘foreign festivals’.

C) That too was widely celebrated, as it should be, though in a world where the homeless, children, refugees and foreignness are often abused.

D) New Year’s Eve came, as it does, close on the heels of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of a homeless child to poor refugees in a foreign place.

A) BDCA B) DCAB
C) ADCB D) CDAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ADCB

Explanation:

The correct sequence is ADCB.The paragraph starts with the description of the event and what is the point to focus on, i.e. firecrackers.

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Ornate is the opposite of

A) Offensive B) Elegant
C) Fancy D) Lavish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Offensive

Explanation:

Ornate means which is beautiful, lavish one. Opposite of Ornate is ugly, offensive, dull or plain.

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Q:

Identify the sentence using active voice.

A) Naveen changed the car tire B) That movie was seen by Sarala
C) The money was withdrawn by Rahul D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Naveen changed the car tire

Explanation:

Active voice is used when the subject performs the action stated by the verb.

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Q:

To slap with a flat object

A) Gnaw B) Chop
C) Swat D) Hew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Swat

Explanation:

The one word substitute for To slap with a flat object is SWAT.

 

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Q:

The comparative form of adjectives compares

A) more than two things or people. B) the past to the present.
C) two things or people. D) at least a dozen different times.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) two things or people.

Explanation:

A comparative compares a person or thing with another person or thing. A superlative compares a person or thing with the whole group of which that person or thing is a member

Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality.

Example :: I’m more interested in music than studies, Arun is taller than Karthik.

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Q:

Wellness is a continuum which means

A) each of the dimensions of health are interrelated B) wellness can be achieved with concentration
C) personal wellness can vary between very poor and very good D) people must always cope with low levels of wellness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) personal wellness can vary between very poor and very good

Explanation:

Wellness is a continuum which means personal wellness can vary between very poor and very good.

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Q:

A song always has

A) Musician B) Tymbal
C) Word D) Chorus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Word

Explanation:

Without a word in it, it can't be called as song.

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Q:

To paraphrase a poem means to

A) rewrite it in one's own words B) determine the rhyme scheme
C) summarize its theme D) analyze the meter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) rewrite it in one's own words

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