Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

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Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. To think that a computer would one day replace a book is indeed unthinkable and farfetched.

B. The thoughts and ideas contained in a book are immortal like Tulsidas’s Ram Charitra Manas, Ved Vyas’ Mahabharata, The Bible and many other religious and literary works like Shakespeare’s plays etc.

C. On the other hand a computer is but a machine, that at best can visually display the contents of a specific book.

D. A good book in the words of John Milton “is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up to a purpose to a life beyond life.”

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.

The wind________ so powerfully that the door closed. 

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Ludicrous

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Fall back or sink again (into a worse state after an improvement) 

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of - jeopardy?

We were reluctant to leave the relative safety of our hotel.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Shanu’s inquisitive mind could not / accept the seemingly ingenous reply / of the man and he resolved to solve the mystery / to mitigate the pain of the old couple.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Fiona enquired whether I had gone to school on Tuesday.