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Directions (1-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q1.
(a) called
(b) renown
(c) said
(d) regards
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q2.
(a) consideration
(b) compendium
(c) indication
(d) instincts
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q3.
(a) folded
(b) molded
(c) drawn
(d) transformed
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q4.
(a) declined
(b) deducted
(c) deduced
(d) shrouded
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q5.
(a) captures
(b) capture
(c) envelopes
(d) wraps up
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q6.
(a) hunched
(b) shown
(c) saw
(d) dressed
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q7.
(a) standout
(b) standup
(c) standard
(d) coerced
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q8.
(a) polished
(b) repudiate
(c) corroborate
(d) apparent
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q9.
(a) gainsay
(b) vapidity
(c) accomplishments
(d) efforts
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q10.
(a) notorious
(b) cult
(c) scum
(d) rich
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q11.
(a) announced
(b) dethroned
(c) supplanted
(d) enthroned
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q12.
(a) sanctum
(b) tutelage
(c) shroud
(d) expedience
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q13.
(a) inclusive
(b) enervate
(c) succumb
(d) evitable
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q14.
(a) war threatening
(b) warmongering
(c) war loving
(d) wanton
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q15.
(a) retreat
(b) appliance
(c) leniency
(d) appreciation
Directions (1-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q1.
(a) called
(b) renown
(c) said
(d) regards
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q2.
(a) consideration
(b) compendium
(c) indication
(d) instincts
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q3.
(a) folded
(b) molded
(c) drawn
(d) transformed
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q4.
(a) declined
(b) deducted
(c) deduced
(d) shrouded
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often (1)…………. England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little (2)…………. of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life (3)……….. his artistry. All that can be (4)……….. is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that (5)………… the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
Q5.
(a) captures
(b) capture
(c) envelopes
(d) wraps up
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q6.
(a) hunched
(b) shown
(c) saw
(d) dressed
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q7.
(a) standout
(b) standup
(c) standard
(d) coerced
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q8.
(a) polished
(b) repudiate
(c) corroborate
(d) apparent
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q9.
(a) gainsay
(b) vapidity
(c) accomplishments
(d) efforts
Named after his family's favorite music director, Sachin Dev Burman, Tendulkar wasn't a particularly gifted student, but he'd always (6) ………. himself to be a (7) ……………athlete. He was 11 years old when he was given his first cricket bat, and his talent in the sport was immediately (8)……….. At the age of 14, he scored 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match. As his (9)…………….grew, he became a sort of (10)…………….figure among Bombay schoolboys.
Q10.
(a) notorious
(b) cult
(c) scum
(d) rich
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q11.
(a) announced
(b) dethroned
(c) supplanted
(d) enthroned
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q12.
(a) sanctum
(b) tutelage
(c) shroud
(d) expedience
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q13.
(a) inclusive
(b) enervate
(c) succumb
(d) evitable
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q14.
(a) war threatening
(b) warmongering
(c) war loving
(d) wanton
Born on October 15, 1542 in Umerkot, India, and (11)………… at age 14, Akbar the Great began his military conquests under the (12)………… of a regent before claiming imperial power and expanding the Mughal Empire. Known as much for his (13)……….. leadership style as for his (14)………. , Akbar ushered in an era of religious tolerance and (15)……….. for the arts. Akbar the Great died in 1605.
Q15.
(a) retreat
(b) appliance
(c) leniency
(d) appreciation
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