Q1:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below :- The author's name is ------ the cover of the book.
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
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Q2:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the correct sentence from the given options.
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q3:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Antonyms
Easy
Fill in the blank with the antonym of the underlined word in the sentence given below:- Rajiv is very **arrogant** and short-tempered but his parents are very________. Choose the appropriate word from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q4:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Fill in the blank in the given sentences under List-I with the appropriate words given under List-II:- | List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) | |---|---| | (A) The scientists have discovered a new ---- to combat soil erosion. | (I) flair | | (B) A new system has been -------------- to control traffic in the city. | (II) flare | | (C) She had a ------------ for languages. | (III) device | | (D) The ----------- of the match light lit up the dark room for a second. | (IV) devised | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q5:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the most appropriate word which can substitute the given set of words. A three-line Japanese poem expressing a single thought.
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q6:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) How often ____ you take coffee in a day? | (I) does | | (B) In your opinion, ____ the colour combination of black and grey look sophisticated? | (II) were | | (C) There ____ in all of us, a tendency to be attracted by beauty in any form. | (III) do | | (D) When we ____ in school, we visited our grandmother's house during our summer vacations. | (IV) is | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q7:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Easy
Match the Proverbs in List I with their meanings in List-II | List I (Proverb) | List-II (Meaning) | |---|---| | (A) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder | (I) Taking precautions beforehand is better than dealing with it later. | | (B) Man proposes but God disposes | (II) Think carefully before acting. Beware of making a sudden, rash decision. | | (C) Prevention is better than cure | (III) People may make plans, but have no control over the outcome. | | (D) Look before you leap | (IV) One person's aesthetic sensibilities may differ from another's. | Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q8:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank. We must leave now__________ it is getting dark.
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q9:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Literary Devices
Medium
Choose the most appropriate option to identify the figure of speech in the following lines:- "The moan of doves in immemorial elms And murmuring of innumerable bees."
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q10:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Easy
Choose the most appropriate words from the options given below to fill in the blank in the following sentence:- The thief was ---- with a small fine.
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q11:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below to make a meaningful sentence:- _________ is the study of humankind, and a science of zoology and human evolution.
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q12:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Select the grammatically correct sentences. (A) How much further is it to the station? (B) How much farther is it to the station? (C) Farther investigation is needed in this case. (D) Further investigation is needed in this case. Choose the appropriate option from the ones given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q13:
30th 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) Permit | (I) Idealistic | | (B) Pragmatic | (II) Candid | | (C) Denounce | (III) Prohibit | | (D) Cryptic | (IV) Accept | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q14:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Complete the following sentence by rearranging the given parts into a meaningful sentence. **Raja Rammohan Roy had started** (A). of national reconstruction and different men (B). his lead in the different directions (C). on several fronts, the great task (D). were destined to follow Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q15:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Easy
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. He has still not found a job and continues to ________ his assiduous parents.
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q16:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Easy
Match the idioms given in List I with the appropriate meanings given in List-II | List I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) | |---|---| | (A) Bird's eye view | (I) search with no hope of success. | | (B) A wild goose chase | (II) to stop doing something. | | (C) Lay hands on | (III) a general view of something. | | (D) To call it a day. | (IV) get possession of | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q17:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Easy
Choose the most appropriate option that best expresses the meaning of the following idiom: A Red Letter Day.
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q18:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Identify the correct sentence/s. (A) The water in this tank is too cold. (B) No one hardly goes to the temple daily (C) He performed badly in the second match. (D) She died peacefully yesterday after a prolonged illness. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q19:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. --------- money that you are earning should not be wasted.
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q20:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the given phrases into a meaningful sentence: (A). self-initiated process in which the individuals take (B). self-learning is certainly a very independent and (C). the initiative with or without the help of others (D). in diagnosing their learning needs and learning strategies Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q21:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the most appropriate option of indirect construction of the given sentence from the options given below: Rohit said to me," Did you see the Women's World Cup semifinal cricket match last night?"
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q22:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the most appropriate word for the following phrase from the options given below: A section or speech at the end of a book or play serves as a comment on what has happened-.
