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The following question gives three labelled sentence fragments A, B, and C. Select the most logical order of these parts to form a coherent sentence: “So he decided he A-people, hopefully none B-better place with fewer C-would go far away, to a”.
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In the following English spelling question, four words are given. Select the correctly spelt form of the word meaning “to make someone poor”.
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In the following sentence about the word “Macabre”, identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If the sentence is correct, select option 4 for “No error”.
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition in the sentence: “She was chatting ______ the cars.”
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In the following question, select the option that best expresses the meaning of the word “Naive”.
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In the following question, select the option that best expresses the meaning of the word “Surly”.
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In the following question, select the option that is opposite in meaning to the word “Myopic”.
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In the following question, select the option that is opposite in meaning to the word “Defile”.
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Rearrange the given parts of the sentence about attempts in India so that they form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence: “Attempts in India P : honesty and more by blind faith Q : by the government to validate traditional R : medicine are driven less by”.
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A sentence is given in the active voice: “The officer cuts down the tree.” Select the option that best expresses the same idea in the passive voice.
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The sentence “Raj said, ‘I am happy to be here this evening.’” is given in direct speech. Select the option that best expresses the same idea in indirect speech.
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In the following spelling question, a word is written in four different ways. Select the correctly spelt form of the word meaning “attractive in a showy or shining way”.
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In the following passage based question, select the correct option to fill the blank in the phrase: “The most powerful and the most perfect ____________ of thought and feeling through the medium of oral language must be traced to the mastery of words.”
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In the same passage, select the correct option to fill the blank in the clause: “mastery of words. ___________ is better suited to lead speakers and readers … into an easy control of this language than the command of the phrase that perfectly expresses the thought.”
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In the same passage, select the correct option to fill the blank in the clause: “and readers ___________ English into an easy control of this language than the command of the phrase that perfectly expresses the thought.”
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In the following passage about effective speaking, choose the option that best completes the first blank: The most powerful and the most perfect __________ of thought and feeling through the medium of oral language must be traced to the mastery of words.
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In the following question, select the option that best expresses the meaning of the English idiom at the top of your lungs.
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In the following question, select the option that best expresses the meaning of the English idiom the wheels have come off.
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In the following question, select the one word substitute that best matches the description an attractively tall, graceful, and dignified woman in standard English vocabulary.
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In the following question, select the one word substitute that best expresses the meaning of the phrase the return of someone to his own country.
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