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01
According to the narrator's family friend, what is the ultimate, transcendental difference between "us" and "them"?
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EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
02
State true or false on the basis of your reading of the passage. Our simmering proclivities were reflective of our love of eating and, by extension and obviously, of our love of life. The narrator finds this food-preparation analysis sensible and agrees with it.
Single correct
MEDIUM
2 marks
10 May 2026
03
Whom does the narrator refer to as "the good analyst"?
Multiple correct
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
04
Which of the following was not one among the items of difference that the narrator's parents observed between "us" and "them"?
Single correct
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
05
Fill in the blank using the correct option. The narrator's mother found employment ________.
Single correct
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
06
What did the narrator feel when listening to his family friend outline a substratum of differences between "us" and "them"?
Single correct
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
07
What does the word "proclivity" in the phrase "our simmering proclivities" mean?
Multiple correct
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
08
At the beginning of their Canadian residence, what did the narrator's parents' social life consist of?
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EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
09
Which of the following is true according to what was said by the narrator's family friend?
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EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
10
State true or false on the basis of your reading of the passage. The Bosnians/ex-Yugoslavs were at the center of a brutal, bloody war, and the narrator, in agreement with the good analyst, thinks that this can be construed as their love of life.
Single correct
MEDIUM
2 marks
10 May 2026
11
Which of the following is an example of middle clipping?
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EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
12
Bungalow, loot, and pyjamas are English words borrowed from:
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EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
13
“The cafe was like a battleship stripped for action.” The figure of speech used here is:
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EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
14
The business tycoon who made billions with his hotel chain Retorta, has been found dead. Here, tycoon means:
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EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
15
“The robber was pickpocketed” is an example of ________.
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EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
16
What does the word "purveyor" in the phrase "a purveyor of fast 'ethnic' food" mean?
Comprehension
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2 marks
10 May 2026
17
To whom did the narrator's parents refer to as "we" when they obsessed over the differences between "us" and "them"?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
18
Which of the following was not one among the items of difference that the narrator's parents observed between "us" and "them"?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
19
Fill in the blank using the correct option. The narrator's father found employment ________.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
20
Why, according to the narrator's parents, is it foolish to go out with wet hair?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
21
Identify the word that matches the prefix 'Aero-' from the table.
Comprehension
EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
22
Identify the word that matches the prefix 'Geo-' from the table.
Comprehension
EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
23
Identify the word that matches the prefix 'Hypo-' from the table.
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1 marks
10 May 2026
24
Identify the word that matches the prefix 'Hemi-' from the table.
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1 marks
10 May 2026
25
Identify the word that matches the prefix 'Inter-' from the table.
Comprehension
EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
26
Choose the correct answer for blank (1).
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
27
Choose the correct answer for blank (2).
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
28
Choose the correct answer for blank (3).
Comprehension
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2 marks
10 May 2026
29
Choose the correct answer for blank (4).
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
30
Choose the correct answer for blank (5).
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
31
What rationale does the passage argue for the description of free-living dogs in Chennai in its opening paragraph? i. While walking her in the UK, Sali Kanmari's human is regularly confronted with the question 'What breed is your dog?' ii. As a country with a significant street-dog population, India is a good place from which to explore how humans and canines share street life in cooperative ways that move beyond images of free-living dogs as dangerous. iii. Discussing their lived experience will help the dogs themselves, and also help us reflect on how humankind can share the planet with all the other creatures who live on it.
Comprehension
MEDIUM
2 marks
10 May 2026
32
Select the phrase that clearly transitions the text from describing to arguing a point.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
33
Identify the abstract noun that carries argumentative weight in the sentence: "The condemnation of street dogs as risky and unwelcome is rooted in colonial attitudes."
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2 marks
10 May 2026
34
Which sentence most accurately conveys the author's argument regarding colonial attitudes?
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2 marks
10 May 2026
35
“Too often in the West, dogs are seen through the prism of pedigree, and connected to their owner via collars and leashes.” This sentence strengthens the argument by ________.
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2 marks
10 May 2026
36
The concluding sentence of the paragraph primarily ________.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
37
Match 'Impromptu' with its meaning.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
38
Match 'Ad hoc' with its meaning.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
39
Match 'Bona fide' with its meaning.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
40
Match 'Quid pro quo' with its meaning.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
41
Match 'De facto' with its meaning.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
10 May 2026
42
Reduction of a word to one of its parts is called ________.
Comprehension
EASY
1 marks
10 May 2026
43
What effect did the open window have on the room?
Multiple correct
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
44
What did Gregor feel as he walked backwards?
Single correct
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
45
From Table 2 Column B, choose the most appropriate phrase to fill blank [iv] in Column A: If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with ________.
Multiple correct
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
46
From Table 2 Column B, choose the most appropriate phrase to fill blank [v] in Column A: Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in the fact that ________ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema.
Single correct
MEDIUM
2 marks
31 August 2025
47
What is the synonym for unfortunate?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
48
How did Gregor's father treat him while driving him back?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
49
Why did Gregor start turning around?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
50
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly. What fears stop him from turning around? i. He feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning ii. He feared that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick iii. He feared that his mother would fall out of the window
Comprehension
MEDIUM
2 marks
31 August 2025
51
How did Gregor's father use the walking stick?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
52
What did the manager do when Gregor tried to bring him back?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
53
What is the opposite of supplicating?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
54
How did Gregor's father express his anger?
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
55
From Table 1 Column B, choose the most appropriate phrase to fill blank [1] in Column A: This theatre-going population _________ over the 122 million in 2022.
Comprehension
MEDIUM
2 marks
31 August 2025
56
From Table 1 Column B, choose the most appropriate phrase to fill blank [2] in Column A: More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) _________
Comprehension
MEDIUM
2 marks
31 August 2025
57
From Table 1 Column B, choose the most appropriate phrase to fill blank [3] in Column A: These _________ bought 913 million tickets.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
58
From Table 1 Column B, choose the most appropriate phrase to fill blank [4] in Column A: That means they saw _________ films in the year.
Comprehension
EASY
2 marks
31 August 2025
59
From Table 1 Column B, choose the most appropriate phrase to fill blank [5] in Column A: Telugu-speaking audiences are ________; they beat the average with over 9 films a year.
Comprehension
MEDIUM
2 marks
31 August 2025
60
From Table 2 Column B, choose the most appropriate phrase to fill blank [i] in Column A: Tamil comes ________, and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year.
Comprehension
MEDIUM
2 marks
31 August 2025
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