Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
On an unfortunate accident, first aid experts stress that (1)______what to do for an (2)_______ victim until a doctor or other trained person gets to the accident scene can (3)_______a life, especially in cases of stoppage of breathing, severe bleeding, and shock. People with special problems such as diabetes, epilepsy, or allergy are (4)_______ to wear some sort of emblem identifying the problem, as a safeguard against the administration of medication that might be injurious or even (5)_______.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: benefitted
Option 2: urged
Option 3: invited
Option 4: allowed
Correct Answer: urged
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Urged means strongly advised or recommended. In the context of the sentence, it indicates a strong recommendation for individuals with special problems to wear an emblem as a safety measure.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The working of the stomach was (1) _____ by a strange accident. In 1822, a man named Alexis St. Martin was (2) _____ hit by a shotgun. The bullet had seriously (3) _____ the chest wall and made a hole in (4)_____ stomach. He was brought to an American army (5) _____ William Beaumont. The doctor saved the patient but he (6) ______ not close the hole properly. Beaumont took it as a (7) ______ opportunity to see the inside of the stomach (8) ______ the hole. He made some wonderful observations. Beaumont (9) ______ that the stomach was churning food. Its wall secreted a fluid (10) ______ could digest the food. He also observed that the end of the stomach opens into the intestine only after the digestion of the food inside the stomach is completed.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 10.
Option 1: whom
Option 2: what
Option 3: who
Option 4: which
Correct Answer: which
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation:
The word which would be used as a relative pronoun to link the clause could digest the food to the noun fluid. It specifies that the fluid, which is being referred to has the property or function of digesting food.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: Its wall secreted a fluid which could digest the food.
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
New York City is on 'high alert' after reporting 100 cases of a rare inflammatory disease apparently tied to COVID-19 in children. The city recently began reporting rising cases of paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, an illness that officials say is similar to toxic shock or Kawasaki disease, with symptoms including a fever and abdominal pain and which 'appears to be linked to an immune response to COVID-19,' The New York Times reports.
City Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a press briefing on Thursday, said, "We are now on high alert in addressing the syndrome after the number of confirmed cases of paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome in the city has reached 100." "Among those cases, 55 children have tested positive for COVID-19 or the antibodies", de Blasio said, "and one child has died." Two other children have also died from the illness in New York State, according to the Times. De Blasio had reported 82 cases of the syndrome in the city.
These developments continue to be 'really troubling' after it was previously thought that "children seemed to have very little effect from this disease," de Blasio said. He urged parents to call their doctor immediately if a child had persistent fever, a rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, and especially a combination of these symptoms.
Question:
It can be said that children are suffering from the disease if they have the following symptoms:
a) Pain in the stomach
b) Fever that does not go
c) Toxic shock
d) Vomiting
e) Pain in the whole body
Option 1: a, b and d
Option 2: b, c and e
Option 3: c, d and e
Option 4: a, d and e
Correct Answer: a, b and d
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The symptoms mentioned in the last paragraph of the passage that indicate children may be suffering from the disease are:
a) Pain in the stomach
b) Fever that does not go
d) Vomiting
These symptoms, along with persistent fever, rash, and a combination of these symptoms, are highlighted by City Mayor Bill de Blasio as reasons for parents to call their doctor immediately.
Question : Comprehension:
In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
One day, my six-year-old sister (1)_____ us which career she should (2)______ for. My father suggested (3)_____ she should become a doctor; (4)____ my mother said she could (5)____ a newspaper reporter. I (6)_____ she would make a (7)____ teacher. After a brief (8)______ my sister declared, "I will become (9)____ actress. Then I will get an (10)____ to play all these roles."
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 9.
Option 1: the
Option 2: one
Option 3: a
Option 4: an
Correct Answer: an
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
In English grammar, "an" is used before words that begin with a vowel sound. In this case, the following word "actress" begins with a vowel sound so, "an" is the correct article to use before it.
Question : Anita visited a well-known beauty parlour to have her hair highlighted. The beautician informed her that she would receive two complimentary hair spa treatments, each valued at Rs. 1,200, if she agreed to the 5,000 package. Anita accepted the proposal. The hair stylist was enhancing Anita's hair when she spilled a chemical on her face and it got inside her left eye. Anita was hurt. She was given the diagnosis of corneal irritation after visiting the doctor. Later, she sent the beautician a legal notice accusing her of being unqualified. Decide which consumer right was voilated in the aforementioned situation.
Option 1: Right to Safety
Option 2: Right to Choose
Option 3: Right to Seek Redressal
Option 4: Right to be Informed
Correct Answer: Right to Safety
Solution : Right to safety means the right to be protected against the marketing of products and services that endanger life and property is to have a right to safety. The items and services obtained should serve their long-term interests as well as their present requirements. Hence, the correct option is 1.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The doctor said that they had performed their bit.
Option 1: The doctor said, “We performed our bit."
Option 2: The doctor said, “We are performing our bit."
Option 3: The doctor said, “We have performed our bit."
Option 4: The doctor says, “We had performed our bit."
Correct Answer: The doctor said, “We have performed our bit."
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within quotation marks and attributed to the speaker.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- There would be no change in the reporting verb.
- The past perfect tense "had performed" is changed to the present perfect tense "have performed".
- The third-person pronoun "they" is changed to the first-person pronoun "we".
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.
- The possessive determiner "their" is changed to "our".
