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  • Question 1
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    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the questions:[/passage-header]The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown on a newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation, is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line where someone puts his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to a row of beans; deserves no one's attention and should travel wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.

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    What does the passage imply?
    Solution
    The correct answer for this question would be option D. The passage states that the news put out in the world, irrelevant of its status, relevance and importance, is treated and accepted in the same way because of the way the media presents it. The matters of relevance and utmost importance should get precedence over trivial things that go on everyday. Options A and B refer to censorship, which might be wrong for the context, because censoring any kind of media output would be critical for public information. Option C doesn't stress the issue of just the junk being dressed up. Option D sums up the passage and emphasizes the role of media in the output they give to the world and the impact they have on it. 
  • Question 2
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    Read the telephonic conversation between Rohit and Radhika and answer the question that follows:

    Rohit:" Hello!"
    Radhika: "Hello, could I speak to Shreya please?"
    Rohit: "No, she has gone to the market to purchase balloons for her birthday party. I am her younger brother, Rohit."
    Radhika: "Oh! Would you convey my message to her? I am her friend Radhika."
    Rohit: "Of course, with pleasure."
    Radhika: "Tell her that I will not be able to attend her birthday party because my mother has slipped from the stairs, and I have to take her to the hospital."
    Rohit: "Okay, I'll convey your message to Shreya and you do take care of your mother. Bye."

    Radhika will not be able to attend Shreya's birthday party because _____
    Solution
    The correct answer is Option B.
    Rohit is Shreya's brother and he has answered Radhika's call.
    Radhika is Shreya's friend. As stated towards the end of the conversation, Radhika will not be able to attend the birthday party because she has to take her mother to the hospital. Her mother has slipped from the stairs.
    Thus Option B is the correct answer.
    The other options are incorrect as they are not mentioned in the passage.
  • Question 3
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    Read the telephonic conversation between Rohit and Radhika and answer the question that follows:
    Rohit:" Hello!"
    Radhika: "Hello, could I speak to Shreya please?"
    Rohit: "No, she has gone to the market to purchase balloons for her birthday party. I am her younger brother, Rohit."
    Radhika: "Oh! Would you convey my message to her? I am her friend Radhika."
    Rohit: "Of course, with pleasure."
    Radhika: "Tell her that I will not be able to attend her birthday party because my mother has slipped from the stairs, and I have to take her to the hospital."
    Rohit: "Okay, I'll convey your message to Shreya and you do take care of your mother. Bye."
    Who is going to convey Radhika's message?
    Solution
    The correct answer is Option C.
    In the given conversation, Rohit introduces himself as Shreya's brother when he answers Radhika's call.
    Since Shreya is not at home, he offers to convey Radhika's message.
    Thus Rohit is going to convey Radhika's message.
    Option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 4
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    Poet: "Who art thou?"
    Rain: "I am the poem of the earth."
    Poet: "Why have you come here?"
    Rain: "To beautify my origin. I also want to give life to unborn seeds."
    A poet asked the rain __________[1][21]. The rain answered that ________[2][22]. The poet again asked it __________[3][23]. The rain replied that ________[4][24]. It further told that _________[5][25].

    Read the dialogue between the poet and the rain, and fill in the blank [4] with the most appropriate option.
    Solution
    Rain: "To beautify my origin."
    As the given sentence in the direct speech is an incomplete answer, we will give a complete answer in the indirect speech. 
    For example:
    Mom: "What are you doing?" - Mom asked what he was doing. 
    Raj: "Studying." - Raj answered that he was studying.
    Option A - 'To beautify its origin' can't be used as it is similar to the direct speech. We have to write the complete answer in the indirect speech. Thus option A is incorrect. 
    Option B - 'To beautify my origin' can't be used as it is used in the direct speech. Thus option B is incorrect. 
    Option C - 'It had come to beautify its origin' can be used here as it answers the question completely in the past perfect tense. The question was in the present perfect tense, hence the answer should be in the past perfect tense. Thus option C is the correct answer. 
    Option D is incorrect as option C is the correct answer. 
    'The rain replied that it had come to beautify its origin.'
  • Question 5
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    Read the following story and answer the question that follows:
    All the animals of the forest gathered to elect their new king.
    They chose the monkey because they were amused by his antics. The fox was very disappointed at not being chosen and waited for a chance to get it.
    One day, he found a piece of meat on a path. He realized at once it was the bait for a trap. But off he went to the monkey and offered to show him where it was, as a sign of his loyalty. The monkey king at once fell into the trap and the fox burst out laughing.
    'With so few wits, you cannot even rule yourself; let alone animals.'

    Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
    The fox was disappointed because __________________.
    Solution
    The correct answer is Option C.
    The animals had to elect a new king.
    They chose the monkey as their king because he used to amuse them with his tricks.
    It has been clearly mentioned in the story that the fox was disappointed because he also wanted to become the king (Option A) and he was not chosen by the animals (option B).
    Thus Option 'C' (Both 'A and B') is the correct answer.
  • Question 6
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    Poet: "Who art thou?"
    Rain: "I am the poem of the earth."
    Poet: "Why have you come here?"
    Rain: "To beautify my origin. I also want to give life to unborn seeds."
    A poet asked the rain __________[1][21]. The rain answered that ________[2][22]. The poet again asked it __________[3][23]. The rain replied that ________[4][24]. It further told that _________[5][25].

    Read the following dialogue between the poet and the rain, and fill in the blank [5] with the most appropriate option.
    Solution
    Rain: "I also want to give life to unborn seeds."
    As the given sentence in the direct speech is in the simple present tense, we will change it to simple past tense in the indirect speech.
    Option B - 'It also wants to give life to unborn seeds' is in the simple present tense. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'I also want to give life to unborn seeds' is the direct speech and can't be used in the indirect speech. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option A - 'It also wanted to give life unborn seeds' can be used here as 'I' is changed to 'it' according to the subject 'rain'. And, the sentence is formed in the simple past tense in the indirect speech. Thus option A is the correct answer.
    Option D - Option D is incorrect as option A is the correct answer.
    'It further told that it also wanted to give life unborn seeds.'
  • Question 7
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    Read the following story and accordingly, fill in the blank:

    All the animals of the forest gathered to elect their new king.
    They chose the monkey because they were amused by his antics. The fox was very disappointed at not being chosen and waited for a chance to get it.
    One day, he found a piece of meat on a path. He realized at once it was the bait for a trap. But off he went to the monkey and offered to show him where it was, as a sign of his loyalty. The monkey king at once fell into the trap and the fox burst out laughing.
    'With so few wits, you cannot even rule yourself; let alone animals.'

    The fox showed the piece of meat to the monkey ____________. 
    Solution
    The animals elected the monkey as their king not because he would be a good one but because they were amused by his antics. The fox wanted to be the king and so showed the piece of meat that he knew was a trap to the monkey who immediately fell for the trap. Thus, the fox proved that the monkey was foolish and stupid and made for a stupid king. Option D is the answer.
  • Question 8
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    Refer the given story carefully and answer the question that follows:

    King Metabo

    King Metabo was a famous javelin thrower. One day he went out hunting with his daughter, Camille on his back. All of a sudden, the king was attacked by a band of enemies. He had to flee from them until he came to a fast flowing river, which he was unable to swim across because of his daughter on his back. It seemed as if he was lost until he thought of a way out. Tying his daughter to his javelin, he hurled it with all his strength to the other side of the river; then he dived in himself and swam across to where Camille was. His enemies were so amazed that they gave up the chase.

    The king was attacked by the enemies when___.
    Solution
    The correct answer is Option B.
    The passage opens with the information that the king was a famous javelin thrower. He went hunting with his daughter- this is the time when he was attacked by enemies. Thus Option B is the correct.
  • Question 9
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    Read the following story and answer the question choosing the most appropriate option:
    All the animals of the forest gathered to elect their new king.
    They chose the monkey because they were amused by his antics. The fox was very disappointed at not being chosen and waited for a chance to get it.
    One day, he found a piece of meat on a path. He realized at once it was the bait for a trap. But off he went to the monkey and offered to show him where it was, as a sign of his loyalty. The monkey. king at once fell into the trap and the fox burst out laughing.
    'With so few wits, you cannot even rule yourself; let alone animals.'

    Which word in the story means 'Food which is used to catch animals'?
    Solution
    The correct answer is Option A.
    BAIT means FOOD WHICH IS USED TO CATCH ANIMALS.
    Bait is used to deceive animals. They are attracted towards the food and come forward to eat and it is then that they are trapped or killed by the hunter.
  • Question 10
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    Poet: "Who art thou?"
    Rain: "I am the poem of the earth."
    Poet: "Why have you come here?"
    Rain: "To beautify my origin. I also want to give life to unborn seeds."
    A poet asked the rain __________[1][21]. The rain answered that ________[2][22]. The poet again asked it __________[3][23]. The rain replied that ________[4][24]. It further told that _________[5][25].

    Read the following dialogue between the poet and the rain, and fill in the blank [2] with the most appropriate option.
    Solution
    Rain: "I am the poem of the earth."
    As the given sentence is in the simple present tense, we will change it to simple past tense in the indirect speech. 
    Option A - 'It has been the poem of the earth' is in present perfect tense. Thus option A is incorrect. 
    Oprion C - 'I was the poem of the earth' is incorrect as 'I' can't be used in the indirect speech. We need another pronoun according to the subject 'rain'. Thus option C is incorrect. 
    Option D - 'I am the poem of the earth' can't be used here as it is the direct speech. We can only use the same tense when the speech is a universal truth. Thus option D is incorrect. 
    Option B - 'It was the poem of the earth' can be used here as 'I' is changed to 'it' and the sentence is in the simple past tense. Thus option B is the correct answer. 
    'The rain answered that it was the poem of the earth.'
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