Vocabulary Test...

[passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]
Participant girl: Yes, but it is a magic science too. This magic liquid is nothing but dish washing liquid. When I put a drop of it into the hole, it spreads at the rear part. It disturbs the surface tension there and pushes the fish forward because the surface tension in the front is not disturbed. This is based on the principle of force and motion.

[passage-header]Replace the underlined words/phrases by selecting the most appropriate option:[/passage-header]If you (1) make up your mind to reach the top in life, you have to (2) make sincere efforts. Read the thoughts of great people and (3) put them into practice.

[passage-header]Read the following stanza and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]We can't all be captains; we've got to be crew,
There's something for all of us here.
There's big work to do and there's lesser to do,
And the task we must do is near.

[passage-header]Answer the question by choosing the most suitable option:[/passage-header]Dear colonel Sinha,
             Thank you for your letter. I am sorry to hear that my dog has damaged your flowerbed. He usually prefers my garden. But perhaps he was leaving a bone for your dog, which often looks hungry.
Yours faithfully,
Rajiv Rathod.    

[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option. [/passage-header]Mr. Jones was very fond of climbing mountains, so one year he wanted to go to Switzerland for his holidays. He was climbing a peak with his guide. "Be careful here," the guide said. "This is a dangerous place. You can easily fall, and if you do, you will fall straight down a long way." But he continued calmly. "If you do fall here, don't forget to look to the right while you are going down. There is a quite extraordinary beautiful view there, much more beautiful than the one you can see from here."