IB ACIO 20 February 2021 Morning Shift

Some parts of a sentence have been jumbled up, and labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

The advice that only you

P: so prevalent perhaps because it offers
Q: with the illusion of control in a situation
R: can give yourself closure is
S: the person who has been broken up

where realistically none exists.

In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6, P, Q, R, S. The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed. You are required to choose one of the four alternatives which would be the most logical sequence of the sentence in the passage.

S1. You live either in a village or a town of India.
P: Many villages and towns form a tehsil or a taluka.
Q: There are also some areas in our country called Union Territories.
R: Many tehsils of talukas form a district and many districts form a State.
S: These, together with all the states of our country make India.
S6. India is our motherland.

Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below

Impregnable

Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below

Obliterate

A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative.

The three brothers decided to distribute the chocolates ______ themselves.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom

High and mighty.

The sentence below has four parts (A, B, C, and D). One part has a grammatical error. Identify the part.

He has been spending (A)/ a lifetime (B)/ imbibing (C)/ his local club’s history. (D)

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

In a nutshell

Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below

Antipathy

Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.

Everyone waiting for their turn for the interview (were in formals except Tanmay and me).