English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Colony losses last year weren’t as dramatic as the declines associated with Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which was first identified in October 2006.
(B) Beekeepers tapped for the survey manage a total of 400,000 colonies, representing about 14.5 percent of the United States' honeybee colonies.
(C) Overall, colony losses during the 12-month period that ended in April reached 42.1 percent – the second-highest annual loss to date.
(D) Summer colony losses reached 27.4 percent, exceeding winter losses that came in at 23.7 percent.
(E) For the first time, beekeepers watched more of their colonies disappear during the summer than in winter.
(F) A new survey outlining honeybee colony losses in the U.S. has scientists scratching their heads.
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
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5e35495d5c5cbd20e592099c(A) Colony losses last year weren’t as dramatic as the declines associated with Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which was first identified in October 2006.
(B) Beekeepers tapped for the survey manage a total of 400,000 colonies, representing about 14.5 percent of the United States' honeybee colonies.
(C) Overall, colony losses during the 12-month period that ended in April reached 42.1 percent – the second-highest annual loss to date.
(D) Summer colony losses reached 27.4 percent, exceeding winter losses that came in at 23.7 percent.
(E) For the first time, beekeepers watched more of their colonies disappear during the summer than in winter.
(F) A new survey outlining honeybee colony losses in the U.S. has scientists scratching their heads.
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
An animal story with a moral-
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5f34d71a4e31882c043a0a7e- 1Fabletrue
- 2Narrativefalse
- 3Parablefalse
- 4Anecdotefalse
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Answer : 1. "Fable"
Q:Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the five given alternatives.
Almost everybody allows himself or herself or herself some entirely unjustifiable generalizations on the subject of women. Married men, when they generalize on that subject, judge by their wives; women judge by themselves. It would be amusing to write a history of the views of men on women.
In antiquity, when male supremacy was unquestioned and Christian ethics were still unknown, women were harmless, rather silly, and a man who took them seriously was somewhat despised.
Plato’s great objection to the drama was that the playwright had to imitate women in creating his female roles. With the coming of Christianity, the woman took on a new part, that of the temptress; but at the same time, she was also found capable of being a saint.
With the coming of Christianity, women took on a new part of
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5f3a42651269c22e1268751b- 1temptress alonefalse
- 2temptress and sainttrue
- 3protectorfalse
- 4saint alonefalse
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Answer : 2. "temptress and saint"
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Answer : 4. "logical"
Q:In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Sanitation refers to public health conditions___ (1)__ to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal __(2)____ human waste and sewage. ___(3)___ human contact with faeces is part of sanitation. Sanitation system ___(4)___ to protect human health by providing a clean environment __(5)___ will stop the transmission of disease.
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
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5f99462ac1fb7133099a7275Sanitation refers to public health conditions___ (1)__ to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal __(2)____ human waste and sewage. ___(3)___ human contact with faeces is part of sanitation. Sanitation system ___(4)___ to protect human health by providing a clean environment __(5)___ will stop the transmission of disease.
- 1thattrue
- 2whofalse
- 3whomfalse
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Answer : 1. "that"
Q: Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
Sentimental longing for a period in the post.
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5ff5a1479fc6f75b3f62d47aSentimental longing for a period in the post.
- 1recollectionfalse
- 2nostalgiatrue
- 3reminiscencefalse
- 4wistfulnessfalse
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Answer : 2. "nostalgia"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In your birthday suit
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646227b8f75f230a7a74b392- 1Not wearing any clothestrue
- 2A suit which covers one’s entire bodyfalse
- 3Birthday celebrationsfalse
- 4A suit which is designed for only birthday functionsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Not wearing any clothes"
Explanation :
Not wearing any clothes. This humorous idiom means being naked.
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer .
The goal of psychotherapy is to help __(a)____ individual achieve, through a special relationship with a therapist, good communication within himself or herself. Once this is ___(b)___, that person can communicate more freely and effectively with others. So we may say that psychotherapy is __(c)___ communication within and ___(d)___ people. We can turn that statement __(e)___ and it will still be true. Good communication , or free communication, within or between people is always therapeutic.
Mark the correct option for blank__(c)__.
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5f05432c26cfc348bd70b3f1- 1Contrastfalse
- 2Comprehendfalse
- 3Goodtrue
- 4Meanfalse
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