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 blank.
Comprehension:
Although a wild elephant, Chinna Thambi did not grow up entirely in the wild. For over the last (1) ______he has had easy (2)______ to food at Thadagam, a village surrounded by the Western Ghats near Coimbatore. Brick (3) ______ tempted him with (4)______ of water and he loved the palm pith that was used as (5)______ for baking bricks.
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Throughout his speech the crowd was all ears.
Choose the option that is the active form of the sentence.
It was decided by the members that the report would be placed before the Chairman for his comments.
Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence in case there is no improvement select “No improvement”.
The flowers smell so sweetly that I want to pluck them.
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
The reduction in the cost of education due to an increase in subsidies offer by the government is also seen as a reason to get more educated.
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. This network of stories is known in academic circles as 'fiction' or ‘imagined realities'.
B. However, an imagined reality is not a lie.
C. Over the years, people have woven an incredibly complex network of stories.
D. Within this network fiction not only exists but also accumulates immense power.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Since he secured the first rank Sudhir has become swollen-headed.
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Incapable of being corrected
