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Directions: Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Nothing seems to __________ Keri. She bravely faced starting at a new school, skydiving and singing in front of a thousand people.

Directions: Choose the set of prepositions whose meaning and sequence best fits the 3 given sentences.

1. She felt a deep, unexplained compassion _______ the down-trodden and the less privileged segments of society.

2. The victim came _______ his senses only after several hours had passed.

3. It is easy to distinguish the male of the species _______ the female.

(A) from

(B) to

C) at

(D) for

(E) into

(F) in

Directions : In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

I heard it on grapevine that he has cheated the organization.

Directions : In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by fouroptions which then try to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

Our neighbor thought I would give up if my complaint had to go to the court. They will soon realize that they have caught a Tartar.

The crucial difference between technology companies and news organisations came out in an unambiguous manner over the last fortnight. ………………………………………………………………………………………, despite their financial muscle, have few moral and ethical resources to deal with diversity, contentious issues and public discourse on such issues. The first was a major investigation by The New York Times headlined, “Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis”. The second was how Twitter handled the controversy of its CEO Jack Dorsey’s interaction with a group of women journalists, activists and organisers in New Delhi.

The world as we know it is changing so fast and so much. Global mega-trends only reinforce this fact. The Internet has taken over our lives, smartphone penetration is growing rapidly, demographics are evolving. For the first time, in 2019, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996), who feel fully at home in a digital world, will overtake the population of baby boomers ……………………………………………………………………………….., with strong implications for the future of our planet and its inhabitants.

Directions: Choose the set of prepositions whose meaning and sequence best fits the 3 given sentences.

(1) The little girl insisted on having the dog ______ her when she went for a morning walk.

(2) The price of petroleum products has increased ____ 50% over the past five years.

(3) Irresponsible citizens of a country cheat ____ their income tax.

(A) by

(B) on

(C) at

(D) beside

Directions: Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

In a span of less than one year, a spate of corruption cases have come to the fore thus pushing the common man to ______ that self-aggrandizement and ______ have been at the top of the agenda for the modern day politicians.

Directions : In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

It’s better to offer a golden handshake to the aged employees.

Directions: Choose the set of prepositions whose meaning and sequence best fits the 3 given sentences.

1. Solar lights are designed such that they come _____ at dusk and go off at dawn.

2. The newborn babies were suffering _____ a different kind of virus.

3. The player did not think he was taking a risk and put all his earnings in, knowing full well that it would pay _____.

(A) off

(B) on

(C) in

(D) with

(E) from

(F) about