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q23:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Fill in the blank with the correct option. New tests----------- to analyze the reaction of the new medicine on humans.
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q24:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Literary Devices
Medium
Choose the most appropriate figures of speech from List-I for the lines given in List-II :- | List-I (Figures of speech) | List-II (Sentence) | |---|---| | (A) Alliteration | (I) Of beechen green, and shadows numberless | | (B) Metaphor | (II) O Hamlet ! thou hast cleft my heart in twain. | | (C) Imagery | (III) The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew | | (D) Hyperbole | (IV) The camel is the ship of the desert. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q25:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Easy
Choose the appropriate Synonym from the options given below for the word- **Dearth**
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q26:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the given options:- I hardly know -------------- in the town.
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q27:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Antonyms
Medium
Choose the appropriate word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word. The benevolent king showed **clemency** to the defeated soldier.
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q28:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Easy
Choose the most appropriate synonym from the options given for the word:- **Precarious**
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q29:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Select most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The receptionist informed the manager that a number of applicants______ an hour ago.
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q30:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the given phrases into a meaningful sentence: (A). connects them together in a food chain, hence (B). within these, they eat a specific diet that (C). the balance of ecosystems depends on the presence of every type of animal (D). animals of all sorts live together in various eco systems, Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q31:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Easy
Match the words in List I with the similar meaning words in List-II | List I (Words) | List-II (Meanings) | |---|---| | (A) Delete | (I) Increase | | (B) Enhance | (II) Deadly | | (C) Obese | (III) Erase | | (D) Lethal | (IV) Fat | Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q32:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. The building looks exquisite only because of its remarkable __________.
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q33:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I have been to the Hanging Garden four times this year,-------- I still wouldn't mind going there again.
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q34:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Spelling
Easy
Choose the correctly spelled words. (A) dissonance (B) occassion (C) imbecile (D) rendevous Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q35:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Spelling
Easy
Choose the correctly spelled word to fill in the blank. A __________ is a doctor who treats children.
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q36:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Easy
Complete the following sentence by rearranging the given parts into a meaningful sentence. **Hobbies can fill our spare** (A). and pleasure, they also relieve (B). physical fatigue and (C). moments with enjoyment (D). mental tiredness. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q37:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Complete the following sentence by rearranging the given parts into a meaningful sentence. **On 12th March 1930 ,Gandhiji and almost 80 satyagrahis (his followers),** (A). embarked on a three-week march from their ashram (B). under the scrutiny of the world's media (C). near Jalalpur on the coast of Gujarat (D). in Ahmedabad to the salt deposits at Dandi Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q38:
30th May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Easy
From the given options, choose the most appropriate option that best expresses the meaning of the phrasal verb:- **Put off**
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q39:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the most appropriate passive construction of the given sentence from the options given below:- The owner himself showed them the house.
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q40:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Fill in the blank with the most suitable word from the options given below :- In accordance with the advice of a doctor, she is --------a diet.
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q41:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Patience: Silent Rhythm Of Fulfilment.
We live in an age where the world refreshes itself every few seconds. A click expects a result, a message expects a reply, and a thought expects an outcome—instantly. Patience, once revered as a virtue, now feels like an outdated app waiting to be deleted. Impatience wears the disguise of ambition. Quickness is applauded.
This collective restlessness is not trivial. It is reshaping how we think, work, and even feel. We have become experts at beginning things and amateurs at staying with them. The moment something takes longer than expected—a career, a relationship, a skill, a spiritual practice—our attention drifts. We scroll away from discomfort. We move on before something has had a chance to mature.
Etymologically, the word "patience" comes from the Latin "patientia", which means 'suffering' or 'enduring'. But its philosophical significance has always been closer to fulfilment than to suffering. Patience is not merely the ability to wait; it is the ability to inhabit the waiting fully. It is not about standing still while tapping your foot. It is about becoming quite enough to notice the unfolding of the moment itself.
