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    [passage-header]Read the passage and complete the activity given below:[/passage-header]      Corona bypass surgery is undoubtedly a very significant achievement of modern medical science. But one ponders over certain pertinent questions such as the cost involved and the ultimate benefit.
         The human heart is nothing but a four-chambered muscular pump which supplies blood to all parts of the body. Being on active pump, the heart itself requires a lot of energy and receives its own blood supply via certain vessels called coronary arteries. By a process called "atherosclerosis", fat particles are deposited on the inner wall of the lumen of the coronary arteries which eventually reduce the size of the lumen and produce obstruction to the free flow of blood. The portion of the heart which suffers from lack of blood supply becomes weaker as a pump and gives rise to a typical chest pain called "angina". When such blockage is total, the corresponding heart muscle dies and then one suffers a "heart attack". In all these circumstances, heart surgeons perform a special type of operation known as "coronary bypass surgery".
         In this surgery, a blood vessel is taken (usually from the leg of the patient) and then grafted on the heart in such a way that when blood flows through, it bypasses the narrow segment of the diseased coronary artery. The concept is to divert the flow from the narrow artery, inside which there is already a 'traffic congestion' and in this respect, it is synonymous to road bypass.

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    Angina results from the weakening of the ____________.
    Solution
    Option A is correct because it is clearly mentioned in the second paragraph of the passage that - 'The portion of the heart which suffers from lack of blood supply becomes weaker as a pump and gives rise to a typical chest pain called "angina".'
    There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options B, C, and D are the right answers.
    Hence, these are incorrect.
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    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the mentioned question:[/passage-header]
    'We are living in the golden age of answer'. Of course information is not knowledge or wisdom, and data can mislead. Profusion of online information can be distracting or even useless. Privacy can also be a problem in a digital world where everything you've clicked can be used to sell things to you, evaluate you or embarrass you. Your iphone or computer can provide information to others that you might prefer to keep to yourself. But revolutions always cause some damages. Things do get lost in the ocean of information. We no longer bother to remember stuff we can easily look up. We don't search for addresses as we use the GPS. We spend more time connecting with friends on Facebook than connecting with real friends. Still, pop-up ads, internet frauds and other inconveniences are a small price to pay for instant access to infinite information. Today we have better tools for searching, analysing or evaluating through data than before. And what's most exciting about our age of answers is its potential to change the quality of our lives. 

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    We pay a price for this revolution as we ________________.
    Solution

    Option D is the correct answer because technology revolution also causes certain damages and one of them is our privacy being compromised. ‘Privacy can also be a problem in a digital world where everything you've clicked can be used to sell things to you, evaluate you or embarrass you’. ‘Still, pop-up ads, internet frauds and other inconveniences are a small price to pay for instant access to infinite information’. These sentences make it clear that option D is the correct answer.
    Option A is incorrect because technology has enabled us to get answers for everything. We have access to an ‘ocean of information’. Thus, option A is not the right answer.
    Option B is incorrect because although we do spend more time connecting with friends on Facebook  than real friends, it is not right to say that we have forgotten our identities.
    Option C is incorrect because getting agitated is not primarily because of the internet, this is more of a personal struggle. Thus, option C is not the right answer. 

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    A large number of people are consuming packaged food because it has become a matter of convenience, pleases the taste buds and fills your stomach. Also, it is important to note the quality of packing used for these products and whether additives are used or not to increase their shelf-life. For example, dairy products like milk that come in tetra packs come without any additive and due to no contact with air, it remains fresh for a long period of time. The ready-to-eat food products are especially laden with preservatives and can have excess oil in form of trans fats, which can be a threat to health. I don’t really advocate bakery products whether they are packaged or not. The problem with canned or processed food is that they have excessive salt or sugar. Cooking at home is always a healthy option. For example, even simply eating dal-chawal is a far healthier option over junk food. What one needs to do is a little bit of time management and planning. We should stick to those food items that we are genetically used to such as Indian food cooked by traditional methods.

