Q1:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Fill in the blank with the correct option given below to complete the sentence: She must abide _____ my decision.
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Option 2
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Q2:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the sentences which are grammatically correct: A. Either take it or leave it. B. It is neither useful or ornamental. C. We both love and honour him. D. I do not care whether you go nor stay. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q3:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence: A. one's circumstances and face a set of unknown, B. it is better to remain with the problems C. and possibly worse difficulties D. one already has than to change Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q4:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Medium
Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II | List-I | | List-II | | |---|---|---|---| | A. | He didn't like the plan but we managed to _____ him _____. | I. | brought in | | B. | The dress really _____ the colour of your eyes. | II. | bring down | | C. | The scandal may _____ the government. | III. | bring around | | D. | Experts were _____ to advise the government on environment challenges | IV. | brings out | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q5:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Literary Devices
Easy
Choose the correct figure of speech used in the following sentence: He has many mouths to feed.
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Option 1
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Q6:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Medium
Choose the correct synonym of the following word from the given options: PROFLIGATE
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Option 4
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Q7:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Select the appropriate word from the given options that can replace the given phrase: A job with a high salary but little responsibility
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Option 2
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Q8:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Spelling
Easy
Choose the word which is spelled correctly from the options given below:
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Option 1
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Q9:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Choose the correct word from the options given to complete the sentence: The teacher was taken aback when Rohini, known for her graciousness greeted her ___________.
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Option 2
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Q10:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Select the appropriate word from the given options that can replace the given phrase: Informal expression used in everyday conversation but not in formal speech or writing:
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Option 3
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Q11:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Easy
Choose the correct synonym of the following word from the given options: ABOMINABLE
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Option 3
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Q12:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Easy
Choose the correct option from the ones given below to fill in the blank: We had to _____ people all over the town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling programme.
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Option 2
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Q13:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The more contented we are with what we have ___________ we will be.
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Option 3
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Q14:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Fill in the blank with the correct option given below: Why are you vexed ___________ your wife?
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Option 4
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Q15:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Spelling
Medium
Choose the word which is spelled correctly from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q16:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Hard
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the given options: She would _____ do anything for her friends.
Correct Answer
Option 2
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Q17:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the sentences which are grammatically correct: A. He claimed half of his share of the family fortune. B. There has not been sufficient rain this year. C. Rama is the elder boy in the class. D. He is inferior than Ram in intelligence Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Option 4
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Q18:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the sentences which are grammatically correct: A. The mangoes are almost ripe. B. He is unable to refute soundly the charge. C. He is good enough for my purpose. D. He left hastily school Choose the correct answer from the given options.
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Option 1
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Q19:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The coffee is so hot _____ I can't drink it.
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Option 4
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Q20:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence: A. to the loneliest and ugliest bay on our coast B. plantation of fir-trees and C. this one leads through a dark D. brings you out between low cliffs Choose the correct answers from the given options
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Option 4
Correct Answer
Q21:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Literary Devices
Easy
Select the correct figure of speech used in the following sentence: The more haste, the less speed.
Correct Answer
Option 3
Correct Answer
Q22:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the correct indirect transformation of the following sentence from the options given below: Rahul said, "I must go now."
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q23:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The clement king ___________ the criminal when the cheating case gets a hearing in the royal court.
Correct Answer
Option 1
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Q24:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Antonyms
Medium
Choose the correct antonym of the following word from the given options: RANCOUR
Correct Answer
Option 1
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Q25:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Medium
Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II | List-I | | List-II | | |---|---|---|---| | A. | Rule the roost | I. | young and not much experience of life | | B. | Salad days | II. | perfectly contented with your situation | | C. | The salt of the earth | III. | be in complete control | | D. | Happy as a sandboy | IV. | a person of great kindness, reliability, or honesty. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 4
Correct Answer
Q26:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Choose the correct passive voice construction for the following sentence from the options given below: It is time to shut the shop.
