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  1. Passage: “Anita’s grandmother never owned a watch, yet she was never late. She woke with the first bird, cooked before sunrise and finished the day’s work by noon. Her secret was simple: she planned the evening before. “A well-made list,” she said, “is half the work done.”” — What was the grandmother’s secret of punctuality?
    1. She planned the evening before.
    2. She worked all night.
    3. She slept very little.
    4. She owned an alarm watch.
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    Answer: (A) She planned the evening before.

    Passage: “planned the evening before”.

  2. Passage: “Anita’s grandmother never owned a watch, yet she was never late. She woke with the first bird, cooked before sunrise and finished the day’s work by noon. Her secret was simple: she planned the evening before. “A well-made list,” she said, “is half the work done.”” — The word “secret” here means —
    1. a hidden thing to be kept silent
    2. the reason behind her success
    3. a lie
    4. a story
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    Answer: (B) the reason behind her success

    In context: the reason behind her success.

  3. Passage: “Anita’s grandmother never owned a watch, yet she was never late. She woke with the first bird, cooked before sunrise and finished the day’s work by noon. Her secret was simple: she planned the evening before. “A well-made list,” she said, “is half the work done.”” — The grandmother’s attitude towards planning is —
    1. indifferent
    2. careless
    3. appreciative
    4. hostile
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    Answer: (C) appreciative

    She values planning.

  4. Passage: “Anita’s grandmother never owned a watch, yet she was never late. She woke with the first bird, cooked before sunrise and finished the day’s work by noon. Her secret was simple: she planned the evening before. “A well-made list,” she said, “is half the work done.”” — A suitable title would be —
    1. Cooking Before Sunrise
    2. Grandmother’s Kitchen
    3. Time Without a Watch
    4. The Rising Bird
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    Answer: (C) Time Without a Watch

    Theme: punctuality without a watch.

  5. Passage: “The desert looks empty from far away. Come closer and you will meet a fox that sleeps by day, a beetle that drinks fog from its back and a flower that waits years for one good rain. Life here is patient and clever, not absent.”” — Which statement is true?
    1. Desert life is patient and clever.
    2. Beetles sleep in the day.
    3. It rains daily in the desert.
    4. The desert has no life.
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    Answer: (A) Desert life is patient and clever.

    The last sentence.

  6. Passage: “The desert looks empty from far away. Come closer and you will meet a fox that sleeps by day, a beetle that drinks fog from its back and a flower that waits years for one good rain. Life here is patient and clever, not absent.”” — How does the beetle get water?
    1. from a well
    2. from fog on its back
    3. from a flower
    4. from the fox
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    Answer: (B) from fog on its back

    Passage: “drinks fog from its back”.

  7. Passage: “The desert looks empty from far away. Come closer and you will meet a fox that sleeps by day, a beetle that drinks fog from its back and a flower that waits years for one good rain. Life here is patient and clever, not absent.”” — The tone of the writer is —
    1. fearful
    2. appreciative
    3. hostile
    4. sarcastic
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    Answer: (B) appreciative

    Praise of desert life.

  8. Passage: “The desert looks empty from far away. Come closer and you will meet a fox that sleeps by day, a beetle that drinks fog from its back and a flower that waits years for one good rain. Life here is patient and clever, not absent.”” — Which word means the opposite of “empty”?
    1. vacant
    2. void
    3. barren
    4. full
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    Answer: (D) full

    full.

  9. Passage: “Mobile phones were meant to save time. Yet many of us now check them every five minutes, losing hours without noticing. The device is not the problem; our lack of control is. Only a conscious decision to switch it off can return the time to us.”” — According to the writer, what is the real problem?
    1. our lack of self-control
    2. the cost of phones
    3. the size of phones
    4. the phone itself
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    Answer: (A) our lack of self-control

    Passage: “not the device; our lack of control”.

  10. Passage: “Mobile phones were meant to save time. Yet many of us now check them every five minutes, losing hours without noticing. The device is not the problem; our lack of control is. Only a conscious decision to switch it off can return the time to us.”” — What is the writer’s suggestion?
    1. stop buying phones
    2. switch the phone off consciously
    3. check phones more often
    4. use two phones
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    Answer: (B) switch the phone off consciously

    The last sentence.

  1. Passage: “Mobile phones were meant to save time. Yet many of us now check them every five minutes, losing hours without noticing. The device is not the problem; our lack of control is. Only a conscious decision to switch it off can return the time to us.”” — The word “conscious” here means —
    1. angry
    2. sleepy
    3. deliberate
    4. unaware
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    Answer: (C) deliberate

    Deliberate.

  2. Passage: “Mobile phones were meant to save time. Yet many of us now check them every five minutes, losing hours without noticing. The device is not the problem; our lack of control is. Only a conscious decision to switch it off can return the time to us.”” — The passage is mainly about —
    1. phone prices
    2. time machines
    3. the invention of phones
    4. controlling the use of phones
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    Answer: (D) controlling the use of phones

    The theme.

  3. In a comprehension passage the words “always” and “never” in an option usually signal —
    1. an over-statement to be checked
    2. a title
    3. a synonym
    4. a correct statement
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    Answer: (A) an over-statement to be checked

    Beware of absolute words.

  4. A “vocabulary in context” question asks for —
    1. the dictionary meaning only
    2. the meaning of a word as used in the passage
    3. the spelling
    4. the pronunciation
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    Answer: (B) the meaning of a word as used in the passage

    The meaning in the passage.

  5. “Inference” means —
    1. a title
    2. what is directly stated
    3. a conclusion drawn from what is stated
    4. a copied sentence
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    Answer: (C) a conclusion drawn from what is stated

    A conclusion drawn from the text.

  6. A didactic tone is one that —
    1. is fearful
    2. is neutral
    3. teaches or preaches
    4. makes fun
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    Answer: (C) teaches or preaches

    Teaching or preaching.

  7. A sarcastic remark says —
    1. the opposite of what is meant, to mock
    2. something sad
    3. a fact
    4. exactly what is meant
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    Answer: (A) the opposite of what is meant, to mock

    Irony.

  8. A good title is usually —
    1. one long sentence
    2. short and fits the theme
    3. the first line copied
    4. a question always
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    Answer: (B) short and fits the theme

    Short and matching the theme.

  9. The best way to start your answer to “Why did he leave?” is —
    1. Why
    2. Because
    3. He left because
    4. Leave
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    Answer: (C) He left because

    A full sentence using the question’s words.

  10. The “key sentence” of a paragraph states its —
    1. author
    2. date
    3. main idea
    4. spelling
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    Answer: (C) main idea

    Main idea.

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