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    Why are more and more people consuming packaged food? 
    Solution
    The first sentence says that a large number of people are consuming packaged food because it is convenient; pleases the taste buds and fills the stomach. Hence, B is correct.
    A, C and D are inconsistent with the contents of the passage.
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    [passage-header]Refer the poem given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Wind:
    Wind, come softly.
    Don't break the shutters of the windows.
    Don't scatter the papers.
    Don't throw down the books on the shelf,
    There, look what you did - you threw them all down.
    You tore the pages of the books.
    You brought rain again,
    You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
    Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
    crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
    crumbling hearts- the wind god winnows and crushes them all
    He won't do what you tell him.
    So, come, let's build strong homes,
    Let's join the doors firmly.
    Practice to firm the body.
    Make the heart steadfast.
    Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
    The wind blows out weak fires.
    He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
    His friendship is good.
    We praise him every day.
    wind, come softly.

    The poet urges the wind to blow ____$$[1]$$____ because when it blows ____$$[2]$$____, it breaks the shutters of the windows, _____$$[3]$$_____ the paper here and there and throws books down the shelf _____$$[4]$$_____ their pages in the process. The poet chasties the wind for bringing in ____$$[5]$$_____. The wind ____$$[6]$$_____ and destroys the weak but gives ____$$[7]$$____ to the strong. The wind will not be able to _____$$[8]$$______ us if we make our bodies _____$$[9]$$_____ and heart steadfast. Instead, like a _____$$[10]$$_____ it wiil help us to be strong and determined. We will flourish in _____$$[11]$$______.

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    Read the poem carefully and fill the appropriate word for blank $$3$$.
    Solution
    Let's read the poem to be able to fill in the third blank. The line: 'Don't scatter the papers', explains to us that the poet doesn't want the wind to scatter the papers. Let's look for the synonym of 'scatter' to fill in the blank.
    Option B - 'Upsets' is usually used for humans and is not a synonym of 'scatter'. The wind upsets the papers, is grammatically incorrect. Hence, option B is incorrect. 
    Option C - 'Topples' is used when someone or something loses balance and falls. It isn't a synonym of 'scatter'. Hence, option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Removes' means to detach or take something away. It isn't a synonym of 'scatter'. Hence, option D is incorrect.
    Option A - 'Flings' means to throw here and there, also, it is a synonym of 'scatter'. 'Flings' is used as a third person form of the verb because the subject is 'wind' (third person). Hence, option A is correct.
    'It breaks the shutters of the windows, flings the paper here and there...'
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    [passage-header]Refer the poem given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Wind:
    Wind, come softly.
    Don't break the shutters of the windows.
    Don't scatter the papers.
    Don't throw down the books on the shelf,
    There, look what you did - you threw them all down.
    You tore the pages of the books.
    You brought rain again,
    You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
    Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
    crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
    crumbling hearts- the wind god winnows and crushes them all
    He won't do what you tell him.
    So, come, let's build strong homes,
    Let's join the doors firmly.
    Practice to firm the body.
    Make the heart steadfast.
    Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
    The wind blows out weak fires.
    He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
    His friendship is good.
    We praise him every day.
    wind, come softly.

    The poet urges the wind to blow ____$$[1]$$____ because when it blows ____$$[2]$$____, it breaks the shutters of the windows, _____$$[3]$$_____ the paper here and there and throws books down the shelf _____$$[4]$$_____ their pages in the process. The poet chasties the wind for bringing in ____$$[5]$$_____. The wind ____$$[6]$$_____ and destroys the weak but gives ____$$[7]$$____ to the strong. The wind will not be able to _____$$[8]$$______ us if we make our bodies _____$$[9]$$_____ and heart steadfast. Instead, like a _____$$[10]$$_____ it wiil help us to be strong and determined. We will flourish in _____$$[11]$$______.

