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Read the following and answer the question that follows.

Woodcraft, metal and clay products, textiles and jewellery are all displayed at the National Artisan Export exhibition. Here you can see the artisans at work and also buy products directly from them. Most of the artists have come from different parts of the country. However, the artists working on traditional pieces of jewellery are from South India.
Gold is the metal that is used most to all but you will also see silver, copper and platinum as well. The artists not only use expensive stones like diamonds but they also use shells and glass.
When an artist makes a piece of jewellery, they usually begin with the shape that they work from drawings. Then they have to select the colour and the material. Most of the artists get their idea from sculptures they see in temples and old monuments. Most of the artists make trial pieces before they get the design just right.
Although the artists make rings, necklaces and earrings like all jewellers, at this Export exhibition you can mainly see bracelets and bangles in all colours and designs.

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The word traditional means ..........

A
Old fashioned

B
Modern day design

C
A design that has existed for a vary long time

D
Creative and original

Solution

'Traditional' generally refers to something that is existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established. In the context of the given passage, 'traditional' refers to the jewllery design that has existed for a long time. Thus C is the answer.
Question 2
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Read the following and answer the question that follows.

Woodcraft, metal and clay products, textiles and jewellery are all displayed at the National Artisan Export exhibition. Here you can see the artisans at work and also buy products directly from them. Most of the artists have come from different parts of the country. However, the artists working on traditional pieces of jewellery are from South India.
Gold is the metal that is used most to all but you will also see silver, copper and platinum as well. The artists not only use expensive stones like diamonds but they also use shells and glass.
When an artist makes a piece of jewellery, they usually begin with the shape that they work from drawings. Then they have to select the colour and the material. Most of the artists get their idea from sculptures they see in temples and old monuments. Most of the artists make trial pieces before they get the design just right.
Although the artists make rings, necklaces and earrings like all jewellers, at this Export exhibition you can mainly see bracelets and bangles in all colours and designs.

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From where do the artists get ideas for their design ?

A
Fashion designers

B
Film stars and models

C
Old buildings

D
Sculptures seen in monuments

Solution

"Most of the artists get their idea from sculptures they see in temples and old monuments." -- this statement from the passage supports D as the correct answer.
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[passage-header]Complete the conversation between two people in a bookshop:[/passage-header]Customer (at a bookstore): __(1)__ if you had the last part of Harry Potter.
Shop Assistant: I'm afraid it's out of stock right now.
Customer: __(2)__! I was hoping to gift this to my niece.
Shop Assistant: __(3)__, please leave your phone number with us. We'll call you when we get it in store.
Customer: Oh, that'll be great, thanks.
Shop Assistant: Not at all, have a good day!

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Fill in the blank no. (2) _____ with the most suitable answer from the given options.

A
That's awful news

B
That's disappointing

C
That's so irritating

D
That's really bad service

Solution

The correct answer will be B) That's disappointing because the customer and the shopkeeper had a positive conversation.
Option A), B) and C) indicate that the customer is not happy whereas the interaction was positive.
Hence, correct answer is B) That's disappointing.
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[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header] "Most of my time is spent in my room, French plaiting other girls' hair," said Rachael Burford, centre player in the England women's rugby team. Burford and her braided friends then go out on the rugby pitch where, if you caught any of the recent World Cup matches, you will have noticed that the women are just as fearless as their male counterparts. "It has got to the point now when I feel a bit weird if I don't do someone's hair before a game," said Buford.
Some of the girls look really tough with their hair plaited, so it's also a psychological thing; a victorious thing. Sadly, victory wasn't tied up in those braids: the team lost to New Zealand in the September 5th final, but many of the players looked fierce, like warrior women going into battle. "Plaits are the earliest of hairstyles because before haircutting and hairdressing, people obviously had long hair and plaits were the simplest way of keeping it out of the way," says fashion historian Caroline Cox. "For that reason," she says, "we associate plaits with both women and men, and particularly those who are involved in athletic pursuits, such as war. Think of Legolas in The Lord of the Rings, or the super strong Obelix in the Asterix cartoons."
For women, Boudicca or Valkyrie plaits seem to enhance their ferocity, says Cox. It was a practical hairstyle until we get to the 19th century when it begins to be associated with female children. Even now, plaits, on the whole, have the meaning of the youthful schoolgirl, not an image you will associate with England's nearly victorious rugby team.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer:
Rachael Burford is a ______?