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q27:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Medium
Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct word forms given in List-II | List-I (Sentence) | | List-II (words) | | |---|---|---|---| | A. | He _____ in my place next week as I will be on leave. | I. | works | | B. | He often _____ in a lackadaisical manner. | II. | has been working | | C. | He _____ for two hours when the electricity went off. | III. | will be working | | D. | He _____ for this firm since its inception. | IV. | had been working | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer
Option 2
Correct Answer
Q28:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Medium
Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II | List-I | | List-II | | |---|---|---|---| | A. | When the manager gets upset she can _____ on the workers and get anything done. | I. | bear with | | B. | Your arguments do not _____ the facts. | II. | bear down | | C. | He must try to _____ with the phase of adversity. | III. | bear out | | D. | A mother must _____ the habits of her children. | IV. | bear up | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 1
Correct Answer
Q29:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Grammar
Easy
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: If I were you I ___________ to accept the bribe.
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q30:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Medium
Match the proverbs in List-I with their meanings given in List-II | List-I | | List-II | | |---|---|---|---| | A. | Make haste slowly | I. | Kindness should be reciprocal. | | B. | Man proposes but god disposes | II. | Even the most gifted are not always at their best. | | C. | One good turn deserves another | III. | Man intends one thing, fate another. | | D. | Even Homer sometimes nods | IV. | The best way to progress is to proceed with caution. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 4
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Q31:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Easy
Rearrange the following phrases to complete and form a meaningful sentence: In the colder regions of _______ A. Kashmir, kahwa has always been B. more than just tea; C. North India, especially D. it's a ritual Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer
Option 2
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Q32:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Phrasal Verbs
Medium
Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II | List-I | | List-II | | |---|---|---|---| | A. | The names of the team members will be _____ on the notice-board. | I. | turns around | | B. | If a business economy _____ it starts being successful. | II. | pan out | | C. | I am not going on leave as my vacation plans did not _____. | III. | bone up on | | D. | If you are going to U.K., you'd better _____ your English. | IV. | put up | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 3
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Q33:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Antonyms
Medium
Choose the correct antonym of the following word: Taciturn
Correct Answer
Option 3
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Q34:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Easy
Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence: A. we can avoid such B. alternative methods such as tissue C. cruelty to animals if we use D. culture, gas chromatography and chemical techniques Choose the correct answers from the given options:
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Option 1
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Q35:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Idioms
Medium
Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings given in List-II | List-I | | List-II | | |---|---|---|---| | A. | At daggers drawn | I. | To go through a dangerous experience | | B. | Die is cast | II. | In a state of bitter enmity | | C. | Dead as a dodo | III. | An irrevocable step has been taken | | D. | To run the gauntlet | IV. | Obsolete | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Option 2
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Q36:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Rearrangement
Medium
Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence: A. and consequently some bank branches B. and their parent bodies had to bail them out C. recovery was given inadequate attention D. regularly incurred heavy losses Choose the correct answer from the given options
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Option 2
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Q37:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Choose the word that can appropriately replace the given phrase from the options given below: A person who talks in sleep
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Option 2
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Q38:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Word Usage
Medium
Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The ___________ argument humiliated the genteel lady.
Correct Answer
Option 4
Correct Answer
Q39:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Antonyms
Easy
Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word from the given options: The tumultuous proceedings in the meeting provided ready fodder for the media.
Correct Answer
Option 4
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Q40:
31st May Shift 2
Vocabulary > Synonyms
Easy
Choose the correct synonym of the underlined word from the given options: The firm had a huge budget to replace all the outdated machines.
