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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.

While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking.

shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind.

A) and B) but
C) so D) then
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) and

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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.
to drink like a fish

A) a person who spends a lot B) a person who keeps cheating for a very long time without getting noticed
C) a person who needs to relive himself very frequently D) to drink excessive amounts of alcohol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to drink excessive amounts of alcohol

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

 

Keen interest or enthusiasm

 

A) Lassitude   B) Lethargy
C) Avidity   D) Soporific
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Avidity  

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The stadium was full(A)/of spectators(B)/from one end to other.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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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.

 

Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

 

is most definitely determined by our ______.

 

A) deeds B) needs
C) creed D) breed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) deeds

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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.

 

Anti­apartheid activist Desmond Tutu is even more hard­headed when he says, "In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry’." Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing. _____________ him forgiveness is a wager, an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship. This is why the few events of apology which stand up to _____________ scrutiny deserve to be treasured.

 

"In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry'."

 

A) critical B) sarcastic
C) cynical D) satirical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) critical

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Saving water and ensuring that our stocks of water (1)/ are fair distributed to everyone who needs them, (2)/ is absolutely crucial for keeping us alive. (3)/ No error(4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

in conjunction __________ others to be found

 

 

A) between B) midst
C) with D) in
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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