A
Central player

B
Hairdresser

C
Rugby player

D
Fearless fighter

Solution

The first line of the passage tells us that Rachael Burford is a central player in the England women's rugby team. So, the correct answer is C) Rugby player.
Question 5
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Read the following and answer the question that follows.

Woodcraft, metal and clay products, textiles and jewellery are all displayed at the National Artisan Export exhibition. Here you can see the artisans at work and also buy products directly from them. Most of the artists have come from different parts of the country. However, the artists working on traditional pieces of jewellery are from South India.
Gold is the metal that is used most to all but you will also see silver, copper and platinum as well. The artists not only use expensive stones like diamonds but they also use shells and glass.
When an artist makes a piece of jewellery, they usually begin with the shape that they work from drawings. Then they have to select the colour and the material. Most of the artists get their idea from sculptures they see in temples and old monuments. Most of the artists make trial pieces before they get the design just right.
Although the artists make rings, necklaces and earrings like all jewellers, at this Export exhibition you can mainly see bracelets and bangles in all colours and designs.

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What are some of the items that one can see at the Export Exhibition?

A
Pieces of jewellery and hand-woven textiles.

B
Woodcraft and products made of plastic.

C
Glassware and tableware for the home.

D
Items made of wood, clay and metal and pieces of jewellery.

Solution

"Woodcraft, metal and clay products, textiles and jewelry are all displayed at the National Artisan Export exhibition." - according to this statement, we find items made of wood, clay, metal and pieces of jewelry at the Export Exhibition. D is the answer.
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[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]To most people, landfill sites are holes in the ground where waste____(1)____ is buried. To garbologists, however, they provide a valuable ____(2)____ of information about a population's activities in areas such as food consumption and waste disposal. Garbology is a branch of ethnography, a science which abandons traditional methods of ___(3)___ market research information, such as questionnaires and focus groups, in favour of ____(4)____ observation of people and their habits. The world's ___(5)___ garbologist, Professor William Rathje, is also an archaeologist. Archaeologists study past cultures by examining the ___(6)___ of objects and buildings, but the basic principles of archaeology can also be applied to the discarded rubbish of present day civilizations in order to ___(7)___ a better understanding of how people behave now. As founder and director of the Garbage Project at the University of Arizona, Professor Rathje has ___(8)___ over 30 years of his life to the archaeological study of modern refuse. His work is of ____(9)____ interest to commerce; companies need to understand the lives of their consumers in order to create brands which will be of most ___(10)___ to them. Rathje's ____(11)____ can help them achieve this. In addition, his analysis of the composition of landfill sites reveals a greater need not only to recycle more rubbish but also to ___(12)___ down on the amount of rubbish we produce in the first place.

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Fill in blank no. (5) with a suitable option:

A
leading

B
heading

C
charging

D
fronting

Solution

The sentence begins with 'The world's' and talks about a garbologist professor William Rathje who is also an archeologist. This indicates that the passage is talking about a specific and or an important professional.
The word used to describe the same from the options given is option A) leading.
The other three words are verbs used to describe action or moving ahead
Question 7
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[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
[/passage-header]In May 1998, just two years after breaking his back in a parachuting accident whilst in the army, Bear Grylls became the youngest Briton to __(1)__ the summit of Mount Everest and return __(2)__. He was just 23 years old.
As his back recovered and he regained his __(3)__, Bear decided to leave the army in order to pursue his lifelong ambition to conquer the highest __(4)__ in the world. A friend of his was organizing an expedition to Everest and Bear was asked to __(5)__. After a year spent preparing for the climb and ___ (6)___ sponsorship money, he and his companions moved out to the Himalayas to __(7)__ up the challenge.
In __(8)__ Bear spent 10 weeks on the mountain's southeast face. This __(9)__ a whole week at camp two simply waiting for the right condition to make his attempt on the summit. When he finally made it to the top, he sat for 20 minutes, just gazing in wonder at the __(10)__ before him. The hardest part was yet to come, though. Every year the number of climbers killed on Everest increases, with most deaths occurring on the descent.
It was __(11)__ surprising then, that Bear felt a __(12)__ sense of relief when he eventually got back to base camp.

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Fill in blank (9) with the most appropriate answer:

A
Contained

B
Included

C
Comprised

D
Consisted

Solution

'Included' is the right choice of adjective here as it means 'contained as a part of whole being considered'.