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    Read the poem carefully and fill the appropriate word for blank $$1$$.
    Solution
    We must read the poem in order to be able to fill in the first blank. "Wind, come softly", here the poet addresses the wind and asks it to come softly. Let's fill the blank with the synonym of 'softly'. Here 'softly' means in a calm and not rough manner.
    Option A - 'Carefully' is an adverb, which means to do something cautiously. Carefully and softly don't have the same meaning. Hence, option A is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Slowly' is an adverb, which means at a low speed. As slowly and softly don't have the same meaning, option B is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Violently' is an adverb, which means strongly and forcefully, in a destructive manner. Violently and slowly don't have the meaning. Hence, option D is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Gently' is an adverb, which means in a soft manner. It's the synonym of 'softly', hence option C is correct.
  • Question 6
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    [passage-header]Refer the poem given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Wind:
    Wind, come softly.
    Don't break the shutters of the windows.
    Don't scatter the papers.
    Don't throw down the books on the shelf,
    There, look what you did - you threw them all down.
    You tore the pages of the books.
    You brought rain again,
    You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
    Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
    crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
    crumbling hearts- the wind god winnows and crushes them all
    He won't do what you tell him.
    So, come, let's build strong homes,
    Let's join the doors firmly.
    Practice to firm the body.
    Make the heart steadfast.
    Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
    The wind blows out weak fires.
    He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
    His friendship is good.
    We praise him every day.
    wind, come softly.

    The poet urges the wind to blow ____$$[1]$$____ because when it blows ____$$[2]$$____, it breaks the shutters of the windows, _____$$[3]$$_____ the paper here and there and throws books down the shelf _____$$[4]$$_____ their pages in the process. The poet chasties the wind for bringing in ____$$[5]$$_____. The wind ____$$[6]$$_____ and destroys the weak but gives ____$$[7]$$____ to the strong. The wind will not be able to _____$$[8]$$______ us if we make our bodies _____$$[9]$$_____ and heart steadfast. Instead, like a _____$$[10]$$_____ it wiil help us to be strong and determined. We will flourish in _____$$[11]$$______.

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    Read the poem carefully and fill the appropriate word for blank $$4$$.
    Solution
    The fourth blank can be related to - 'You tore the pages of the books' from the poem. The passage is in the present tense, hence we must fill in the blank with the verb in the present tense. Since the sentence says -in the process, we should use the present continuous form of the word 'tore'.
    Option B - 'Splitting' means breaking into two pieces. It isn't the conjugation of 'tore'. Hence, option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Crushing' means grinding into pieces. It isn't the conjugation of 'tore'. Hence, option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Removing' means to take away something. It isn't the conjugation of 'tore'. Hence, option D is incorrect.
    Option A - 'Tearing' is the continuous form of 'tore'. Hence, option A is the correct answer.
    'throws books down the shelf tearing their pages in the process.'
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    Read the following short passage and answer the question.
    In a free country, the man who reaches the position of leader is usually one of outstanding character and ability. Moreover, it is usually possible to foresee that he will reach such a position, since early in life one can see his qualities of character. But this is not always true in the case of a dictator; often he reaches his position of power through chance, very often through the unhappy state of his country. It is possible that Hitler would never have become the leader of Germany if that country had not been driven to despair. 

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    Hitler became a leader because ________.
    Solution
    The passage states that a dictator comes into power through either chance or through the unhappy state of a country and then goes on to say that Hitler might not have become the leader of Germany if the country's state was not one of unhappiness. In this context, option C is the best answer to the given  question.
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    [passage-header]Refer the poem given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Wind:
    Wind, come softly.
    Don't break the shutters of the windows.
    Don't scatter the papers.
    Don't throw down the books on the shelf,
    There, look what you did - you threw them all down.
    You tore the pages of the books.
    You brought rain again,
    You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
    Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
    crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
    crumbling hearts- the wind god winnows and crushes them all
    He won't do what you tell him.
    So, come, let's build strong homes,
    Let's join the doors firmly.
    Practice to firm the body.
    Make the heart steadfast.
    Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
    The wind blows out weak fires.
    He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
    His friendship is good.
    We praise him every day.
    wind, come softly.

