Directions (1-5): In the following questions, a word is given in bold followed by three sentences. Choose the appropriate option mentioning the sentence(s) that uses the highlighted word in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner.
Q1. REVEAL
(I) Pramat was previously reluctant to reveal details of the contracts until he was sure the company had a secure future.
(II) The latest court filing reveals Intel has until 6 September to respond the complaint.
(III) The secret file reveals Cabinet Office officials blocked the award.
(a) Only (I)
(b) Both (I) and (III)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Q2. ACKNOWLEDGE
(I) Golds is acknowledged as a leading firm in banking, property and corporate law.
(II) I has looked up, right at him, and didn’t smile, wave, or even acknowledge him though any way.
(III) A department of the Environment spokesperson acknowledged that some local authorities could enforce the litter laws more effectively.
(a) Both (I) and (III)
(b) Both (I) and (II)
(c) Both (II) and (III)
(d) Only (II)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Q3. EXCITE
(I) A concept of quantum theory immediately excites the great scientists of the 19th-20th century like Niels Bohr, Pauli, Einstein, Heisenberg and others.
(II) The struggle of Eminem from such a low point in his life inspires me and excites me.
(III) I told myself I wasn’t returning to work until I could find a job that excited me in the worst way.
(a) Only (III)
(b) Both (II) and (III)
(c) Only (I)
(d) Both (I) and (II)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Q4. ASSERT
(I) There are few principles so precious as that which asserts that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
(II) The coal industry should be privately funding these studies; the consumer group asserts.
(III) The claimants has assert that their claims should also have been settled.
(a) Only (III)
(b) Only (I) and (III)
(c) Both (I) and (II)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Q5. REPRIMAND
(I) Although Mutius’s death is horrific, Rome does not reprimand Titus for his action.
(II) For brag because the size of her sub, Kathryn Bigelow earns a reprimand from this court.
(III) They both received a written reprimand and were ordered to pay significant costs.
(a) Only (II)
(b) Only (I)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (I) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. Reveal [verb] means ‘make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others’.
All of (I), (II) and (III) are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
Hence, option (e) is the correct answer.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Acknowledge [verb] means ‘accept or admit the existence or truth of’; ‘recognize the importance or quality of’; ‘show that one has noticed or recognized (someone) by making a gesture or greeting’;
Among (I), (II) and (III), (I) and (III) are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences.
In (II), the usage of ‘has’, which follows ‘I’ and that of ‘though’, which precedes the phrase ‘any way’, is incorrect. ‘Has’ isn’t used with ‘I’. Moreover, the context of the sentence suggests that the tense of the sentence is past tense. So, the correct phrase should be ‘I looked up’. Also, the usage of ‘though’ is incorrect for the context of the sentence demands the usage of a preposition ‘in’.
Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. Excite [verb] means ‘cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager’.
Among (I), (II) and (III), (II) and (III) are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences.
In (I), Instead of ‘A’, ‘the’ should be used. Moreover, the usage of the verb ‘excites’ in its Simple Present form imparts a Simple Present Tense to the sentence which should be wrong from a contextual point of view since the sentence is talking about the interest of the scientists who lived in the 19th-20th century.
So, (I) is erroneous.
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. Assert [verb] means ‘state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully’;
In (III), the error is the usage of has before the word ‘assert’, which should be eliminated to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Among (I), (II) and (III), (I) and (II) are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Reprimand [noun] means ‘a formal expression of disapproval’;
In (II), the part ‘brag because’ should be replaced with ‘bragging about’ to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
Among (I), (II) and (III), both (I) and (III) are grammatically and contextually correct.
Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
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