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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.

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped out from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, "Sorry to have kept you waiting." Not many whites would have done what he did.

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Dr. Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, "That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking."


Dr. Albert was _____ person.

A) a generous and friendly B) a proud
C) a timid D) a kind and helpful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a kind and helpful

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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.

Go for a song

A) One's favourite music B) Happy go lucky attitude
C) Sold cheaply D) Something which is prohibitively expensive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sold cheaply

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Mutiniers B) Muteneers
C) Muteniers D) Mutineers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mutineers

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Sullen

A) Glum B) Silent
C) Crabby D) Agreeable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agreeable

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

His shoes ( to cover ) with mud.

A) was covered B) were covered
C) were covering D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) were covered

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

I applied band-aid to the wound.

A) To my wound I applied my Band-aid by myself. B) Band-aid by myself would be applied to the wound.
C) Application of the Band-aid to the wound was done my me. D) Band-aid was applied by me to the wound.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Band-aid was applied by me to the wound.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Who taught you to ride?

A) By whom is you taught to ride? B) By whom were you taught to ride?
C) Riding by you was taught by who? D) Riding by you was taught by whom?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) By whom were you taught to ride?

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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 Indirect/Direct speech.
The agent said, "This is the best house on this street."

A) The agent said this that was the best house on that street. B) The agent said that that was the best house on that street.
C) The agent said that that is the best house on that street. D) The agent said this that is the best house on that street.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The agent said that that was the best house on that street.

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