Q1:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Easy
Choose the appropriate option that conveys the correct meaning of the following idiom: Every nook and cranny
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Option 4
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Q2:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the words given in List-I to fill in the blanks given in List-II. | LIST-I | | LIST-II | |---|---|---| | A. behind | | I. If our parents were strict they did it __ our good. | | B. with | | II. Is it possible to reschedule the interview __ an early date? | | C. for | | III. He had practised so much that he won __ ease. | | D. at | | IV. The fear that he was running __ time pushed him to finish the project. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q3:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Antonyms
Medium
Match the words given in List-I with their antonyms given in List-II | LIST-I Words | | LIST-II Antonyms | |---|---|---| | A. Curvature | | I. Concealment | | B. Durability | | II. Straightness | | C. Indication | | III. Receptivity | | D. Obstinacy | | IV. Transience | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q4:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Medium
Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word in the following sentence: After years of working in obscurity, he at last found recognition.
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Option 1
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Q5:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The issue of economic reforms______ party lines.
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Option 1
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Q6:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Literary Devices
Medium
Choose the sentences which are examples of the figure of speech--Simile: A. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale. B. O my Love's like a red, red rose C. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree D. Revenge is wild juice which destroys people. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 1
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Q7:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose expressions given in List-I to complete the sentences given in List-II. | LIST-I | | LIST-II | |---|---|---| | A. Although--yet | | I. __ the leader __ the deputy has condoned the new policy affecting the workers. | | B. As--- so | | II. The principal is __ an able leader __ a fine sportsman. | | C. Neither---nor | | III. __ he had no surplus capital to invest __ he jumped into the stock market risking all his savings. | | D. Not only---but also | | IV. __ it was raining incessantly __ we had to cancel the picnic. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 4
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Q8:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Medium
Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word from the options given: Incongruity
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Option 4
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Q9:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Antonyms
Easy
Choose the antonym of the given word from the options given: Affable
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Option 1
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Q10:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Children are more____than adults; it is reflected in their quickness in learning a new language.
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Option 2
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Q11:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Statistics is an______tool for researchers that enables them to make inference of generalisations about population.
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Option 3
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Q12:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks in the given sentence: The office needs to know your address and phone number. Could you ____ them ____ on this form please?
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Option 2
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Q13:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Literary Devices
Medium
Match the words given in List-I with their expanded form given in List-II | LIST-I Word | | LIST-II Expanded form | |---|---|---| | A. Allegory | | I. a short story about a real person or event | | B. Parable | | II. a short story with a moral | | C. Narrative | | III. description of events given in a story | | D. Anecdote | | IV. a story that expresses ideas through symbols | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q14:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Choose the correct pair of words from the options to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Rekha's ___responses were responsible for her failure at the interview for the most____job on the campus.
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Option 2
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Q15:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Don't loiter ____ the street.
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Option 1
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Q16:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: So long as the rain _______, I stayed at home.
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Option 4
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Q17:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the given options:
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Option 4
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Q18:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II | LIST-I Words | | LIST-II Meanings | |---|---|---| | A. Loath | | I. Tactful | | B. Loathe | | II. Detest | | C. Discreet | | III. Separate | | D. Discrete | | IV. Unwilling | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 4
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Q19:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Literary Devices
Medium
Choose the expressions which are examples of the figure of speech--Antithesis: A. To err is human, to forgive divine. B. He had his jest, and they had his estate. C. As spice flavours food, so variety makes life more pleasant. D. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 1
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Q20:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the following parts of a sentence to make a meaningful sentence: A. the local language and see how your B. travel to a foreign country, even to C. hands and expressions do the talking D. a region of India where you don't know Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 1
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Q21:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the following parts of a sentence to make a meaningful sentence: A. endurance requiring participants to develop skills and B. adventure sports provide an adrenaline rush and C. confidence while ensuring safety through guidelines D. excitement as they challenge both mental and physical Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q22:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the following parts of a sentence to make a meaningful sentence: A. the racial conflict and could run B. a new modern country in a modern way C. the people so they could heal D. But Nelson Mandela shifted the beliefs of Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 4
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Q23:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the following parts of a sentence to make a meaningful sentence: A. the companies are often asked B. for their opinions during C. employees who are leaving D. the formal or informal interviews Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 1
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Q24:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Spelling
Easy
Choose the correctly spelled option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: To meditate between two factions in a dispute is to________.
