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Improve the bold part of the sentence.

Tom pretended to not heard a thing.

• hear

• hearing

• to hearing

• No improvement

Improve the bold part of the sentence.

He must has change clothes during the night.

• have changed

• has changed

• have changes

• No improvement

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain.

• Sadisitic

• Genial

• Tender

• Placid

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A person highly skilled in music

• Virtuoso

• Amateur

• Novice

• Dabbler

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

• Palatable

• Palateble

• Pallateble

• Pallatable

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

• Unnerving

• Unnerveing

• Unerving

• Unerveing

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

At length, about an hour later, we

X:    spied a little pile of boulders rising
Y:    this we dragged ourselves
Z:    out of the plain, and to

• XYZ

• ZYX

• XZY

• ZXY

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

Secondly, it is consistent

X:   with human experience that
Y:   places and be depressed in others
Z:  land should rise gradually in some

• XYZ

• ZYX

• ZXY

• XZY

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The labourers paved the entire stretch of the road.

• The entire stretch of the road is paved by the labourers.

• Paving of the entire stretch of the road was done by the labourers.

• The entire stretch of the road was paved by the labourers.

• Paving of the entire stretch of the road is done by the labourers.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The visitor said, 'Is your mother at home?'

• The visitor asked me is my mother at home.

• The visitor asked to me whether my mother was at home.

• The visitor asked to me is my mother at home.

• The visitor asked me whether my mother was at home.