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  • Question 1
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    In the following question, the given sentence has four parts marked P, Q, R, and S. Choose the part of the sentence with the error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark 'No error (S)' as your answer.

    King penguins (P) / are active throughout (Q) / the long summer days. (R) / No error (S)

    Solution

    King penguins are active throughout the long summer days. 

    • The given sentence is grammatically correct.
    • Here, 'King penguins' is plural. 
    • The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second-largest species of penguin, smaller, but somewhat similar in appearance to the emperor penguin.
    • Therefore, a plural helping verb that is 'are' is used.
  • Question 2
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    In the following question, the given sentence has four parts marked P, Q, R, and S. Choose the part of the sentence with the error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark 'No error (S)' as your answer.

    Earth's deserts (P) / is a land of extremes,(Q) / constantly pushing life to the limit. (R) / No error (S)

    Solution

    The complete sentence- Earth's deserts are a land of extreme temperature constantly pushing life to the limit.

    • Here, 'are a land of extreme temperature' should be used instead of 'is a land of extremes'.
    • Here, in the given sentence 'deserts' is plural. Therefore, it should be followed by a plural helping verb that is 'are'.
    • Here, ‘Extremes’ is also incorrect.
    • Rather it should be ‘extreme temperature’ to form a grammatically correct sentence.
  • Question 3
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    In the following question, the given sentence has four parts marked P, Q, R, and S. Choose the part of the sentence with the error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark 'No error (S)' as your answer.

    We have issued (P) / a order seeking immediate (Q) / printing of revised price tag. (R) / No error (S)

    Solution

    The correct sentence- We have issued an order seeking immediate printing of revised price tag.

    Here, 'an order seeking immediate' should be used instead of 'a order seeking immediate'. The article ‘an’ should be used before singular, countable nouns which begin with vowel sounds. In the given sentence, ‘order’ is preceded by ‘a’ which is erroneous. Here, 'an' should be used instead.

  • Question 4
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    Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.

    One day in 1924, five men who were camping in the Cascade Mountains of Washington saw a group of huge apelike creatures coming out of the woods. They hurried back to their cabin and locked themselves inside. While they were in, the creatures attacked them by throwing rocks against the walls of the cabin. After several hours, these strange hairy giants went back into the woods. After this incident the men returned to the town and told the people of their adventure. However, only a few people accepted their story. These were the people who remembered hearing tales about footprints of an animal that walked like a human being. The five men, however, were not the first people to have seen these creatures called Bigfoot. Long before their experience, local Native Americans were certain that a race of apelike animals had been living in the neighboring mountain for centuries. They called these creatures Sasquatch. In 1958, workmen, who were building a road through the jungles of Northern California often found huge footprints in the earth around their camp. Then in 1967, Roger Patterson, a man who was interested in finding Bigfoot went into the northern California jungles with a friend. While riding, they were suddenly thrown off from their horses. Patterson saw a tall apelike animal standing not far away. He managed to shoot seven rolls of film of the hairy creature before the animal disappeared in the hushes. When Patterson's film was shown to the public, not many people believed his story. In another incident, Richard Brown, a music teacher and also an experience hunter spotted a similar creature. He saw the animal clearly through the telescopic lens of his rifle. He said the creature looked more like a human than an animal. Later many other people also found deep footprints in the same area. In spite of regular reports of sightings and footprints, most experts still do not believe that Bigfoot really exists.

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    What did the five campers do when they saw a group of apelike creatures?

    Solution

    Five men who were camping in the Cascade Mountains of Washington saw a group of huge apelike creatures coming out of the woods. They hurried back to their cabin and locked themselves inside.

  • Question 5
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    A word is spelled in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from the given options.

    Solution

    The correct spelling is 'Recommnd'.

    Recommend: put forward (someone or something) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role; advocate; endorse

    For example: Can you recommend a good dictionary?

    The other words are incorrectly spelled.

  • Question 6
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    Choose the correct answer to fill the blanks from the options given below:

    He _________ a lot of letters yesterday.

    Solution

    The correct sentence is: He wrote a lot of letters yesterday.

    In the sentence, it is clearly mention that the action had took place 'yesterday'.

    So, 'simple past tense' should be used here and V2 should be chosen.

    Therefore, 'wrote' is the appropriate word.

  • Question 7
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    Choose the correct answer to fill the blanks from the options given below:

    Sahil read the letter _________ carefully the second time to make sure he hadn't missed any detail.

    Solution

    The correct sentence is: "Sahil read the letter more carefully the second time to make sure he hadn't missed any detail."

    The word 'second time' suggests that 'Sahil' has read the letter before. Therefore, the ways of reading the letter are being compared here. Thus, 'more' should be used here i.e., 'more careful'.

  • Question 8
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    Choose the correct answer to fill the blanks from the options given below:

    The Mekong is also home _________ the world's largest catfish.

    Solution

    The correct sentence: "The Mekong is also home to the world's largest catfish."

    Option (A) 'For' cannot be used because the phrase 'home for something' is incorrect.

    Option (B) 'In' cannot be chosen because 'home in something' does not make any sense in the given context.

    Option (D) 'within' cannot be chosen because it does not make the sentence meaningful.

    Option (C) 'to' is the best fit. The phrase 'to be home to something' means to be the place where that thing is located or, in the case of living things, where they live.

  • Question 9
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    The following sentence consists an underlined word(s) followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

    Each child develops his/her competency based on the contexts and the inputs for learning.

    Solution

    The correct answer is capability.

    competency: the ability to do something successfully or efficiently

    capability: the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something

    ​​​Let's look at the meanings of the other given options: thinking- the process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something

    • knowledge- what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information
    • ideal- satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable

    Thus, from the given meanings, we find that competency and capability are synonyms.

  • Question 10
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    The following sentence consists an underlined word(s) followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

    The newly appointed secretary is industrious.

    Solution

    The correct answer is diligent.

    industrious: diligent and hard-working

    diligent: having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties

    ​​​Let's look at the meanings of the other given options: 

    • knowledgeable- intelligent and well informed
    • indolent- wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
    • insincere- not expressing genuine feelings

    Thus, from the given meanings, we find that industrious and diligent are synonyms.

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