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English Language And Comprehension

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SSCCGL Class 12

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181.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.

Ernest Hemingway was (175) of America's most beloved authors. He was born in 1898. (176) World War I served (177) a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy, (178) later served in the Italian infantry. Hemingway (179) badly wounded in 1918. Hemingway's wartime experience (180) a considerable influence (181) his writing. In fact (182) of his novels focus on the need for physical and psychological strength to (183) difficulty and often violence. He was quite disillusioned (184) the war.

  • on

  • at

  • for

  • in

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182.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.

Ernest Hemingway was (175) of America's most beloved authors. He was born in 1898. (176) World War I served (177) a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy, (178) later served in the Italian infantry. Hemingway (179) badly wounded in 1918. Hemingway's wartime experience (180) a considerable influence (181) his writing. In fact (182) of his novels focus on the need for physical and psychological strength to (183) difficulty and often violence. He was quite disillusioned (184) the war.

  • most

  • mostly

  • more

  • much

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183.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.

Ernest Hemingway was (175) of America's most beloved authors. He was born in 1898. (176) World War I served (177) a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy, (178) later served in the Italian infantry. Hemingway (179) badly wounded in 1918. Hemingway's wartime experience (180) a considerable influence (181) his writing. In fact (182) of his novels focus on the need for physical and psychological strength to (183) difficulty and often violence. He was quite disillusioned (184) the war.

  • cope at

  • cope with

  • cope up

  • cope down

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184.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.

Ernest Hemingway was (175) of America's most beloved authors. He was born in 1898. (176) World War I served (177) a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy, (178) later served in the Italian infantry. Hemingway (179) badly wounded in 1918. Hemingway's wartime experience (180) a considerable influence (181) his writing. In fact (182) of his novels focus on the need for physical and psychological strength to (183) difficulty and often violence. He was quite disillusioned (184) the war.

  • by

  • in

  • at

  • for

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185.

In the following questions, read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

One conspicuous question in the modern journals is: How can I develop personality? Ursula Bloom gives his noteworthy advice to young people: Please do not do as I did, at your age, and waste years copying other people. Of old, to the same question asked by Greek youth, Socrates replied: Know yourself! That was excellent advice; but it did not satisfy, because it did not go far enough.

When Roman youth questioned Marcus Aurelius, he said: Be yourself! To the youth of our atomic age, the psychologist says : Develop yourself! That is the answer to the question: what is personality? Personality is the development of oneself.

The development of oneself _________ the question on, what is personality?

  • gives an unsatisfactory answer to

  • does not give a satisfactory answer to

  • satisfactory answers

  • satisfactory answers

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186.

In the following questions, read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

One conspicuous question in the modern journals is: How can I develop personality? Ursula Bloom gives his noteworthy advice to young people: Please do not do as I did, at your age, and waste years copying other people. Of old, to the same question asked by Greek youth, Socrates replied: Know yourself! That was excellent advice; but it did not satisfy, because it did not go far enough.

When Roman youth questioned Marcus Aurelius, he said: Be yourself! To the youth of our atomic age, the psychologist says : Develop yourself! That is the answer to the question: what is personality? Personality is the development of oneself.

Marcus Aurelius preached to the Roman youth of his day to ___________.

  • express themselves

  • understand themselves

  • be themselves

  • be themselves

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187.

In the following questions, read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

One conspicuous question in the modern journals is: How can I develop personality? Ursula Bloom gives his noteworthy advice to young people: Please do not do as I did, at your age, and waste years copying other people. Of old, to the same question asked by Greek youth, Socrates replied: Know yourself! That was excellent advice; but it did not satisfy, because it did not go far enough.

When Roman youth questioned Marcus Aurelius, he said: Be yourself! To the youth of our atomic age, the psychologist says: Develop yourself! That is the answer to the question: what is personality? Personality is the development of oneself.

The question on personality development has ___________.

  • no definitive answers

  • correct answers

  • a definitive answer

  • a definitive answer

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188.

In the following questions, read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

One conspicuous question in the modern journals is: How can I develop personality? Ursula Bloom gives his noteworthy advice to young people: Please do not do as I did, at your age, and waste years copying other people. Of old, to the same question asked by Greek youth, Socrates replied: Know yourself! That was excellent advice; but it did not satisfy, because it did not go far enough.

When Roman youth questioned Marcus Aurelius, he said: Be yourself! To the youth of our atomic age, the psychologist says: Develop yourself! That is the answer to the question: what is personality? Personality is the development of oneself.

The Greek philosopher Socrates promoted ___________.

  • tested-knowledge

  • self-knowledge

  • referred-knowledge

  • referred-knowledge


B.

self-knowledge

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189.

In the following questions, read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

One conspicuous question in the modern journals is: How can I develop personality? Ursula Bloom gives his noteworthy advice to young people: Please do not do as I did, at your age, and waste years copying other people. Of old, to the same question asked by Greek youth, Socrates replied: Know yourself! That was excellent advice; but it did not satisfy, because it did not go far enough.

When Roman youth questioned Marcus Aurelius, he said: Be yourself! To the youth of our atomic age, the psychologist says: Develop yourself! That is the answer to the question: what is personality? Personality is the development of oneself.

Ursula Bloom propagated that young people should ______________.

  • copy others

  • not copy others

  • not waste years

  • not waste years

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190.

In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

Transience

  • eternity

  • shallow

  • slow

  • slow

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