{"id":3536,"date":"2023-06-15T14:17:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T08:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/?page_id=3536"},"modified":"2023-07-24T23:42:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:42:23","slug":"du-a-unit-2022-23","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/index.php\/du-a-unit-2022-23\/","title":{"rendered":"DU &#8211; A Unit (2022-23)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>[Exam Date: May 12, 2023]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option. (Question 1-10)<\/span><\/em><br><strong>1. Even though the former boss has always been rude with me, I do not hold any more _____ against him. <\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> prejudice <strong><br>b)<\/strong> grudge <br><strong>c)<\/strong> consolation <strong><br>d)<\/strong> prowess <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks1\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks1\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks1\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>grudge <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> prejudice = \u0995\u09c1\u09b8\u0982\u09b8\u09cd\u0995\u09be\u09b0;<strong><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">grudge <\/mark><\/strong>= \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09cb\u09ad, \u0986\u0995\u09cd\u09b0\u09cb\u09b6;<br>consolation = \u09b8\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09a8\u09be;<strong><br><\/strong>prowess = \u09aa\u09b0\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09b0\u09ae, \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a4\u09be\u09aa <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. The CEO suddenly resigned ______ rumors of misconduct. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> between <strong><br>b)<\/strong> among<br><strong>c)<\/strong> amongst <strong><br>d)<\/strong> amidst <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks2\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks2\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks2\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>amidst <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> &#8216;Amidst&#8217; and &#8216;amongst&#8217; are archaic (\u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u099a\u09c0\u09a8) forms of modern &#8216;amid&#8217; and &#8216;among&#8217;.  Meaning-wise there is no difference between &#8220;among and amongst&#8221;, and &#8220;amid and amidst&#8221;. <br><br>Though <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">among<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">amid<\/span> are almost synonymous, there are subtle (\u09b8\u09c2\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09cd\u09ae) differences. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Among<\/span>&nbsp;means &#8216;surrounded by&#8217; or, &#8216;shared by&#8217;. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Amid<\/span>&nbsp;means &#8216;during&#8217; or, &#8216;against the background \/ situation of&#8217;. &nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Among<\/span>&nbsp;is followed by countable plural nouns. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Amid<\/span>&nbsp;is often followed by uncountable nouns.<br><br>\u279c The bees were buzzing&nbsp;among&nbsp;the flowers.<br>\u279c The cottage was hidden among the trees.<br>\u279c There was much unhappiness&nbsp;<em>among<\/em>&nbsp;the voters.<br><br>\u279c <em>The thief managed to escape amid the chaos.<\/em><br>\u279c She looked optimistic amid the crisis. <br>\u279c Roosevelt took office as 32nd US President amid&nbsp;the Great American Depression.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. The verb form of the word &#8216;prison&#8217; is-<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> enprison <strong><br>b)<\/strong> inprison<br><strong>c)<\/strong> imprison <strong><br>d)<\/strong> imprisonment <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks3\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks3\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks3\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>imprison <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> imprison (verb) = to put someone in prison or in a situation that is like prison.<br>\u279c John was imprisoned three times for his criminal activities.<br>\u279c After weeks of snow, Zara felt imprisoned in her own home.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>4. The _____ of the moon on the river never fails to amaze us. <\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> glimmer <strong><br>b)<\/strong> plethora <br><strong>c)<\/strong> panacea <strong><br>d)<\/strong> garrulity  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks4\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks4\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks4\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>glimmer <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">glimmer<\/mark> <\/strong>= \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c0\u09a3 \u0986\u09b2\u09cb, \u09ae\u09bf\u099f\u09ae\u09bf\u099f \u0986\u09b2\u09cb\u0995;<br>plethora = \u0986\u09a7\u09bf\u0995\u09cd\u09af (Syn: excess, abundance);<br>panacea = \u09b8\u09b0\u09cd\u09ac\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a7\u09bf\u09b0 \u0994\u09b7\u09a7;<strong><br><\/strong>garrulity = \u09ac\u09be\u099a\u09be\u09b2\u09a4\u09be, \u0985\u09a4\u09bf\u09ad\u09be\u09b7\u09a3 <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>5. Nuclear energy is _____ dangerous to be used widely. <\/strong> <br><strong><strong>a)<\/strong> <\/strong>so<strong><strong><br>b)<\/strong> <\/strong>such <strong><br><strong>c)<\/strong> <\/strong>too <strong><strong><br>d)<\/strong> <\/strong>that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlink5\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlink5\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlink5\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong><strong>c)<\/strong> too <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Too +&nbsp;<em>Adjective<\/em>&nbsp;+ Infinitive<\/strong> <\/mark><br>\u279c The coffee is&nbsp;too&nbsp;<em>hot<\/em>&nbsp;to drink.<br>We use the construction &#8220;too +&nbsp;<em>adjective<\/em>&nbsp;+ infinitive&#8221; to express a thought in the simple form.  The above example sentence is in simple form. Its complex form includes the adverb &#8216;so&#8217; which is- <br>\u279c The coffee is so hot that it can&#8217;t be drink. <br>Students are advised not to get confused between &#8216;too&#8217; and &#8216;so&#8217;. We use &#8216;too&#8217; in the simple form and &#8216;so&#8217; in the complex form.