Correct Answer
Option 2
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Q41:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
The internet is abuzz, GPU's (Graphic Processing Units) have gone into a meltdown churning out AI-generated art mimicking Studio Ghibli's iconic style. What started as a tech experiment has spiraled into a heated and polarising discussion about creativity, ethics and the planet's well-being. We tend to react differently when we watch a cover or tribute band playing classic hits or a dancer copying a master's moves. There's an appreciation for the skill and effort involved, an acknowledgment that even mimicking greatness takes talent and time. But when AI churned out Ghibli-style images in microseconds, the effect was devastating. And polarising. Fans of Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli's legendary animator, felt unease over how his meticulously hand-drawn frames, filled with humanism and beauty, were now trivialised by soulless replicas. Many argued it wasn't just about copying his signature style - it was about stripping away the context and effort. The debate has revealed our collective discomfort with tech replacing human struggle, even as some joined the trend, fascinated by AI's capabilities. Artists have always copied the masters - students sketching da Vinci or musicians covering tunes of The Beatles. It's how skills are honed. But AI flips this on its head, replacing human effort with tech. The debate then shouldn't just be about plagiarism - style has been borrowed forever, from Picasso to modern fashion. In Bollywood, Anil Kapoor fought to protect his personality traits from misuse - a legit concern over how even a seemingly harmless mimicry used in the wrong context can be damaging for an actor or any creative person. What truly matters is context: using Ghibli's style for contentious or trivial images feels wrong because it lacks the soul Miyazaki poured into every frame.
How do artists usually learn art from their masters?
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Option 1
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Q42:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
The internet is abuzz, GPU's (Graphic Processing Units) have gone into a meltdown churning out AI-generated art mimicking Studio Ghibli's iconic style. What started as a tech experiment has spiraled into a heated and polarising discussion about creativity, ethics and the planet's well-being. We tend to react differently when we watch a cover or tribute band playing classic hits or a dancer copying a master's moves. There's an appreciation for the skill and effort involved, an acknowledgment that even mimicking greatness takes talent and time. But when AI churned out Ghibli-style images in microseconds, the effect was devastating. And polarising. Fans of Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli's legendary animator, felt unease over how his meticulously hand-drawn frames, filled with humanism and beauty, were now trivialised by soulless replicas. Many argued it wasn't just about copying his signature style - it was about stripping away the context and effort. The debate has revealed our collective discomfort with tech replacing human struggle, even as some joined the trend, fascinated by AI's capabilities. Artists have always copied the masters - students sketching da Vinci or musicians covering tunes of The Beatles. It's how skills are honed. But AI flips this on its head, replacing human effort with tech. The debate then shouldn't just be about plagiarism - style has been borrowed forever, from Picasso to modern fashion. In Bollywood, Anil Kapoor fought to protect his personality traits from misuse - a legit concern over how even a seemingly harmless mimicry used in the wrong context can be damaging for an actor or any creative person. What truly matters is context: using Ghibli's style for contentious or trivial images feels wrong because it lacks the soul Miyazaki poured into every frame.
Ghibli, in truth, is an art form which:
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Option 2
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Q43:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Medium
The internet is abuzz, GPU's (Graphic Processing Units) have gone into a meltdown churning out AI-generated art mimicking Studio Ghibli's iconic style. What started as a tech experiment has spiraled into a heated and polarising discussion about creativity, ethics and the planet's well-being. We tend to react differently when we watch a cover or tribute band playing classic hits or a dancer copying a master's moves. There's an appreciation for the skill and effort involved, an acknowledgment that even mimicking greatness takes talent and time. But when AI churned out Ghibli-style images in microseconds, the effect was devastating. And polarising. Fans of Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli's legendary animator, felt unease over how his meticulously hand-drawn frames, filled with humanism and beauty, were now trivialised by soulless replicas. Many argued it wasn't just about copying his signature style - it was about stripping away the context and effort. The debate has revealed our collective discomfort with tech replacing human struggle, even as some joined the trend, fascinated by AI's capabilities. Artists have always copied the masters - students sketching da Vinci or musicians covering tunes of The Beatles. It's how skills are honed. But AI flips this on its head, replacing human effort with tech. The debate then shouldn't just be about plagiarism - style has been borrowed forever, from Picasso to modern fashion. In Bollywood, Anil Kapoor fought to protect his personality traits from misuse - a legit concern over how even a seemingly harmless mimicry used in the wrong context can be damaging for an actor or any creative person. What truly matters is context: using Ghibli's style for contentious or trivial images feels wrong because it lacks the soul Miyazaki poured into every frame.