'Contain' is used with reference to another object, eg. contained in a box, 'comprise' means made up of eg. the country comprises 29 states, whereas 'consist' refers to a specific set of subjects eg. crew consists of five men. Therefore options A, C, D are incorrect.

Option B is the correct answer.
Question 8
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Read the following and answer the question that follows.

Woodcraft, metal and clay products, textiles and jewellery are all displayed at the National Artisan Export exhibition. Here you can see the artisans at work and also buy products directly from them. Most of the artists have come from different parts of the country. However, the artists working on traditional pieces of jewellery are from South India.
Gold is the metal that is used most to all but you will also see silver, copper and platinum as well. The artists not only use expensive stones like diamonds but they also use shells and glass.
When an artist makes a piece of jewellery, they usually begin with the shape that they work from drawings. Then they have to select the colour and the material. Most of the artists get their idea from sculptures they see in temples and old monuments. Most of the artists make trial pieces before they get the design just right.
Although the artists make rings, necklaces and earrings like all jewellers, at this Export exhibition you can mainly see bracelets and bangles in all colours and designs.

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What are the metals that the artists work with to create their pieces of jewellery?

A
Copper and Bronze

B
Silver and Plastic

C
Gold and Platinum

D
Gold, Silver and Copper

Solution

Gold is the metal that is used most to all but you will also see silver, copper and platinum as well." - from this extract we can conclude that the artists work with gold, silver, copper and platinum to create their pieces of jewellery. D is the best answer in the given context.
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[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]To most people, landfill sites are holes in the ground where waste____(1)____ is buried. To garbologists, however, they provide a valuable ____(2)____ of information about a population's activities in areas such as food consumption and waste disposal. Garbology is a branch of ethnography, a science which abandons traditional methods of ___(3)___ market research information, such as questionnaires and focus groups, in favour of ____(4)____ observation of people and their habits. The world's ___(5)___ garbologist, Professor William Rathje, is also an archaeologist. Archaeologists study past cultures by examining the ___(6)___ of objects and buildings, but the basic principles of archaeology can also be applied to the discarded rubbish of present day civilizations in order to ___(7)___ a better understanding of how people behave now. As founder and director of the Garbage Project at the University of Arizona, Professor Rathje has ___(8)___ over 30 years of his life to the archaeological study of modern refuse. His work is of ____(9)____ interest to commerce; companies need to understand the lives of their consumers in order to create brands which will be of most ___(10)___ to them. Rathje's ____(11)____ can help them achieve this. In addition, his analysis of the composition of landfill sites reveals a greater need not only to recycle more rubbish but also to ___(12)___ down on the amount of rubbish we produce in the first place.

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Fill in the blank no. (2) ________ with the most appropriate option given.

A
Spring

B
Origin

C
Source

D
Fountain

Solution

Information can be obtained from a particular 'source'. Spring and fountain are types of water features found. Origin is used to describe a point where something begins.

So, the correct option is C) Source.
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Asha is writing a quick post-it note to her brother to stick on the refrigerator, passing on a message received over the phone. What will she include in the note ?

A
Time, person who called, message

B
Day, date, time, reason for absence

C
Greeting, person who called, time

D
message, day, date, greeting

Solution

Asha wants to leave a message to her brother which she received over the phone. While conveying a message, it is important to tell when the person called (time), who was the person who called because it is essential to know who gave the message and at last, the message is essential as that was the reason for the call.
Day is not important because it was known that it was conveyed on the same day. Greeting is again not essential as objective is to convey the message.
Thus, answer is option A.

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Question 1

Old fashioned

Modern day design

A design that has existed for a vary long time

Creative and original

Solution

Question 2

Fashion designers

Film stars and models

Old buildings

Sculptures seen in monuments

Solution

Question 3

That's awful news

That's disappointing

That's so irritating

That's really bad service

Solution

Question 4

Central player

Hairdresser

Rugby player

Fearless fighter

Solution

Question 5

Pieces of jewellery and hand-woven textiles.

Woodcraft and products made of plastic.

Glassware and tableware for the home.

Items made of wood, clay and metal and pieces of jewellery.

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Question 6

leading

heading

charging

fronting

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Question 7

Contained

Included

Comprised

Consisted

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Question 8

Copper and Bronze

Silver and Plastic

Gold and Platinum

Gold, Silver and Copper

Solution

Question 9

Spring

Origin

Source

Fountain

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Question 10

Time, person who called, message

Day, date, time, reason for absence

Greeting, person who called, time

message, day, date, greeting

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