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Option 2
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Q25:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the following parts of a sentence to make a meaningful sentence: A. keeping in view the prevailing weather conditions B. farmers to smoke their fields during C. the night to protect vegetables from cold D. agricultural experts have advised the Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q26:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Such an act would not be kind _______ it were just.
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Option 3
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Q27:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Medium
Match the words given in List I with their correct synonyms given in List II | LIST-I Words | | LIST-II Synonyms | |---|---|---| | A. Proscription | | I. Prohibition | | B. Subjection | | II. Assortment | | C. Miscellany | | III. Salary | | D. Emolument | | IV. Subjugation | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q28:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The miser gazed_________at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
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Option 3
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Q29:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Spelling
Easy
Choose the correctly spelled option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Virat Kohli is known for his ______ cricketing career
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Option 3
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Q30:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Easy
Choose the appropriate option that conveys the correct meaning of the underlined expression: His avarice for making quick money proved to be his achilles' heel while playing in the stock market.
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Option 3
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Q31:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Every product is ______tested before being sold in the retail market.
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Option 1
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Q32:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Economist Deena Khatkhate, who________at the age of 92 on September 15 in Bethesda Maryland, in the US, was an unusual man.
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Option 2
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Q33:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: If you are going to Punjab you better ____ your Punjabi.
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Option 3
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Q34:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the appropriate word from the options given that can substitute the following phrase: One who is not sure about God's existence-
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Option 3
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Q35:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the sentences with a passive voice construction from the given options: A. By whom was French taught to you? B. Admittance was refused to him by the guard. C. He was refused admittance by the guard. D. Who taught you French? Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q36:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the correct option to complete the following sentence: The______ field is known for the study of caves.
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Option 4
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Q37:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Easy
Choose the appropriate option that conveys the correct meaning of the given idiom: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
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Option 4
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Q38:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Choose the correct pair of words from the options given to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Once his ....., now Raj is the arch enemy of his friend and keeps passing trite_________.
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Option 2
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Q39:
20th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Antonyms
Easy
Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options given: Charlie was fond of living in the world of illusions.
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Option 4
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Q40:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the correct indirect construction of the following question: He said to him, "Is your name not Rama?"
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Option 4
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Q41:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Medium
This Venice, which was a haughty, invincible, magnificent Republic for nearly fourteen hundred years; whose armies compelled the world's applause whenever and wherever they battled; whose navies well-nigh held dominion of the seas, and whose merchant fleets whitened the remotest oceans with their sails and loaded these piers with the products of every clime, is fallen a prey to poverty, neglect and melancholy decay. Six hundred years ago, Venice was the Autocrat of Commerce; her mart was the great commercial centre, the distributing-house from whence the enormous trade of the Orient was spread abroad over the Western world. Today, her piers are deserted, her warehouses are empty, her merchant fleets are vanished, her armies and her navies are but memories. Her glory is departed, and with her crumbling grandeur of wharves and palaces about her, she sits among her stagnant lagoons, forlorn and beggared, forgotten by the world. She that in her palmy days commanded the commerce of the hemisphere and made the weal or woe of nations with the beck of her discussant finger, has become the humblest among the peoples of the earth,--a peddler of glass beads for women, and trifling toys and trinkets for school-girls and children.
The venerable Mother of the Republics is scarce a fit subject for flippant speech or the idle gossiping of tourists. It seems a sort of sacrilege to disturb the glamour of old romance that pictures her to us softly from afar off as through a tinted mist, and curtains her ruin and her desolation from our view. One ought, indeed, to turn away from her rags, her poverty and her humiliation, and think of her only as she was when she sunk the fleets of Charlemagne; when she humbled Frederick Barbarossa or waved her victorious banners above the battlements of Constantinople.