Which of the following view is not upheld by the writer?
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Option 1
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Q44:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
The internet is abuzz, GPU's (Graphic Processing Units) have gone into a meltdown churning out AI-generated art mimicking Studio Ghibli's iconic style. What started as a tech experiment has spiraled into a heated and polarising discussion about creativity, ethics and the planet's well-being. We tend to react differently when we watch a cover or tribute band playing classic hits or a dancer copying a master's moves. There's an appreciation for the skill and effort involved, an acknowledgment that even mimicking greatness takes talent and time. But when AI churned out Ghibli-style images in microseconds, the effect was devastating. And polarising. Fans of Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli's legendary animator, felt unease over how his meticulously hand-drawn frames, filled with humanism and beauty, were now trivialised by soulless replicas. Many argued it wasn't just about copying his signature style - it was about stripping away the context and effort. The debate has revealed our collective discomfort with tech replacing human struggle, even as some joined the trend, fascinated by AI's capabilities. Artists have always copied the masters - students sketching da Vinci or musicians covering tunes of The Beatles. It's how skills are honed. But AI flips this on its head, replacing human effort with tech. The debate then shouldn't just be about plagiarism - style has been borrowed forever, from Picasso to modern fashion. In Bollywood, Anil Kapoor fought to protect his personality traits from misuse - a legit concern over how even a seemingly harmless mimicry used in the wrong context can be damaging for an actor or any creative person. What truly matters is context: using Ghibli's style for contentious or trivial images feels wrong because it lacks the soul Miyazaki poured into every frame.
As per the passage, the real debate regarding Ghibli should focus on:
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Option 2
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Q45:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Medium
The internet is abuzz, GPU's (Graphic Processing Units) have gone into a meltdown churning out AI-generated art mimicking Studio Ghibli's iconic style. What started as a tech experiment has spiraled into a heated and polarising discussion about creativity, ethics and the planet's well-being. We tend to react differently when we watch a cover or tribute band playing classic hits or a dancer copying a master's moves. There's an appreciation for the skill and effort involved, an acknowledgment that even mimicking greatness takes talent and time. But when AI churned out Ghibli-style images in microseconds, the effect was devastating. And polarising. Fans of Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli's legendary animator, felt unease over how his meticulously hand-drawn frames, filled with humanism and beauty, were now trivialised by soulless replicas. Many argued it wasn't just about copying his signature style - it was about stripping away the context and effort. The debate has revealed our collective discomfort with tech replacing human struggle, even as some joined the trend, fascinated by AI's capabilities. Artists have always copied the masters - students sketching da Vinci or musicians covering tunes of The Beatles. It's how skills are honed. But AI flips this on its head, replacing human effort with tech. The debate then shouldn't just be about plagiarism - style has been borrowed forever, from Picasso to modern fashion. In Bollywood, Anil Kapoor fought to protect his personality traits from misuse - a legit concern over how even a seemingly harmless mimicry used in the wrong context can be damaging for an actor or any creative person. What truly matters is context: using Ghibli's style for contentious or trivial images feels wrong because it lacks the soul Miyazaki poured into every frame.
Hayco Myozaki's art is different from Ghibli's style--
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Option 3
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Q46:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired. Few people passed. The man out of the last house passed on his way home: she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterward crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses. One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people's children. Then a man from Belfast bought the field and built houses in it - not like their little brown houses but bright brick houses with shining roofs. The children of the avenue used to play together in that field - the Devines, the Walters, the Dunns, little Keogh the cripple, she and her brothers and sisters. Ernest, however, never played: he was too grown up. Her father often used to hunt them in and out of the field with his blackthorn stick; but usually little Keogh used to keep nix and call out when he saw her father coming. Still, they seemed to have been rather happy then. Her father was not so bad then; and besides, her mother was alive. That was a long time ago; she and her brothers and sisters were all grown up; her mother was dead. Everything changes. Now she was going away like the others, to leave her home. Home! She looked round the room, reviewing all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from. She had consented to go away, to leave her home. Was that wise?