Therefore, the direct speech sentence is: The doctor said, "We have performed our bit."
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The working of the stomach was (1) _____ by a strange accident. In 1822, a man named Alexis St. Martin was (2) _____ hit by a shotgun. The bullet had seriously (3) _____ the chest wall and made a hole in (4)_____ stomach. He was brought to an American army (5) _____ William Beaumont. The doctor saved the patient but he (6) ______ not close the hole properly. Beaumont took it as a (7) ______ opportunity to see the inside of the stomach (8) ______ the hole. He made some wonderful observations. Beaumont (9) ______ that the stomach was churning food. Its wall secreted a fluid (10) ______ could digest the food. He also observed that the end of the stomach opens into the intestine only after the digestion of the food inside the stomach is completed.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
Option 1: discover
Option 2: discovered
Option 3: discovering
Option 4: to be discovered
Correct Answer: discovered
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The sentence structure requires a past-tense verb to indicate that the action (the discovery of the stomach's workings) has already occurred. Discovered fits grammatically and contextually, completing the sentence meaningfully.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The working of the stomach was (1) _____ by a strange accident. In 1822, a man named Alexis St. Martin was (2) _____ hit by a shotgun. The bullet had seriously (3) _____ the chest wall and made a hole in (4)_____ stomach. He was brought to an American army (5) _____ William Beaumont. The doctor saved the patient but he (6) ______ not close the hole properly. Beaumont took it as a (7) ______ opportunity to see the inside of the stomach (8) ______ the hole. He made some wonderful observations. Beaumont (9) ______ that the stomach was churning food. Its wall secreted a fluid (10) ______ could digest the food. He also observed that the end of the stomach opens into the intestine only after the digestion of the food inside the stomach is completed.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
Option 1: badly
Option 2: nicely
Option 3: extremely
Option 4: poorly
Correct Answer: badly
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
In the context of the sentence, which describes someone being hit by a shotgun, the appropriate adverb needs to convey the severity or intensity of the impact. Badly is the most fitting choice, as it accurately describes the severity of being hit by a shotgun, implying a serious injury.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
- Nicely typically implies something done well, which is not suitable in this context.
- Extremely indicates intensity; it lacks the connotation of harm or negativity.
- Poorly implies inadequacy but doesn't adequately convey the seriousness of being shot.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: In 1822, a man named Alexis St. Martin was badly hit by a shotgun.
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
New York City is on 'high alert' after reporting 100 cases of a rare inflammatory disease apparently tied to COVID-19 in children. The city recently began reporting rising cases of paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, an illness that officials say is similar to toxic shock or Kawasaki disease, with symptoms including a fever and abdominal pain and which 'appears to be linked to an immune response to COVID-19,' The New York Times reports.
City Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a press briefing on Thursday, said, "We are now on high alert in addressing the syndrome after the number of confirmed cases of paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome in the city has reached 100." "Among those cases, 55 children have tested positive for COVID-19 or the antibodies", de Blasio said, "and one child has died." Two other children have also died from the illness in New York State, according to the Times. De Blasio had reported 82 cases of the syndrome in the city.
These developments continue to be 'really troubling' after it was previously thought that "children seemed to have very little effect from this disease," de Blasio said. He urged parents to call their doctor immediately if a child had a persistent fever, a rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, and especially a combination of these symptoms.
Question:
It was previously thought that 'children seemed to have very little effect from this disease'. 'This disease' refers to:
Option 1: inflammation of organs
Option 2: COVID- 19
Option 3: Kawasaki disease
Option 4: a multi-organ disease
Correct Answer: COVID- 19
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The phrase this disease in the passage refers to the rare inflammatory disease tied to COVID-19 in children, specifically the paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome. Mayor Bill de Blasio mentions that there was a previous belief that children were less affected by this particular disease.
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
New York City is on 'high alert' after reporting 100 cases of a rare inflammatory disease apparently tied to COVID-19 in children. The city recently began reporting rising cases of paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, an illness that officials say is similar to toxic shock or Kawasaki disease, with symptoms including a fever and abdominal pain and which 'appears to be linked to an immune response to COVID-19,' The New York Times reports.
City Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a press briefing on Thursday, said, "We are now on high alert in addressing the syndrome after the number of confirmed cases of paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome in the city has reached 100." "Among those cases, 55 children have tested positive for COVID-19 or the antibodies", de Blasio said, "and one child has died." Two other children have also died from the illness in New York State, according to the Times. De Blasio had reported 82 cases of the syndrome in the city.
These developments continue to be 'really troubling' after it was previously thought that "children seemed to have very little effect from this disease," de Blasio said. He urged parents to call their doctor immediately if a child had a persistent fever, a rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, and especially a combination of these symptoms.
Question:
When the City Mayor says, "We are now on high alert in addressing the syndrome", he means:
Option 1: people are consulting each other in panic
Option 2: the administration understands it's an urgent health issue
Option 3: it's sad for the people who are suffering
Option 4: the city administration is concerned about war
Correct Answer: the administration understands it's an urgent health issue
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
According to the second paragraph, the City Mayor means that the city is taking a very attentive and proactive approach in responding to the paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, which is increasingly affecting children and appears to be linked to COVID-19.
Therefore, according to the passage, when the city mayor says, "We are now on high alert in addressing the syndrome," he means, the administration understands it's an urgent health issue.