The author does not attempt to describe Venice -
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Option 4
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Q42:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
This Venice, which was a haughty, invincible, magnificent Republic for nearly fourteen hundred years; whose armies compelled the world's applause whenever and wherever they battled; whose navies well-nigh held dominion of the seas, and whose merchant fleets whitened the remotest oceans with their sails and loaded these piers with the products of every clime, is fallen a prey to poverty, neglect and melancholy decay. Six hundred years ago, Venice was the Autocrat of Commerce; her mart was the great commercial centre, the distributing-house from whence the enormous trade of the Orient was spread abroad over the Western world. Today, her piers are deserted, her warehouses are empty, her merchant fleets are vanished, her armies and her navies are but memories. Her glory is departed, and with her crumbling grandeur of wharves and palaces about her, she sits among her stagnant lagoons, forlorn and beggared, forgotten by the world. She that in her palmy days commanded the commerce of the hemisphere and made the weal or woe of nations with the beck of her discussant finger, has become the humblest among the peoples of the earth,--a peddler of glass beads for women, and trifling toys and trinkets for school-girls and children.
The venerable Mother of the Republics is scarce a fit subject for flippant speech or the idle gossiping of tourists. It seems a sort of sacrilege to disturb the glamour of old romance that pictures her to us softly from afar off as through a tinted mist, and curtains her ruin and her desolation from our view. One ought, indeed, to turn away from her rags, her poverty and her humiliation, and think of her only as she was when she sunk the fleets of Charlemagne; when she humbled Frederick Barbarossa or waved her victorious banners above the battlements of Constantinople.
The author suggests that Venice should ideally be remembered as-
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Option 2
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Q43:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
This Venice, which was a haughty, invincible, magnificent Republic for nearly fourteen hundred years; whose armies compelled the world's applause whenever and wherever they battled; whose navies well-nigh held dominion of the seas, and whose merchant fleets whitened the remotest oceans with their sails and loaded these piers with the products of every clime, is fallen a prey to poverty, neglect and melancholy decay. Six hundred years ago, Venice was the Autocrat of Commerce; her mart was the great commercial centre, the distributing-house from whence the enormous trade of the Orient was spread abroad over the Western world. Today, her piers are deserted, her warehouses are empty, her merchant fleets are vanished, her armies and her navies are but memories. Her glory is departed, and with her crumbling grandeur of wharves and palaces about her, she sits among her stagnant lagoons, forlorn and beggared, forgotten by the world. She that in her palmy days commanded the commerce of the hemisphere and made the weal or woe of nations with the beck of her discussant finger, has become the humblest among the peoples of the earth,--a peddler of glass beads for women, and trifling toys and trinkets for school-girls and children.
The venerable Mother of the Republics is scarce a fit subject for flippant speech or the idle gossiping of tourists. It seems a sort of sacrilege to disturb the glamour of old romance that pictures her to us softly from afar off as through a tinted mist, and curtains her ruin and her desolation from our view. One ought, indeed, to turn away from her rags, her poverty and her humiliation, and think of her only as she was when she sunk the fleets of Charlemagne; when she humbled Frederick Barbarossa or waved her victorious banners above the battlements of Constantinople.
How does the author describe Venice in the past?
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Option 2
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Q44:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
This Venice, which was a haughty, invincible, magnificent Republic for nearly fourteen hundred years; whose armies compelled the world's applause whenever and wherever they battled; whose navies well-nigh held dominion of the seas, and whose merchant fleets whitened the remotest oceans with their sails and loaded these piers with the products of every clime, is fallen a prey to poverty, neglect and melancholy decay. Six hundred years ago, Venice was the Autocrat of Commerce; her mart was the great commercial centre, the distributing-house from whence the enormous trade of the Orient was spread abroad over the Western world. Today, her piers are deserted, her warehouses are empty, her merchant fleets are vanished, her armies and her navies are but memories. Her glory is departed, and with her crumbling grandeur of wharves and palaces about her, she sits among her stagnant lagoons, forlorn and beggared, forgotten by the world. She that in her palmy days commanded the commerce of the hemisphere and made the weal or woe of nations with the beck of her discussant finger, has become the humblest among the peoples of the earth,--a peddler of glass beads for women, and trifling toys and trinkets for school-girls and children.
The venerable Mother of the Republics is scarce a fit subject for flippant speech or the idle gossiping of tourists. It seems a sort of sacrilege to disturb the glamour of old romance that pictures her to us softly from afar off as through a tinted mist, and curtains her ruin and her desolation from our view. One ought, indeed, to turn away from her rags, her poverty and her humiliation, and think of her only as she was when she sunk the fleets of Charlemagne; when she humbled Frederick Barbarossa or waved her victorious banners above the battlements of Constantinople.
