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CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
Anjali was ________ the company of her old colleagues.

Areverting about
Brevelling in
Cresolving behind
DNone of these

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANKS
Don't worry! What your pet needs is a ___________.

A veterinarian
B cook
C ventriloquist
D polymath

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
An Englishman spent a lifetime in the service of a language that was not his own - in an age when the British considered all Indian languages inferior and unworthy of attention - and enriched it immensely by his contribution. His name was C.P. Brown. Hailed as Telugu Suryudu or 'Telugu Sun' for his efforts in bringing Telugu literature to the notice of the world, Brown has left a vast body of literature that includes the first comprehensive Telugu English dictionary, Telugu grammar books, and translations (the first ever) of the works of classical Telugu poets.
Charles Philip Brown was born in November 10, 1798 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) as the second of eight children of Frances and Rev. David Brown. His father was a missionary who had been sent to India to manage an orphanage. Unlike his contemporaries, he believed in understanding the natives' religion and culture, and so made a serious effort to learn the local languages. Young Charles was brought up with a healthy respect for all languages. His father taught him Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Persian, Arabic, Syrian, Hindi and Sanskrit.
In 1812, his family moved back to England with the support of the East India Company. Here, Charles joined the Haileybury College, which had been set up to provide training for civil servants of the East India Company. After completing his training, Brown landed in Madras (now Chennai) in 1817, at the age of 19. As per the rule, British civil servants in India had to attain proficiency in the local languages. Thus, it was how Brown ended up learning Telugu–a language he had never even heard of until then. For the next three years, he did a course in Telugu at the Fort St. George College, Madras.
Brown's initial experience in learning the new language was a frustrating one. There was no dictionary and no proper grammar rules, and the only available material was, in his own words, "two worthless native books of exercise". However, he persevered. In 1894, Brown came across a French translation, by a French missionary, of works of the classical Telugu poet, Vemana. This was the first ever translation of a Telugu literary work in a Western language. Vemana's earthy wisdom fascinated Brown, and he began searching for more of the former's work (found only in handwritten palm-leaf manuscripts, which he purchased from their owners). Along the way, his collection broadened to include manuscripts by other Telugu authors. Brown employed scribes to copy the manuscripts on paper. Because Vemana's poems varied from one manuscript to another, he hired scholars to review the variations and fix upon a consensus version. The entire project was a labour of love for which Brown paid from his own pocket, at times even borrowing money from fellow Englishmen and Indians when he was short of funds.
In 1827, Brown published his first literary work - an explanation of Telugu and Sanskrit prosody. Two years later, he brought out the first edition of Vemana's poems in translation. Remembering his own early struggles while learning the language, he went on to write a text on grammar, considered one of the best grammar books of Telugu, and two voluminous English-Telugu and Telugu-English dictionaries, which are consulted as standard reference books even today.
What was C.P. Brown's contribution to Telugu language?

A His first published literary work was an explanation of Telugu and Sanskrit prosody.
B First translation of Vemana's poems.
C Telugu grammar books and bilingual (English Telugu English) dictionaries.
D All of these

Choose the best answer :
These flowers look so lovely, _________?

A do they
B aren't they
C don't they
D did they

CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH DOES NOT BELONG TO THE GIVEN GROUP OF WORDS.
Crocodile, Tortoise, Walrus, Hippopotamus, Cat.

A Crocodile
B Hippopotamus
C Cat
D Tortoise

Mark the opposite of the given word:
Arrive

AEnter
BWelcome
CDepart
DStay

Mark the sentence with correct adjective order :

A Matasyakhi was elated to see her chiffon new red sari.
B Matasyakhi was elated to see her red new chiffon sari.
C Matasyakhi was elated to see her new chiffon red sari.
D Matasyakhi was elated to see her new red chiffon sari.

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT FOLLOW.

