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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.
The agent will take you to the property.

A) Taking you to the property will be done by the agent. B) The agent would be taking you to the property.
C) You were taken to the property by the agent. D) You will be taken to the property by the agent.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) You will be taken to the property by the agent.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Few people know that flowers use textures to __________ different kinds of insects.

A) signal B) feel
C) attract D) distract
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) attract

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

A heavy blow, or the sound of such a blow.

 

A) lop B) slop
C) flop D) whop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) whop

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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.

As high as a kite

 

A) Intoxicated with alcohol.   B) Feel light after meditation.
C) Feel jubilant after victory. D) Behave arrogantly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Intoxicated with alcohol.  

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

My cousin has written this essay.

 

A) This essay has been written by my cousin. B) This essay was written by my cousin.
C) This essay has been wrote by my cousin. D) My cousin wrote this essay.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) This essay has been written by my cousin.

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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 express the
same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The preacher said, "May God grant peace to the departed!"

A) The preacher prays that God will grant peace to the departed. B) The preacher prayed that God would grant peace to the departed.
C) The preacher said that God may grant peace to the departed. D) The preacher said, God may grant peace to the departed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The preacher prayed that God would grant peace to the departed.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: And the victims are likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water- rivers, wetlands and aquifers.
Q: In India, water conflicts are likely to worsen before they begin to be resolved.
R: Till then they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem.
S: Water is radically altering and affecting political boundaries all over world, between as well as within countries.

A) SQPR B) PRQS
C) QRPS D) PSQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SQPR

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
She is not used (to sleep) for so long.

A) to be sleeping B) to sleep
C) to sleeping D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to sleeping

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