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>6. Arriving late at a meeting is rude, and shows _____ other people&#8217;s time. <\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> lack of respect <strong><br>b)<\/strong> a lack of respect for <br><strong>c)<\/strong> insult <strong><br>d)<\/strong> carelessness <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks6\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks6\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks6\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>a lack of respect for <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> In the given options of this question only <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option b)<\/span> includes a preposition at the end. A preposition is needed here to connect the noun phrase at the end of the sentence.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>7. If his friend had not helped him, Arif ______ it really difficult to complete the assignment.  <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> would have to find <strong><br>b)<\/strong> might have done <br><strong>c)<\/strong> would have found <strong><br>d)<\/strong> might not have done <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks7\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks7\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks7\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>would have found<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> The question covers the area of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;conditional sentences&#8221;<\/span> or, more precisely <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">third conditional sentences<\/span>.   <br><br>The third conditional is used to express the past consequence of an unrealistic action or situation where&nbsp;both the condition and result are now impossible to happen&nbsp;or, it is too late. <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>:<br>\u279c If he had not worked hard, he would have failed the exam. &nbsp;(But he worked hard, and passed the exam.)<br>\u279c If you hadn&#8217;t lied to me before, I would have believed you. (But you lied to me before. So, I didn&#8217;t believe you.)<br><br>** To make a sentence in the third conditional, we use-<br>If + past perfect clause + sub + would\/wouldn\u2019t have + past participle (verb3).<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>8. For myself, I chose the cheapest dish on the menu _____ a mutton chop. <\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> and that was <strong><br>b)<\/strong> but it was <br><strong>c)<\/strong> likely <strong><br>d)<\/strong> for example <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks8\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks8\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks8\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>and that was<\/strong> <br><strong>[<\/strong> The above question examines the understanding of coherence of a student. Coherence means the quality of being logical and consistent.<br><br>We use &#8216;but&#8217; when a contrasting (\u09ac\u09bf\u09aa\u09b0\u09c0\u09a4\u09ae\u09c1\u0996\u09c0) situation arises. A contrasting form of the given sentence could be- <br>\u279c For myself, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cho<strong>o<\/strong>se<\/span> (in habitual present form) the cheapest dish on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>a<\/strong> menu<\/span> (not the menu) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">but there was not any item like that<\/span>. <br><br>&#8216;Likely (\u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09ad\u09be\u09ac\u09cd\u09af)&#8217; in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option c)<\/span> is not a valid answer.  We could use &#8216;like&#8217; or &#8216;for example&#8217; in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option d)<\/span> if the statement would include plural objects or a singular object (noun phase generally) but with an indication of plural objects.  <br>\u279c She bought many things <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">like<\/span> \/ <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for example<\/span>, a new dress, a pair of shoes, cosmetic items etc.  <br>\u279c She learned many things in her university hostel life <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">like<\/span> \/ <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for example<\/span>, how to cook food herself.<br><br>An acceptable form of the given sentence using &#8216;for example&#8217;-<br>\u279c For myself, I chose the cheapest <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">dish<strong>es<\/strong><\/span> on the menu <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for example<\/span>, a mutton chop, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a vegetable curry etc.<strong>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Rahat will be going to the US, _____ she? <\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> isn&#8217;t <strong><br>b)<\/strong> won&#8217;t <br><strong>c)<\/strong> can&#8217;t <strong><br>d)<\/strong> didn&#8217;t <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks9\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks9\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks9\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>won&#8217;t <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">won&#8217;t<\/span> is the contraction (\u09b8\u0982\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09aa\u09a8) of &#8216;will not&#8217;.  Don&#8217;t get confused with the naming of the subject being masculine in nature. Don&#8217;t deviate from grammar. Grammar does not follow naming trait. Examiner sometimes examines the confidence of an examinee.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10. Those who are vulnerable are _______.<\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> aggressive and uncooperative <strong><br>b)<\/strong> need to be treated in intensive <br><strong>c)<\/strong> guilty of a crime <strong><br>d)<\/strong> susceptible to injury or disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks10\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks10\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks10\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>susceptible to injury or disease<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">vulnerable <\/mark><\/strong>= \u09a6\u09c1\u09b0\u09cd\u09ac\u09b2, \u09b8\u09c1\u09b0\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09bf\u09a4 \u09a8\u09af\u09bc \u098f\u09ae\u09a8; <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">susceptible to injury or disease<\/span> = \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09a4 \u09ac\u09be \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a7\u09bf\u09b0 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a4\u09bf \u09b8\u0982\u09ac\u09c7\u09a6\u09a8\u09b6\u09c0\u09b2 (likely to be harmed by injury or disease).