English Language [NTSE Stage-2 (National-Level) Scholastic-Aptitude & Language Comprehension]: Questions 63 - 71 of 292

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Passage

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. For each blank four words are suggested, one of which fits the Blank. Find the appropriate word in each case.

For generation man has … (1) … against the wilds to create a world where only be … (2) … whether animals and plants survive or are … (3) … out. Earlier we accepted as self-evident that any … (4) … in our environment brought about by science and technology must be improvements … (5) … the world of our … (6) … . However, many people all over the world have begun to feel that … (7) … are going too far and that we should try to … (8) … some of the world՚s original life before we find it … (9) … too late. The same science which had led us away from nature is now … (10) … the miracle of creation.

Question 63 (6 of 10 Based on Passage)

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (6) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

successors

b.

aborigine

c.

ancients

d.

ancestors

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Question 64 (7 of 10 Based on Passage)

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (7) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

we

b.

some

c.

us

d.

ourselves

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Question 65 (8 of 10 Based on Passage)

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (8) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

cherish

b.

save

c.

dampish

d.

renovate

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Question 66 (9 of 10 Based on Passage)

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (9) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

sounds

b.

seems

c.

gets

d.

occur

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Question 67 (10 of 10 Based on Passage)

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (10) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

arguing

b.

discussing

c.

narrating

d.

unfolding

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Passage

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options.

At markets or at country fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A housewife, for example, wanting ________ (1) ________ buy a live piglet might be ________ (2) ________ a discount if she bought ________ (3) ________ packed one, tied up in a small sack ________ (4) ________ a poke. Anyone who agreed to ________ (5) ________ a pig in a poke was naturally ________ (6) ________ a risk. The pig might be ill ________ (7) ________ even dead: Or it might turn ________ (8) ________ to be not a piglet at all.

Question 68 (1 of 8 Based on Passage)

Appeared in Year: 2013

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (1) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

from

b.

for

c.

to

d.

into

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Question 69 (2 of 8 Based on Passage)

Appeared in Year: 2013

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (2) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

liked

b.

offered

c.

preferred

d.

served

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Question 70 (3 of 8 Based on Passage)

Appeared in Year: 2013

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (3) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

some

b.

an

c.

a

d.

the

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Question 71 (4 of 8 Based on Passage)

Appeared in Year: 2013

Question MCQ▾

Fill in the blanks at ________ (4) ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

said

b.

known

c.

called

d.

thought

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