    The poet urges the wind to blow ____$$[1]$$____ because when it blows ____$$[2]$$____, it breaks the shutters of the windows, _____$$[3]$$_____ the paper here and there and throws books down the shelf _____$$[4]$$_____ their pages in the process. The poet chasties the wind for bringing in ____$$[5]$$_____. The wind ____$$[6]$$_____ and destroys the weak but gives ____$$[7]$$____ to the strong. The wind will not be able to _____$$[8]$$______ us if we make our bodies _____$$[9]$$_____ and heart steadfast. Instead, like a _____$$[10]$$_____ it wiil help us to be strong and determined. We will flourish in _____$$[11]$$______.

    ...view full instructions

    Read the poem carefully and fill the appropriate word for blank $$2$$.
    Solution
    Reading the poem, we can say that the poet asks the wind to blow gently so that it doesn't damage anything. Throughout the poem, the poet talks about how the wind blows roughly and destroys things. In order to fill the second blank, let's find the synonym for 'roughly'.
    Option A - 'Carelessly' is an adverb, which means to act without being cautious. It's not a synonym of 'roughly'. Hence, option A is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Strongly' is an adverb, which means bravely or to do something with great strength. It's not a synonym of 'roughly'. Hence, option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Calmly' is an adverb, which means doing something without agitation. It's not a synonym of 'roughly'. Hence, option C is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Harshly' is an adverb, which means rough or unpleasant. Hence, we can say that '...because when it blows harshly, it breaks the shutters of the windows. Also, 'harshly' contrasts 'softly' and explains the first sentence. Thus option B is correct.
  • Question 9
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    Read the following short passage and answer the question.
    In a free country, the man who reaches the position of leader is usually one of outstanding character and ability. Moreover, it is usually possible to foresee that he will reach such a position, since early in life one can see his qualities of character. But this is not always true in the case of a dictator; often he reaches his position of power through chance, very often through the unhappy state of his country. It is possible that Hitler would never have become the leader of Germany if that country had not been driven to despair. 

    ...view full instructions

    In a free country, one who becomes a leader ________.
    Solution
    "In a free country, the man who reaches the position of leader is usually one of outstanding character and ability. " - this sentence from the passage implies that in a free country, the person who reaches the position of leader is generally of great character and ability. In this context, option C is the best answer.
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    [passage-header]Refer the poem given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Wind:
    Wind, come softly.
    Don't break the shutters of the windows.
    Don't scatter the papers.
    Don't throw down the books on the shelf,
    There, look what you did - you threw them all down.
    You tore the pages of the books.
    You brought rain again,
    You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
    Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
    crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
    crumbling hearts- the wind god winnows and crushes them all
    He won't do what you tell him.
    So, come, let's build strong homes,
    Let's join the doors firmly.
    Practice to firm the body.
    Make the heart steadfast.
    Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
    The wind blows out weak fires.
    He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
    His friendship is good.
    We praise him every day.
    wind, come softly.

    The poet urges the wind to blow ____$$[1]$$____ because when it blows ____$$[2]$$____, it breaks the shutters of the windows, _____$$[3]$$_____ the paper here and there and throws books down the shelf _____$$[4]$$_____ their pages in the process. The poet chasties the wind for bringing in ____$$[5]$$_____. The wind ____$$[6]$$_____ and destroys the weak but gives ____$$[7]$$____ to the strong. The wind will not be able to _____$$[8]$$______ us if we make our bodies _____$$[9]$$_____ and heart steadfast. Instead, like a _____$$[10]$$_____ it wiil help us to be strong and determined. We will flourish in _____$$[11]$$______.

    ...view full instructions

    Read the poem carefully and fill the appropriate word for blank $$5$$.
    Solution
    The word 'crumbling' in the poetry explains to us that the poet is criticising the wind for wrecking and breaking things. The fifth blank has to be filled with a word that explains the above explanation. 'Chastise' means criticise.
    Option B - The poet criticises the wind for wrecking the weak, he doesn't criticise the wind for the disturbance. Hence, option B is incorrect.
    Option C - The rain is just a part of destruction the wind brings in, however, the poet doesn't chastise the wind for bringing rain. Hence, option C is incorrect.
    Option D - The wind brings storm, but the poet criticises the wind for destroying the weak. Hence, option D is incorrect.
    Option A - Yes, the poet chastises the wind for bringing in destruction. Hence, option A is correct.
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