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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.

 

Meera said, “I prefer singing to dancing.”

 

A) Meera said that she preferred singing to dancing. B) Meera say that she preferred singing to dancing.
C) Meera said she prefer singing to dancing. D) Meera said that I prefer singing to dancing.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Meera said that she preferred singing to dancing.

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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'.

 

Due to his negligence,(A)/ he failed (B)/ in the examination.(C)/ No Error (D)

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

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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.

Ever since Anita lost her job, she has done _________ but wallow in self-pity.

A) none B) nothing
C) no D) never
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) nothing

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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.

 

blood is thicker than water

A) relations are more important than merit B) all crimes are not equal so punishment for murder is not same as that of theft
C) family relationships and loyalties are the strongest and most important ones D) deceit from a family member hurts more than being cheated by strangers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) family relationships and loyalties are the strongest and most important ones

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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?

 


Abstract' in the passage means

 

A) a summary B) not paying attention
C) concrete D) not having a physical reality
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) not having a physical reality

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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.

Inference

A) Beginning B) Conclusion
C) Preparation D) Discovery
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Conclusion

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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.

Birds of a feather flock together

 

A) even a small similarity is enough to become friends and stay together B) there is always more safety in a crowd
C) people with the same tastes and interests will be found together D) people with bad intentions always form a gang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) people with the same tastes and interests will be found together

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

She angrily broke up the letter.

A) tore up B) break in
C) teared up D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) tore up

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