The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the hero of this story. He may be identified as His Highness Jamedar - General, Khiledar - Major, Sata Vyaghra Samhari, Maharajadhiraja Visva Bhuvana Samrat, Sir Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur, M.A.D., A.C.T.C., or C.R.C.K. But this name is often shortened to the Tiger King. I have come forward to tell you why he came to be known as Tiger King. I have no intention of pretending to advance only to end in a strategic withdrawal. Even the threat of a Stuka bomber will not throw me off tract. The Stuka, if it likes, can beat a hasty retreat from my story. Right at the start, it is imperative to disclose a matter of vital importance about the Tiger King. Everyone who reads of him will experience the natural desire to meet a man of his indomitable courage face-to-face. But there is no chance of its fulfilment. As Bharata said to Rama about Dasaratha, the Tiger King has reached that final abode of all living creatures. In other words, the Tiger King is dead. The manner of his death is a matter of extraordinary interest. It can be revealed only at the end of the tale. The most fantastic aspect of his demise was that as soon as he was born, astrologers had foretold that one day the Tiger King would actually have to die.

"The child will grow up to become the warrior of warriors, hero of heroes, champion of champions. But..." they bit their lips and swallowed hard. When compelled to continue, the astrologers came out with it. "This is a secret which should not be revealed at all. And yet we are forced to speak out. The child born under this star will one day have to meet its death." At that very moment a great miracle took place. An astonishing phrase emerged from the lips of the ten-day-old Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur, "O wise prophets!" Everyone stood transfixed in stupefaction. They looked wildly at each other and blinked. "O wise prophets! It was I who spoke."This time there were no grounds for doubt. It was the infant born just ten days ago who had enunciated the words so clearly.

The chief astrologer took off his spectacles and gazed intently at the baby. "All those who are born will one day have to die. We don't need your predictions to know that. There would be some sense in it if you could tell us the manner of that death," the royal infant uttered these words in his little squeaky voice. The chief astrologer placed his finger on his nose in wonder. A baby, barely ten days old, opens its lips in speech! Not only that, it also raises intelligent questions! Incredible! Rather like the bulletins issued by the war office, than facts. The chief astrologer took his finger off his nose and fixed his eyes upon the little prince. "The prince was born in the hour of the Bull. The Bull and the Tiger are enemies, therefore, death comes from the Tiger," he explained. You may think that crown prince Jung Jung Bahadur was thrown into a quake when he heard the word 'Tiger'. That was exactly what did not happen. As soon as he heard it pronounced, the crown prince gave a deep growl. Terrifying words emerged from his lips.

"Let tigers beware!" This account is only a rumour rife in Pratibandapuram. But with hindsight we may conclude it was based on some truth.

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
A 58–year–old grandmother in Massachusetts won one of the biggest prizes in U.S. history—$294 million. If she had taken the 26–year payout, Doris Stevens would have received $11 million a year for 26 years, before taxes. Mrs. Stevens decided to take the lump sum payment. People who take the lump sum get paid within 60 days, but their total payment is reduced by almost 40 percent. Mrs. Stevens' lump sum was $168 million, but luckily, she didn't have to pay federal tax on her winnings. What is Mrs. Stevens going to do with her windfall? "Well, the first thing I'm going to do is to help out my children and grandchildren, of course. Second, I hope to revolutionise the housecleaning industry." A housecleaner for her entire life, Mrs. Stevens says she's going to establish a National Housecleaner Helper Corporation to help other cleaners open their own companies. Her corporation would focus on giving money to various people and research firms to develop more efficient and more powerful housecleaning solvents and tools.
"When was the last time you saw something new in housecleaning?" Mrs. Stevens asked. "They keep claiming they've invented new cleaning products that remove any and all blemishes, but they still haven't invented a product that removes an ordinary ballpoint ink stain from your ordinary white shirt. This industry needs some new products. I hope to revolutionise the cleaning world, so that my 'sisters' will have an easier time of it in the future. We've all spent too much time on our hands and knees. If men had to do housecleaning, you know that they'd be inventing more powerful products every week."
Why did she lose nearly half of her money?

A She took it in one payment.
B She had to pay taxes.
C She wanted to start a business.
D She gave it to her grandchildren.

Choose the correct simple past or past continuous form of the verb from the given options :
My uncle, who lives in New York ________ me a T-shirt but it _________ of the wrong size.

A sent, was being
B was being, was sending
C sent, was
D was sending, was