When we act with impatience, our focus is consumed by the result. We perform the act like a courier delivering a package—hurriedly, impersonally, eager to be done. Patience, on the other hand, allows us to savor the process. A musician who practices slowly, a potter who waits for the clay to set, a gardener who tends to saplings through changing seasons—they all know that the real joy is not in the applause, the sale, or the bloom. It is in the act of becoming one with the process.
In a world with shrinking attention spans, patience is a form of resistance. It is not passive resignation; it is active trust. To stay with a question before rushing to answer it. To keep showing up even when there's no applause. To water the seed even when there is no sign of green.
Find out the word from the passage that is similar in meaning to the word:- **Patience:**
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q42:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Patience: Silent Rhythm Of Fulfilment.
We live in an age where the world refreshes itself every few seconds. A click expects a result, a message expects a reply, and a thought expects an outcome—instantly. Patience, once revered as a virtue, now feels like an outdated app waiting to be deleted. Impatience wears the disguise of ambition. Quickness is applauded.
This collective restlessness is not trivial. It is reshaping how we think, work, and even feel. We have become experts at beginning things and amateurs at staying with them. The moment something takes longer than expected—a career, a relationship, a skill, a spiritual practice—our attention drifts. We scroll away from discomfort. We move on before something has had a chance to mature.
Etymologically, the word "patience" comes from the Latin "patientia", which means 'suffering' or 'enduring'. But its philosophical significance has always been closer to fulfilment than to suffering. Patience is not merely the ability to wait; it is the ability to inhabit the waiting fully. It is not about standing still while tapping your foot. It is about becoming quite enough to notice the unfolding of the moment itself.
When we act with impatience, our focus is consumed by the result. We perform the act like a courier delivering a package—hurriedly, impersonally, eager to be done. Patience, on the other hand, allows us to savor the process. A musician who practices slowly, a potter who waits for the clay to set, a gardener who tends to saplings through changing seasons—they all know that the real joy is not in the applause, the sale, or the bloom. It is in the act of becoming one with the process.
In a world with shrinking attention spans, patience is a form of resistance. It is not passive resignation; it is active trust. To stay with a question before rushing to answer it. To keep showing up even when there's no applause. To water the seed even when there is no sign of green.
In today's world, with a shrinking attention span, patience is not_______________.
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q43:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Patience: Silent Rhythm Of Fulfilment.
We live in an age where the world refreshes itself every few seconds. A click expects a result, a message expects a reply, and a thought expects an outcome—instantly. Patience, once revered as a virtue, now feels like an outdated app waiting to be deleted. Impatience wears the disguise of ambition. Quickness is applauded.
This collective restlessness is not trivial. It is reshaping how we think, work, and even feel. We have become experts at beginning things and amateurs at staying with them. The moment something takes longer than expected—a career, a relationship, a skill, a spiritual practice—our attention drifts. We scroll away from discomfort. We move on before something has had a chance to mature.
Etymologically, the word "patience" comes from the Latin "patientia", which means 'suffering' or 'enduring'. But its philosophical significance has always been closer to fulfilment than to suffering. Patience is not merely the ability to wait; it is the ability to inhabit the waiting fully. It is not about standing still while tapping your foot. It is about becoming quite enough to notice the unfolding of the moment itself.
When we act with impatience, our focus is consumed by the result. We perform the act like a courier delivering a package—hurriedly, impersonally, eager to be done. Patience, on the other hand, allows us to savor the process. A musician who practices slowly, a potter who waits for the clay to set, a gardener who tends to saplings through changing seasons—they all know that the real joy is not in the applause, the sale, or the bloom. It is in the act of becoming one with the process.
In a world with shrinking attention spans, patience is a form of resistance. It is not passive resignation; it is active trust. To stay with a question before rushing to answer it. To keep showing up even when there's no applause. To water the seed even when there is no sign of green.
Select the most appropriate answer from the given options:- "Patience, on the other hand, allows us to **savour** the process." The underlined word **savour** refers to the act of-----
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q44:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Medium
Patience: Silent Rhythm Of Fulfilment.
We live in an age where the world refreshes itself every few seconds. A click expects a result, a message expects a reply, and a thought expects an outcome—instantly. Patience, once revered as a virtue, now feels like an outdated app waiting to be deleted. Impatience wears the disguise of ambition. Quickness is applauded.