<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>11. Which of the following word has been properly spelled? <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> bizarre <strong><br>b)<\/strong> decidous <br><strong>c)<\/strong> cemetry <strong><br>d)<\/strong> liasion <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks11\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks11\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks11\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>bizarre <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> bizarre = \u0985\u09a6\u09cd\u09ad\u09c1\u09a4; <strong><br><\/strong>decid<strong>u<\/strong>ous = \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09a3\u09b8\u09cd\u09a5\u09be\u09af\u09bc\u09c0; <br>cemet<strong>e<\/strong>ry = \u09b8\u09ae\u09be\u09a7\u09bf\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0; <strong><br><\/strong>lia<strong>i<\/strong>sion = \u09af\u09cb\u0997\u09be\u09af\u09cb\u0997 <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12. What is the antonym of the word &#8216;Pernicious&#8217;? <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> mellifluous <strong><br>b)<\/strong> onerous <br><strong>c)<\/strong> beneficial <strong><br>d)<\/strong> spurious <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks12\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks12\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks12\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>beneficial<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Pernicious<\/mark><\/strong> = \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09a4\u09bf\u0995\u09b0;<br>mellifluous = \u09ae\u09b8\u09c3\u09a3;<strong><br><\/strong>onerous = \u0995\u09b7\u09cd\u099f\u09a6\u09be\u09af\u09bc\u0995;<br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\"><strong>beneficial <\/strong><\/mark>= \u0989\u09aa\u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09c0;<strong><br><\/strong>spurious = \u0995\u09c3\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09bf\u09ae <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>13. She says, &#8220;I had a headache yesterday.&#8221; Which of the following is its indirect speech form? <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> she said she had a headache the before yesterday. <strong><br>b)<\/strong> she says she had a headache yesterday. <br><strong>c)<\/strong> she said she has a headache the previous day.  <strong><br>d)<\/strong> she said she was having a headache the before yesterday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks13\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks13\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks13\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>she says she had a headache yesterday. <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Direct speech-\u0995\u09c7 indirect speech-\u098f \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09a3\u09a4 \u0995\u09b0\u09be\u09b0 \u09b8\u09ae\u09af\u09bc \u09af\u09a6\u09bf reporting verb, present \u09ac\u09be future tense-\u098f \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09c7 \u09a4\u09ac\u09c7 reported speech-\u098f\u09b0 verb-\u098f\u09b0 \u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09a8 \u09b9\u09af\u09bc\u09a8\u09be\u0964<br>\u279c He says, &#8220;I have a secret plan.&#8221;<br>= He says (that) he has a secret plan. <br>\u279c She will say, &#8220;I want to participate.&#8221;<br>= She will say (that) she wants to participate.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation marks: <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> &#8220;yes&#8221; Jim said to Della, &#8220;I&#8217;ll be home by ten.&#8221;<strong><br>b)<\/strong> &#8220;yes Jim said to Della, &#8220;I&#8217;ll be home by ten&#8221;.<br><strong>c)<\/strong> &#8220;yes, Jim said to Della, &#8220;I&#8217;ll be home by ten.&#8221;<strong><br>d)<\/strong> &#8220;yes,&#8221; Jim said to Della, &#8220;I&#8217;ll be home by ten.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks14\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks14\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks14\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;yes,&#8221; Jim said to Della, &#8220;I&#8217;ll be home by ten.&#8221;<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> If the direct speech is broken up by information then to end the first sentence a full stop or comma shall be used. For Example: <br>\u279c \u201cI am sick,\u201d he said, \u201cIt&#8217;s painful.\u201d<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15. Which of the following is not a synonym for &#8216;speculate&#8217;? <\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> guess <strong><br>b)<\/strong> figure out <br><strong>c)<\/strong> wonder <strong><br>d)<\/strong> abstain <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-link-3536\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks15\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks15\u201d', 3536, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-toggle-3536\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-content-3536\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks15\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>abstain<\/strong> <br><strong>[<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>speculate<\/strong> <\/mark>= \u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u09ae\u09be\u09a8 \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<br>guess = \u0986\u09a8\u09cd\u09a6\u09be\u099c \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<strong><br><\/strong>figure out = \u099a\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09be \u0995\u09b0\u09c7 \u09ac\u09c7\u09b0 \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<br>wonder = \u09a6\u09c2\u09b0\u0995\u09b2\u09cd\u09aa\u09a8\u09be \u0995\u09b0\u09be;<strong><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">abstain <\/mark><\/strong>= \u09ac\u09bf\u09b0\u09a4 \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09be <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Exam Date: May 12, 2023] Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option. 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