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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


In short, to write a good letter you must approach the job in the lightest and most casual way. You must be personal, not abstract. You must not say, 'This is too small a thing to put down'. You must say, 'This is just the sort of small thing we talk about at home. If I tell them this they will see me, as it were they'll hear my voice, they'll know what I'm talking about'. That is the purpose of a letter. Carlyle had the trick to perfection. He is writing from Scotsbrig to his brother Alec in Canada and he begins talking about his mother. Good old Mother, he says, 'she is even now sitting at my back, trying at another table to write you a small word with her own hand; the first time she has tried such a thing for a year past. It is Saturday night, after dark; we are in the east room in a hard, dry evening with a bright fire to our two selves; Jenny and her Barns are 'scouring up things' in the other end of the house; and below stairs the winter operations of the farm go on, in a subdued tone; you can conceive the scene! How simple it is and yet how perfect. Can not you see Alec reading it in his far-off home and his eyes moistening at the picture of his old mother sitting and writing her last message to him on earth?

 

The recipient of your letter should ________.

 

A) use a lot of imagination B) know what you are talking about
C) get distracted when reading your letter D) find it difficult to understand your letter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) know what you are talking about

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The ultimate hope (will force the nations) P (that the destructive nature of weapons) Q (to give up war) R (has not been fulfilled)S

The correct sequence should be

A) P S Q R B) P Q R S
C) Q P R S D) P R Q S
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Q P R S

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Since, the sentence starts talking about the ultimate hope; it should be followed by the statement that is talking about the hope. So, only statement Q connects with the given statement. Also, in the options there is a single option with starting statement as Q. The correct formation would be, ‘The ultimate hope that the destructive nature of weapons will force the nations to give up war has not been fulfilled.’

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

A) He was seen leaving the movie theatre by me. B) Leaving the movie theatre he was seen by me.
C) He was seen to be leaving the movie theatre. D) He had been seen leaving the movie theatre.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He was seen leaving the movie theatre by me.

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

Sultry

A) Frigid B) Muggy
C) Sticky D) Soggy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Frigid

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

Several days passed before (A) / Jeff worked over enough (B) / courage to return to the house. (C) / No Error (D)

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

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

My friend's actual job (A) / involves a lot (B) / of administration. (C) / No Error (D)

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

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

An old friend, may I give you an advice?

A) give you some advice B) give you an advise
C) offer you an advice D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) give you some advice

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

VISIONARY

A) REALIST B) ARTIST
C) IDEALIST D) SOCIALIST
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) REALIST

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