This collective restlessness is not trivial. It is reshaping how we think, work, and even feel. We have become experts at beginning things and amateurs at staying with them. The moment something takes longer than expected—a career, a relationship, a skill, a spiritual practice—our attention drifts. We scroll away from discomfort. We move on before something has had a chance to mature.
Etymologically, the word "patience" comes from the Latin "patientia", which means 'suffering' or 'enduring'. But its philosophical significance has always been closer to fulfilment than to suffering. Patience is not merely the ability to wait; it is the ability to inhabit the waiting fully. It is not about standing still while tapping your foot. It is about becoming quite enough to notice the unfolding of the moment itself.
When we act with impatience, our focus is consumed by the result. We perform the act like a courier delivering a package—hurriedly, impersonally, eager to be done. Patience, on the other hand, allows us to savor the process. A musician who practices slowly, a potter who waits for the clay to set, a gardener who tends to saplings through changing seasons—they all know that the real joy is not in the applause, the sale, or the bloom. It is in the act of becoming one with the process.
In a world with shrinking attention spans, patience is a form of resistance. It is not passive resignation; it is active trust. To stay with a question before rushing to answer it. To keep showing up even when there's no applause. To water the seed even when there is no sign of green.
Choose the correct option to complete the following sentence. This collective restlessness is significant as it implies____.
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q45:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Medium
Patience: Silent Rhythm Of Fulfilment.
We live in an age where the world refreshes itself every few seconds. A click expects a result, a message expects a reply, and a thought expects an outcome—instantly. Patience, once revered as a virtue, now feels like an outdated app waiting to be deleted. Impatience wears the disguise of ambition. Quickness is applauded.
This collective restlessness is not trivial. It is reshaping how we think, work, and even feel. We have become experts at beginning things and amateurs at staying with them. The moment something takes longer than expected—a career, a relationship, a skill, a spiritual practice—our attention drifts. We scroll away from discomfort. We move on before something has had a chance to mature.
Etymologically, the word "patience" comes from the Latin "patientia", which means 'suffering' or 'enduring'. But its philosophical significance has always been closer to fulfilment than to suffering. Patience is not merely the ability to wait; it is the ability to inhabit the waiting fully. It is not about standing still while tapping your foot. It is about becoming quite enough to notice the unfolding of the moment itself.
When we act with impatience, our focus is consumed by the result. We perform the act like a courier delivering a package—hurriedly, impersonally, eager to be done. Patience, on the other hand, allows us to savor the process. A musician who practices slowly, a potter who waits for the clay to set, a gardener who tends to saplings through changing seasons—they all know that the real joy is not in the applause, the sale, or the bloom. It is in the act of becoming one with the process.
In a world with shrinking attention spans, patience is a form of resistance. It is not passive resignation; it is active trust. To stay with a question before rushing to answer it. To keep showing up even when there's no applause. To water the seed even when there is no sign of green.
Complete the sentence with the suitable word from the options:- According to the passage in the present age, the quality of patience in human beings is a-----
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q46:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Read the given passage and answer the five questions that follow.
I caught sight of her at the play, and, in answer to her beckoning, I went over during the interval and sat down beside her. It was long since I had last seen her and if someone had not mentioned her name I hardly think I would have recognised her. She addressed me brightly.
'Well, it's many years since we first met. How time does fly! We're none of us getting any younger. Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon.'
Did I remember?
It was twenty years ago and I was living in Paris. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin quarter overlooking a cemetery and I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. She had read a book of mine and had written to me about it. I answered, thanking her, and presently I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me; but her time was limited and the only free moment she had was on the following Thursday and would I give her a little luncheon at Foyot's afterwards? Foyot's is a restaurant at which the French senators eat and it was so far beyond my means that I never even thought of going there. But I was flattered and I was too young to have learned to say no to a woman. Few men, I may add, learn this untill they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say. I had eighty francs to last me the rest of the month, and a modest luncheon should not cost more than fifteen. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.