The fact that the protagonist's town is a silent victim of commercialisation is supported by the statement:
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Option 3
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Q47:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired. Few people passed. The man out of the last house passed on his way home: she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterward crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses. One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people's children. Then a man from Belfast bought the field and built houses in it - not like their little brown houses but bright brick houses with shining roofs. The children of the avenue used to play together in that field - the Devines, the Walters, the Dunns, little Keogh the cripple, she and her brothers and sisters. Ernest, however, never played: he was too grown up. Her father often used to hunt them in and out of the field with his blackthorn stick; but usually little Keogh used to keep nix and call out when he saw her father coming. Still, they seemed to have been rather happy then. Her father was not so bad then; and besides, her mother was alive. That was a long time ago; she and her brothers and sisters were all grown up; her mother was dead. Everything changes. Now she was going away like the others, to leave her home. Home! She looked round the room, reviewing all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from. She had consented to go away, to leave her home. Was that wise?
The writer suggests a collocation of joy and pastoral life. Which option is indicative of this?
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Option 1
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Q48:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired. Few people passed. The man out of the last house passed on his way home: she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterward crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses. One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people's children. Then a man from Belfast bought the field and built houses in it - not like their little brown houses but bright brick houses with shining roofs. The children of the avenue used to play together in that field - the Devines, the Walters, the Dunns, little Keogh the cripple, she and her brothers and sisters. Ernest, however, never played: he was too grown up. Her father often used to hunt them in and out of the field with his blackthorn stick; but usually little Keogh used to keep nix and call out when he saw her father coming. Still, they seemed to have been rather happy then. Her father was not so bad then; and besides, her mother was alive. That was a long time ago; she and her brothers and sisters were all grown up; her mother was dead. Everything changes. Now she was going away like the others, to leave her home. Home! She looked round the room, reviewing all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from. She had consented to go away, to leave her home. Was that wise?
The protagonist reviewed the familiar objects in the room -
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Option 1
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Q49:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired. Few people passed. The man out of the last house passed on his way home: she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterward crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses. One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people's children. Then a man from Belfast bought the field and built houses in it - not like their little brown houses but bright brick houses with shining roofs. The children of the avenue used to play together in that field - the Devines, the Walters, the Dunns, little Keogh the cripple, she and her brothers and sisters. Ernest, however, never played: he was too grown up. Her father often used to hunt them in and out of the field with his blackthorn stick; but usually little Keogh used to keep nix and call out when he saw her father coming. Still, they seemed to have been rather happy then. Her father was not so bad then; and besides, her mother was alive. That was a long time ago; she and her brothers and sisters were all grown up; her mother was dead. Everything changes. Now she was going away like the others, to leave her home. Home! She looked round the room, reviewing all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from. She had consented to go away, to leave her home. Was that wise?
The protagonist was having conflicting emotions as she :
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Option 4
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Q50:
31st May Shift 2
VA > Passage
Easy
She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired. Few people passed. The man out of the last house passed on his way home: she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterward crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses. One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people's children. Then a man from Belfast bought the field and built houses in it - not like their little brown houses but bright brick houses with shining roofs. The children of the avenue used to play together in that field - the Devines, the Walters, the Dunns, little Keogh the cripple, she and her brothers and sisters. Ernest, however, never played: he was too grown up. Her father often used to hunt them in and out of the field with his blackthorn stick; but usually little Keogh used to keep nix and call out when he saw her father coming. Still, they seemed to have been rather happy then. Her father was not so bad then; and besides, her mother was alive. That was a long time ago; she and her brothers and sisters were all grown up; her mother was dead. Everything changes. Now she was going away like the others, to leave her home. Home! She looked round the room, reviewing all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from. She had consented to go away, to leave her home. Was that wise?
The children stopped playing in the field because-
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Option 3
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