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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.

The teacher said, “Wow! You have done well.”

A) The teacher applauded him, saying that he had done well.	B) The teacher appreciated me.
C) The teacher said wow, he had done well.	D) The teacher applauded him by saying wow.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The teacher applauded him, saying that he had done well.

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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".

We took a path that would keep us away from (disturb) them as they basked in the sun and ate a slow meal.

A) disturbing	B) disturbed
C) disturbs	D) no improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) disturbing

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What is the most important factor in improving reading skills?

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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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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.

She said, “Let us wait for the seat”

A) She proposed that they should wait for the seat.	B) She proposed that they could wait for the seat.
C) She proposed to wait for the seat.	D) She proposed let us wait for seat.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She proposed that they should wait for the seat.

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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'.

If I had cared, (1)/ I will buy (2)/ it again. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

He is a man of ______.

A) principal	B) efforts
C) principle	D) enthusiasm

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) principle

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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) petronage	B) patronag
C) petronag	D) patronage

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) patronage

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Replenish

A) Deplete	B) Restore
C) Waste	D) Drain

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