Venice's past powers can be assessed by its-
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Option 1
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Q45:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
This Venice, which was a haughty, invincible, magnificent Republic for nearly fourteen hundred years; whose armies compelled the world's applause whenever and wherever they battled; whose navies well-nigh held dominion of the seas, and whose merchant fleets whitened the remotest oceans with their sails and loaded these piers with the products of every clime, is fallen a prey to poverty, neglect and melancholy decay. Six hundred years ago, Venice was the Autocrat of Commerce; her mart was the great commercial centre, the distributing-house from whence the enormous trade of the Orient was spread abroad over the Western world. Today, her piers are deserted, her warehouses are empty, her merchant fleets are vanished, her armies and her navies are but memories. Her glory is departed, and with her crumbling grandeur of wharves and palaces about her, she sits among her stagnant lagoons, forlorn and beggared, forgotten by the world. She that in her palmy days commanded the commerce of the hemisphere and made the weal or woe of nations with the beck of her discussant finger, has become the humblest among the peoples of the earth,--a peddler of glass beads for women, and trifling toys and trinkets for school-girls and children.
The venerable Mother of the Republics is scarce a fit subject for flippant speech or the idle gossiping of tourists. It seems a sort of sacrilege to disturb the glamour of old romance that pictures her to us softly from afar off as through a tinted mist, and curtains her ruin and her desolation from our view. One ought, indeed, to turn away from her rags, her poverty and her humiliation, and think of her only as she was when she sunk the fleets of Charlemagne; when she humbled Frederick Barbarossa or waved her victorious banners above the battlements of Constantinople.
According to the passage Venice in the present-
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Option 2
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Q46:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Emma could not feel a doubt of having given Harriet's fancy a proper direction and raised the gratitude of her young vanity to a very good purpose, for she found her decidedly more sensible than before of Mr. Elton's being a remarkably handsome man, with the most agreeable manners; and as she had no hesitation in following up the assurance of his admiration, by agreeable hints, she was soon pretty confident of creating as much liking on Harriet's side, as there could be any occasion for. She was quite convinced of Mr. Elton's being in the fairest way of falling in love, if not in love already. She had no scruple with regard to him. He talked of Harriet, and praised her so warmly, that she could not suppose anything wanting which a little time would not add. His perception of the striking improvement of Harriet's manner, since her introduction at Hartfield, was not one of the least agreeable proofs of his growing attachment.
'You have given Miss Smith all that she required,' said he; 'you have made her graceful and easy. She was a beautiful creature when she came to you, but, in my opinion, the attractions you have added are infinitely superior to what she received from nature.'
'I am glad you think I have been useful to her; but Harriet only wanted to draw out, and receiving a few, very few hints. She had all the natural grace of sweetness of temper and artlessness in herself. I have done very little.'
'If it were admissible to contradict a lady,' said the gallant Mr. Elton -- 'I have perhaps given her a little more decision of character, have taught her to think on points which had not fallen in her way before.'
How does Mr. Elton describe Harriet's improvement?
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Option 1
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Q47:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Emma could not feel a doubt of having given Harriet's fancy a proper direction and raised the gratitude of her young vanity to a very good purpose, for she found her decidedly more sensible than before of Mr. Elton's being a remarkably handsome man, with the most agreeable manners; and as she had no hesitation in following up the assurance of his admiration, by agreeable hints, she was soon pretty confident of creating as much liking on Harriet's side, as there could be any occasion for. She was quite convinced of Mr. Elton's being in the fairest way of falling in love, if not in love already. She had no scruple with regard to him. He talked of Harriet, and praised her so warmly, that she could not suppose anything wanting which a little time would not add. His perception of the striking improvement of Harriet's manner, since her introduction at Hartfield, was not one of the least agreeable proofs of his growing attachment.
'You have given Miss Smith all that she required,' said he; 'you have made her graceful and easy. She was a beautiful creature when she came to you, but, in my opinion, the attractions you have added are infinitely superior to what she received from nature.'
'I am glad you think I have been useful to her; but Harriet only wanted to draw out, and receiving a few, very few hints. She had all the natural grace of sweetness of temper and artlessness in herself. I have done very little.'
'If it were admissible to contradict a lady,' said the gallant Mr. Elton -- 'I have perhaps given her a little more decision of character, have taught her to think on points which had not fallen in her way before.'
