Reading Comprehension

Q: For the following question, arrange the sentences A, B, C, and D to form a logical sequence.(A) Is it wise to be foolish?(B) Foolish men do not weigh the pros and cons of any course of action they may take.(C) But then this lack of caution can also take them places where the wise would shudder to go.(D) This can, and often does, have disastrous consequences.

Sentence A is a question, which is introductory in nature, a topic can begin with a question, followed by statements that expand on a topic. Here, the question is later expanded with the help of the other sentences. Also, when A is placed between or after the rest of the sentences, it does not form a logical sequence. Hence A comes first.B follows A; the words "Foolish men do not weigh ... ." begin to explain if it is wise to be foolish.D follows B because "this" refers to the previous line "foolish men do not weigh the pros and cons" of their actions.Sentence C begins with a 'but then', which refers to contrast, the contrast being "disastrous consequences" (mentioned in D). C is in contrast to D; the former being: "this... can also take them places where the wise would shudder to go"Hence, C follows D.So, the sequence of sentences is: ABDC and option D is correct.Options A, B and C are incorrect because they do not contain the correct sequence of sentences.

Q: For the following question, arrange the sentences A, B, C, and D to form a logical sequence.(A) Has the cell-phone made your life any easier?(B) There is no doubt that you can now communicate with your loved ones at any time and from anywhere.(C) But what about the fact that your boss can reach you in the middle of a holiday?(D) You may answer this question at your own risk.

The set of sentences begins with a question (sentence A) where the cell-phone is introduced. This eliminates options (A) and (D). Between options (B) and (C), you may see that D follows A and therefore, option (B) is the best choice.

Q: The word 'crew' means 'the men working on the _________ .'

The people working on a ship or an aircraft are called 'crew'. So, the answer to the given question is option A) ships.

Q: Ships would anchor off the islands ________ the shore.

In the passage it is mentioned that the ships would anchor off the islands, it means that ships would anchor 'near' the islands. The ships can never anchor at or in the shore as they need a little amount of water to stay afloat. The ships would not even anchor far away from shore as the crew had to carry the giant tortoises on board.

Q: What does the poet mean by being opaque ?

In the context of the poem, the word 'opaque' is clearly signifying how he has been unable to learn from his mistakes and see where he went wrong; he uses the word opaque as something that is opaque doesn't let the light through; symbolic of how he couldn't see the lessons in his mistakes. Since Option C) is the closest in meaning to the above, it is the clear answer.

Q: Kavita Krishnamurty's first singing assignment was

The passage states that Kavita Krishnamurty's first singing assignment was a 60 second Tamil jingle for baby food. Thus B is the best answer.

Q: Which of the given phrase(s) fits correctly into the blank?Orang-utans eat ______ humans do.

The first line of the passage mentions that "Orang-utans require less food than humans" and so they eat 'less than' humans do. Therefore, the correct answer is A) Less than.

Q: Arrange the following in a logical sequence of sentences:(a) Hi, Nilay. I'm home(b) I've been painting my room, Mum.(c) Oh, Nilay! Whatever have you been doing?(d) I'm upstairs, Mum.

The text given is a conversation between Nilay and his mother.The first sentence is (a) as that begins the conversation. So, this eliminates options B and D. Sentence (d) is the logical reply to sentence (a) and, so, the correct sequence is a,d,c,b.

Q: For the following question, arrange the sentences A, B, C, and D to form a logical sequence (A) I said my prayers and tried to sleep early. (B) I gave up trying to sleep and went for a walk.(C) I was very nervous the night before my first recording. (D) But the fear of not being able to sing in the studio haunted me.

The first statement in the sequence should be the one that introduces a new topic. It should not be a continuation or extension of a topic.C is first in the sequence: C is chronologically first. It starts talking about the subject who is nervous the night before his/her first recording.C is followed by A: A comes directly next. It says, as the subject is nervous, he/she said prayers and tried to sleep early.A is followed by D: D follows C's actions. As the subject tried to sleep he/she was haunted by the fear of not being able to sing.D is followed by B: B continues D's action. It says that as the subject was haunted by fear, he/she gave up on sleeping and went for a walk instead.Thus, the correct sequence is C A D B. Hence, D is the correct option.

Q: What does one expect after getting up in the morning?

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Reading Comprehension

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The word 'crew' means 'the men working on the _________ .'

Ships would anchor off the islands ________ the shore.

What does the poet mean by being opaque ?

Kavita Krishnamurty's first singing assignment was

Which of the given phrase(s) fits correctly into the blank? Orang-utans eat ______ humans do.

Arrange the following in a logical sequence of sentences: (a) Hi, Nilay. I'm home (b) I've been painting my room, Mum. (c) Oh, Nilay! Whatever have you been doing? (d) I'm upstairs, Mum.

What does one expect after getting up in the morning?

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Which of the given phrase(s) fits correctly into the blank?

Orang-utans eat ______ humans do.

Arrange the following in a logical sequence of sentences:

(a) Hi, Nilay. I'm home

(b) I've been painting my room, Mum.
(c) Oh, Nilay! Whatever have you been doing?
(d) I'm upstairs, Mum.