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 number.
Poetry is the (1) __________ of the (2) ____________ and the passions. Wherever there is a sense of beauty or power, there lies poetry.Poetry transcends the individual to a different world. It relates to whatever gives immediate (3) ____________ or pain to the human (4) __________. Poetry is found in the motion of the sea, in the growth of a flower or in the emotions of a human. Poetry is the (5) ___________ language which the heart controls with nature and itself. The one who has yearning for poetry cannot have much respect for the world at large or for anything else. It defies all language and is a thing of beauty to be appreciated and experienced.
Which of these should be filled at (2) as per the context of the passage?
workers
poor
proud
imagination
The correct answer is option 3) i.e imagination
• The passage talks about the essence of poetry and how it effects human emotions.
•. poor refers to be lacking in something which does not match with the said context in the sentence.
•. proud refers to have a feeling of being triumphant and does not comply with the rest of the sentence.
• imagination refers to a different reality and is the perfect choice as it sits appropriately with the word, 'passion' in the same sentence.
•. workers refers to the physical labor which is not relative to the sentence.
• The combination of imagination and passion sounds like the description of poetry and its nuance to its lovers.
• The construction after adding the word to the second blank is supposed to be: Poetry is the language of the (2). imagination
Question 2:
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 number.
Poetry is the (1) __________ of the (2) ____________ and the passions. Wherever there is a sense of beauty or power, there lies poetry.Poetry transcends the individual to a different world. It relates to whatever gives immediate (3) ____________ or pain to the human (4) __________. Poetry is found in the motion of the sea, in the growth of a flower or in the emotions of a human. Poetry is the (5) ___________ language which the heart controls with nature and itself. The one who has yearning for poetry cannot have much respect for the world at large or for anything else. It defies all language and is a thing of beauty to be appreciated and experienced.
Which of these should be filled at (3) as per the context of the passage?
coarse
pleasure
trouble
supply
The passage deals with the subject of poetry. Let's see the meaning of the marked word -
• pleasure means a state or feeling of being pleased; satisfaction
• The sentence already is fed with the word 'pain' therefore the satisfaction that poetry provides must be the apt word to fill the blank.
• From the given meanings we find that pleasure means to be in a state or feeling of being pleased or satisfied.
• Thus we can conclude that the correct answer is 'pleasure'.
• Furthermore, the words pleasure and pain often acts as a collocation i.e the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word
Question 3:
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 number.
Poetry is the (1) __________ of the (2) ____________ and the passions. Wherever there is a sense of beauty or power, there lies poetry.Poetry transcends the individual to a different world. It relates to whatever gives immediate (3) ____________ or pain to the human (4) __________. Poetry is found in the motion of the sea, in the growth of a flower or in the emotions of a human. Poetry is the (5) ___________ language which the heart controls with nature and itself. The one who has yearning for poetry cannot have much respect for the world at large or for anything else. It defies all language and is a thing of beauty to be appreciated and experienced.
Which of these should be filled at (4) as per the context of the passage?
body
emotions
mind
soul
The correct answer is option 1) i.e mind
• The content of the passage deals with poetry.
• The mind controls or understands the language of poetry therefore it is the appropriate choice for the sentence.
• Body refers to the human anatomy which does not necessarily reacts with the emotions of poetry.
• The human soul takes into account both the body and the minds, therefore it eliminates the chances of being an appropriate fill for the blank.
• Emotions refers to the intuitive or feelings and is varied in nature. It might not even evoke the same thing for an individual.
• The construction after adding the word to the fourth blank is supposed to be: It relates to whatever gives immediate pleasure or pain to the human (4) mind
Question 4:
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 number.
Poetry is the (1) __________ of the (2) ____________ and the passions. Wherever there is a sense of beauty or power, there lies poetry.Poetry transcends the individual to a different world. It relates to whatever gives immediate (3) ____________ or pain to the human (4) __________. Poetry is found in the motion of the sea, in the growth of a flower or in the emotions of a human. Poetry is the (5) ___________ language which the heart controls with nature and itself. The one who has yearning for poetry cannot have much respect for the world at large or for anything else. It defies all language and is a thing of beauty to be appreciated and experienced.
Which of these should be filled at (5) as per the context of the passage?
universal
sad
glorious
worldly
The correct answer is option 4) i.e glorious
• The passage reflects the functions of poetry.
• sad refers to disappointment and melancholy which cannot be a type of a language.
• worldly is generally relative to the term of pleasure, joy, pain but not to a type of a language as mentioned in the sentence.
• Universal refers to something which is prevalent everywhere and accepted by all, but does not allies with the context of the passage.
• Glorious refers to the overwhelming sense of emotion that poetry provides to its readers.
• The glorious language of poetry is the best choice as it captures the true essence of the art.
• The construction after adding the word to the fifth blank is supposed to be: Poetry is the (5) glorious
Question 5:
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
COERCE
enchant
pressurize
leave
cajole
The correct answer is pressurize'
• The word 'coerce' means 'to persuade someone to do something by force'.
• Cajole - persuade someone to do something by flattery
• Leave - to go away
• Enchant - to influence someone with charm
• Pressurize - to strongly persuade someone into doing something .
• We can see that the word closest in meaning to the given word is 'pressurize'.
Therefore, option 4 is correct.
Question 6:
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
EXPANSION
extension
augmentation
compression
inflation
The correct answer is compression.
• The word 'expansion' means 'the action of becoming larger'.
• Inflation - the action of filling something with air or gas so that it increases in size
• Extension - the action of causing something to become larger
• Compression - the action of flattening or pressing something into a smaller space
• Augmentation - the action of adding to something so that it becomes larger
• We can see that the word directly opposite in meaning to the given word is 'compression'. In fact, the other options. are synonymous with the given word.
• Therefore, option 3 is correct.
Question 7:
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
RENOWN
fame
obscurity
conceit
wisdom
The correct answer is option 4.
Renown means the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame.
For eg; He was a renown author.
Obscurity means the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant.
Wisdom means the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise.
Conceit means excessive pride in oneself.
Fame means the state of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements.
For eg; Winning the medal bought him fame and fortune.
It is clear that fame and renown are synonyms.
So, options 1,2 and 3 are incorrect.
Question 8:
Direction: Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
One should always keep (A) / himself composed (B) / in difficult circumstances. (C) / No error (D)
A
C
B
D
The correct answer is B.
•A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun to avoid its repetition.
• If the pronoun 'one' is used as the subject, the nominative case 'one' and the reflexive pronoun 'oneself' are used.
• Example: One must help oneself before asking others.
• Example: One must do one's job responsibly.
• In the given sentence, the use of reflexive pronoun 'himself' is incorrect.
• So, 'himself' should be replaced with 'oneself' in part B of the sentence.
Correct sentence: One should always keep oneself composed in difficult circumstances.
Question 9:
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The important ___________ is where to arrange the funds from.
result
issue
solution
view
Question 10:
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Health should be our first priority and should never be _________.
neglected
discarded
suspended
declined
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. neglected
The sentence talks about health and 'health' is not something that can be 'suspended', thus option 2 is incorrect. 'Health' can 'decline' but as the sentence mentions it should not be our first priority as it is a bad thing. Option 4 is incorrect because 'health' is not something that can be 'discarded'. So we are left with Option 1 and as per the context, we need a word which means cannot be avoided.