The narrator is a/an__________.
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q47:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Medium
Read the given passage and answer the five questions that follow.
I caught sight of her at the play, and, in answer to her beckoning, I went over during the interval and sat down beside her. It was long since I had last seen her and if someone had not mentioned her name I hardly think I would have recognised her. She addressed me brightly.
'Well, it's many years since we first met. How time does fly! We're none of us getting any younger. Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon.'
Did I remember?
It was twenty years ago and I was living in Paris. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin quarter overlooking a cemetery and I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. She had read a book of mine and had written to me about it. I answered, thanking her, and presently I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me; but her time was limited and the only free moment she had was on the following Thursday and would I give her a little luncheon at Foyot's afterwards? Foyot's is a restaurant at which the French senators eat and it was so far beyond my means that I never even thought of going there. But I was flattered and I was too young to have learned to say no to a woman. Few men, I may add, learn this untill they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say. I had eighty francs to last me the rest of the month, and a modest luncheon should not cost more than fifteen. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.
The narrator appears to be _________ about money matters.
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q48:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Read the given passage and answer the five questions that follow.
I caught sight of her at the play, and, in answer to her beckoning, I went over during the interval and sat down beside her. It was long since I had last seen her and if someone had not mentioned her name I hardly think I would have recognised her. She addressed me brightly.
'Well, it's many years since we first met. How time does fly! We're none of us getting any younger. Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon.'
Did I remember?
It was twenty years ago and I was living in Paris. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin quarter overlooking a cemetery and I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. She had read a book of mine and had written to me about it. I answered, thanking her, and presently I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me; but her time was limited and the only free moment she had was on the following Thursday and would I give her a little luncheon at Foyot's afterwards? Foyot's is a restaurant at which the French senators eat and it was so far beyond my means that I never even thought of going there. But I was flattered and I was too young to have learned to say no to a woman. Few men, I may add, learn this untill they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say. I had eighty francs to last me the rest of the month, and a modest luncheon should not cost more than fifteen. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.
Foyot's was a/an _________ restaurant. .
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q49:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Read the given passage and answer the five questions that follow.
I caught sight of her at the play, and, in answer to her beckoning, I went over during the interval and sat down beside her. It was long since I had last seen her and if someone had not mentioned her name I hardly think I would have recognised her. She addressed me brightly.
'Well, it's many years since we first met. How time does fly! We're none of us getting any younger. Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon.'
Did I remember?
It was twenty years ago and I was living in Paris. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin quarter overlooking a cemetery and I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. She had read a book of mine and had written to me about it. I answered, thanking her, and presently I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me; but her time was limited and the only free moment she had was on the following Thursday and would I give her a little luncheon at Foyot's afterwards? Foyot's is a restaurant at which the French senators eat and it was so far beyond my means that I never even thought of going there. But I was flattered and I was too young to have learned to say no to a woman. Few men, I may add, learn this untill they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say. I had eighty francs to last me the rest of the month, and a modest luncheon should not cost more than fifteen. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.
The narrator is all of the following **except:**
Correct Answer
Option 1
Correct Answer
Q50:
30th May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
Read the given passage and answer the five questions that follow.
I caught sight of her at the play, and, in answer to her beckoning, I went over during the interval and sat down beside her. It was long since I had last seen her and if someone had not mentioned her name I hardly think I would have recognised her. She addressed me brightly.
'Well, it's many years since we first met. How time does fly! We're none of us getting any younger. Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon.'
Did I remember?
It was twenty years ago and I was living in Paris. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin quarter overlooking a cemetery and I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. She had read a book of mine and had written to me about it. I answered, thanking her, and presently I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me; but her time was limited and the only free moment she had was on the following Thursday and would I give her a little luncheon at Foyot's afterwards? Foyot's is a restaurant at which the French senators eat and it was so far beyond my means that I never even thought of going there. But I was flattered and I was too young to have learned to say no to a woman. Few men, I may add, learn this untill they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say. I had eighty francs to last me the rest of the month, and a modest luncheon should not cost more than fifteen. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.
To 'keep body and soul together' means:
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Option 3
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