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1
There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
On the other hand, some writers have expressed __________ that a few publishing houses refuse to publish women writers whose works are, as they are described, “not bold enough”, that is they are not sensational enough to _________ the market.
(a) concern, stimulate
(b) disquiet, titillate
(c) anxiety, manoeuvre
(d) apprehension, excite
2
There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
Some of us can be struck by the absurdity of some of this new era’s manifestations: Big Brother
doesn’t need to __________telescreens on us – rather he has to fight off the applicants who want to display their every movement on television. He doesn’t need a secret police to rifle _________through our locked diaries – we post them online for everyone to read.
(a) impose, surreptitiously
(b) monitor, secretly
(c) train, stealthy
(d) enforce, slyly
3
There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
Art is often depicted as something that comes at the _________ of life, as if creation requires
locking oneself up in a sensory deprivation tank. The seduction of Picasso is that he created a
grand body of work that was all about __________down life’s pleasures and occasionally spitting out the bones.
(a) detriment, devouring
(b) fruition, chomping
(c) demise, gorging
(d) expense, gobbling
4
The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Run
(a) Oscar has run through the fortune he inherited after the death of his uncle.
(b) I had the run of the entire farm when I lived with my grandparents.
(c) Vinay likes to run down his rivals.
(d) The government is trying its best to curb run away inflation.
5
The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Key
(a) The critics claimed that the singer was out of key during the performance.
(b) He composed a beautiful symphony in a key of C major.
(c) Despite the media’s expectations the celebrity wedding was a low-key event.
(d) Politicians need to key their strategies to the prevailing mood of the public.
6
In the question, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. The finding suggests some cases of the disease could be caused by the immune system
running amok and attacking healthy tissues or failing to fight infection that leave people susceptible to the condition.
B. The study is the first to use evidence from the human genome to confirm the long-held suspicion that the immune system plays role in the disease.
C. “People have speculated about a link between the immune system and Parkinson’s disease for some time and this study suggests that link is real”, said Cyrus Zabetian.
D. Parkinson’s disease is caused by a steady dying-off of brain cells that produce a chemical called dopamine.
(a) A and D
(b) B and C
(c) only D
(d) only C
7
In the question, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. But the “economic miracle” came to a juddering halt at the beginning of the 1990s when the
property bubble bursted.
B. What followed was a decade in the doldrums and the country has never fully recovered.
C. Today, it faces deflation, an ageing and shrinking population and only minimal growth.
D. Economists also cited the figures as evidence that the global recovery was still facing strong
Headwind.
(a) C and D
(b) B and C
(c) B, C and D
(d) A and C
8
Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Teams focus on controlling pain, nausea and other side effects; they also address patients’
worries and make sure they have help with making meals, dressing and bathing when not hospitalized.
B. Palliative care typically begins with a long conversation about what the patient with a terminal
diagnosis wants out of his remaining life.
C. Hospice care is intensive palliative care including home nursing, but insurers usually cover it only if the patient abandons medical treatment.
D. It includes the options any oncologist addresses: surgery, chemotherapy and radiation and their side effects.
E. But it also includes how much suffering a patient wishes to bear, effects on the family, and legal, insurance and religious issues.
(a) BDEAC
(b) CDEAB
(c) BCDEA
(d) ADEBC
9
Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. From the moment he arrived there its citizens resented him and his Martians and his youth and his talent.
B. Hollywood claimed Welles never would make the grade.
C. At announcements that his first two productions had been called off, the town nodded knowingly.
D. He was just a big bag of publicity.
E. When he grew a beard for his first film, a sporty press agent sent him a bearded ham for
Christmas; columnists dubbed him with nicknames like “Little Orson Annie.”
(a) BDAEC
(b) CBEAD
(c) EABDC
(d) BAECD
10
Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. That’s something Al Hirschfeld did so beautifully, especially as his artwork changed during
different phases.
B. The more spare it was, I found, the more moved I was.
C. I fight when people ask me to put color in a picture.
D. A line with a hand at the end of it can give you just enough to envision an arm.
E. I love color, but I’m more intrigued by the relationship between black and white and space.
(a) CEDBA
(b) CEABD
(c) ABCDE
(d) DCEBA
11
Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical
order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. The best way to undermine the traffickers is to tackle demand for their product.
B. There has been no significant increase in drug use, while take-up of treatments has increased and health has improved.
C. Portugal, where drug use was decriminalised nearly 10 years ago, is showing the way.
D. Its evidence suggests the most persuasive argument against changing policy – that it would
increase the numbers abusing drugs – is baseless.
E. And as part of holistic policy that has to tackle well-being more widely, decriminalising individual drug use would be a good start.
(a) ECDBA
(b) ADCEB
(c) AECDB
(d) CDBAE
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