What was Emma's response to Mr. Elton's praise?
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Option 2
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Q48:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Emma could not feel a doubt of having given Harriet's fancy a proper direction and raised the gratitude of her young vanity to a very good purpose, for she found her decidedly more sensible than before of Mr. Elton's being a remarkably handsome man, with the most agreeable manners; and as she had no hesitation in following up the assurance of his admiration, by agreeable hints, she was soon pretty confident of creating as much liking on Harriet's side, as there could be any occasion for. She was quite convinced of Mr. Elton's being in the fairest way of falling in love, if not in love already. She had no scruple with regard to him. He talked of Harriet, and praised her so warmly, that she could not suppose anything wanting which a little time would not add. His perception of the striking improvement of Harriet's manner, since her introduction at Hartfield, was not one of the least agreeable proofs of his growing attachment.
'You have given Miss Smith all that she required,' said he; 'you have made her graceful and easy. She was a beautiful creature when she came to you, but, in my opinion, the attractions you have added are infinitely superior to what she received from nature.'
'I am glad you think I have been useful to her; but Harriet only wanted to draw out, and receiving a few, very few hints. She had all the natural grace of sweetness of temper and artlessness in herself. I have done very little.'
'If it were admissible to contradict a lady,' said the gallant Mr. Elton -- 'I have perhaps given her a little more decision of character, have taught her to think on points which had not fallen in her way before.'
According to Mr. Elton, what additional qualities has Harriet gained?
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Option 2
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Q49:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Emma could not feel a doubt of having given Harriet's fancy a proper direction and raised the gratitude of her young vanity to a very good purpose, for she found her decidedly more sensible than before of Mr. Elton's being a remarkably handsome man, with the most agreeable manners; and as she had no hesitation in following up the assurance of his admiration, by agreeable hints, she was soon pretty confident of creating as much liking on Harriet's side, as there could be any occasion for. She was quite convinced of Mr. Elton's being in the fairest way of falling in love, if not in love already. She had no scruple with regard to him. He talked of Harriet, and praised her so warmly, that she could not suppose anything wanting which a little time would not add. His perception of the striking improvement of Harriet's manner, since her introduction at Hartfield, was not one of the least agreeable proofs of his growing attachment.
'You have given Miss Smith all that she required,' said he; 'you have made her graceful and easy. She was a beautiful creature when she came to you, but, in my opinion, the attractions you have added are infinitely superior to what she received from nature.'
'I am glad you think I have been useful to her; but Harriet only wanted to draw out, and receiving a few, very few hints. She had all the natural grace of sweetness of temper and artlessness in herself. I have done very little.'
'If it were admissible to contradict a lady,' said the gallant Mr. Elton -- 'I have perhaps given her a little more decision of character, have taught her to think on points which had not fallen in her way before.'
Why does Emma feel confident about Harriet's feelings toward Mr. Elton?
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Option 2
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Q50:
20th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Emma could not feel a doubt of having given Harriet's fancy a proper direction and raised the gratitude of her young vanity to a very good purpose, for she found her decidedly more sensible than before of Mr. Elton's being a remarkably handsome man, with the most agreeable manners; and as she had no hesitation in following up the assurance of his admiration, by agreeable hints, she was soon pretty confident of creating as much liking on Harriet's side, as there could be any occasion for. She was quite convinced of Mr. Elton's being in the fairest way of falling in love, if not in love already. She had no scruple with regard to him. He talked of Harriet, and praised her so warmly, that she could not suppose anything wanting which a little time would not add. His perception of the striking improvement of Harriet's manner, since her introduction at Hartfield, was not one of the least agreeable proofs of his growing attachment.
'You have given Miss Smith all that she required,' said he; 'you have made her graceful and easy. She was a beautiful creature when she came to you, but, in my opinion, the attractions you have added are infinitely superior to what she received from nature.'
'I am glad you think I have been useful to her; but Harriet only wanted to draw out, and receiving a few, very few hints. She had all the natural grace of sweetness of temper and artlessness in herself. I have done very little.'
'If it were admissible to contradict a lady,' said the gallant Mr. Elton -- 'I have perhaps given her a little more decision of character, have taught her to think on points which had not fallen in her way before.'
What does Emma notice about Harriet after her guidance?
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Option 2
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