Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to fill the blank (ii)

Two soldiers of rival forces treat each other as an (i) ________ and are prepared to (ii) ________ each other down. However, had the two met each other in peacetime at say a restaurant or a bar, one might even have given the other a (iii) ________ or offered (iv) ________ help.

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to fill the blank (i).

Two soldiers of rival forces treat each other as an (i) ________ and are prepared to (ii) ________ each other down. However, had the two met each other in peacetime at say a restaurant or a bar, one might even have given the other a (iii) ________ or offered (iv) ________ help.

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to fill the blank (iv)

Two soldiers of rival forces treat each other as an (i) ________ and are prepared to (ii) ________ each other down. However, had the two met each other in peacetime at say a restaurant or a bar, one might even have given the other a (iii) ________ or offered (iv) ________ help.

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to fill the blank (iii)

Two soldiers of rival forces treat each other as an (i) ________ and are prepared to (ii) ________ each other down. However, had the two met each other in peacetime at say a restaurant or a bar, one might even have given the other a (iii) ________ or offered (iv) ________ help.

What is being compared to the unfolding bud in this poem?

Directions: Read the poem and answer the given question.

UNFOLDING BUD

One is amazed
By a water-lily bud
Unfolding
With each passing day
Taking a richer colour
And new dimensions
One is not amazed,
At a first glance,
By a poem,
Which is as tight-closed
As a tiny bud.
Yet one is surprised
To see the poem
Gradually unfolding,
Revealing its rich inner self
As one reads it
Again
                                                Naoshi Koriyama

What does the poet mean by the expression 'as tight-closed as a tiny bud'?

Directions: Read the poem and answer the given question.

UNFOLDING BUD

One is amazed
By a water-lily bud
Unfolding
With each passing day
Taking a richer colour
And new dimensions
One is not amazed,
At a first glance,
By a poem,
Which is as tight-closed
As a tiny bud.
Yet one is surprised
To see the poem
Gradually unfolding,
Revealing its rich inner self
As one reads it
Again
                                                Naoshi Koriyama

What does the poet suggest in the closing lines?

Directions: Read the poem and answer the given question.

UNFOLDING BUD

One is amazed
By a water-lily bud
Unfolding
With each passing day
Taking a richer colour
And new dimensions
One is not amazed,
At a first glance,
By a poem,
Which is as tight-closed
As a tiny bud.
Yet one is surprised
To see the poem
Gradually unfolding,
Revealing its rich inner self
As one reads it
Again
                                                Naoshi Koriyama

What, according to the poet, is the striking similarity between a good poem and an unfolding bud?

Directions: Read the poem and answer the given question.

UNFOLDING BUD

One is amazed
By a water-lily bud
Unfolding
With each passing day
Taking a richer colour
And new dimensions
One is not amazed,
At a first glance,
By a poem,
Which is as tight-closed
As a tiny bud.
Yet one is surprised
To see the poem
Gradually unfolding,
Revealing its rich inner self
As one reads it
Again
                                                Naoshi Koriyama

Which word in the poem can replace the word 'develop'?

Directions: Read the poem and answer the given question.

UNFOLDING BUD

One is amazed
By a water-lily bud
Unfolding
With each passing day
Taking a richer colour
And new dimensions
One is not amazed,
At a first glance,
By a poem,
Which is as tight-closed
As a tiny bud.
Yet one is surprised
To see the poem
Gradually unfolding,
Revealing its rich inner self
As one reads it
Again
                                                Naoshi Koriyama

Which of the following, as per the author, is the so called compensation for all the disadvantages one faces in written communication?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the given question.

Learning to speak one's language comes naturally to human beings; we learn it without formal instructions. But writing is an unnatural activity; it must be taught formally and studied deliberately. Indeed, many of the problems that arise in learning to write are simply problems of finding the proper written equivalent for the various features of speech.
The spelling of our words is a clumsy attempt to repro­duce the sound of our voices. The punctuation of our sen­tences and the setting of paragraphs are designed to give some approximation of the pauses and intonation we use automati­cally to give shape and point to our speaking.
The writer of English (or any other language) loses a whole world of gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice the minute he decides to write something rather than say it aloud. He loses the immediacy of direct contact with his audi­ence. If there were no compensation at all for all these disad­vantages, then communicating with other people through the medium of squiggles on paper would be as unsatisfactory as trying to wash your feet with your socks on,
Writing takes more effort than speech, but the effort we make simply to transfer our words to paper can also lead us to compose things that are worth the effort. The unusual energy that goes into achievement in any art or sport can and should function finally to help the individual increase his own powers and perfect his abilities. Three hundred and fifty years ago, a clever man pointed out that practice in speaking makes a man ‘ready' or quick in his response. While practice in writing makes a man ‘exact’ and helps him to polish and perfect his thoughts.

Which of the following is not a disadvantage that we face in written communication?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the given question.

Learning to speak one's language comes naturally to human beings; we learn it without formal instructions. But writing is an unnatural activity; it must be taught formally and studied deliberately. Indeed, many of the problems that arise in learning to write are simply problems of finding the proper written equivalent for the various features of speech.
The spelling of our words is a clumsy attempt to repro­duce the sound of our voices. The punctuation of our sen­tences and the setting of paragraphs are designed to give some approximation of the pauses and intonation we use automati­cally to give shape and point to our speaking.
The writer of English (or any other language) loses a whole world of gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice the minute he decides to write something rather than say it aloud. He loses the immediacy of direct contact with his audi­ence. If there were no compensation at all for all these disad­vantages, then communicating with other people through the medium of squiggles on paper would be as unsatisfactory as trying to wash your feet with your socks on,
Writing takes more effort than speech, but the effort we make simply to transfer our words to paper can also lead us to compose things that are worth the effort. The unusual energy that goes into achievement in any art or sport can and should function finally to help the individual increase his own powers and perfect his abilities. Three hundred and fifty years ago, a clever man pointed out that practice in speaking makes a man ‘ready' or quick in his response. While practice in writing makes a man ‘exact’ and helps him to polish and perfect his thoughts.

According to the author, writing is an unnatural activity because

Directions: Read the passage and answer the given question.

Learning to speak one's language comes naturally to human beings; we learn it without formal instructions. But writing is an unnatural activity; it must be taught formally and studied deliberately. Indeed, many of the problems that arise in learning to write are simply problems of finding the proper written equivalent for the various features of speech.
The spelling of our words is a clumsy attempt to repro­duce the sound of our voices. The punctuation of our sen­tences and the setting of paragraphs are designed to give some approximation of the pauses and intonation we use automati­cally to give shape and point to our speaking.
The writer of English (or any other language) loses a whole world of gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice the minute he decides to write something rather than say it aloud. He loses the immediacy of direct contact with his audi­ence. If there were no compensation at all for all these disad­vantages, then communicating with other people through the medium of squiggles on paper would be as unsatisfactory as trying to wash your feet with your socks on,
Writing takes more effort than speech, but the effort we make simply to transfer our words to paper can also lead us to compose things that are worth the effort. The unusual energy that goes into achievement in any art or sport can and should function finally to help the individual increase his own powers and perfect his abilities. Three hundred and fifty years ago, a clever man pointed out that practice in speaking makes a man ‘ready' or quick in his response. While practice in writing makes a man ‘exact’ and helps him to polish and perfect his thoughts.

The word in the passage that can replace 'intentionally' is __________.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the given question.

Learning to speak one's language comes naturally to human beings; we learn it without formal instructions. But writing is an unnatural activity; it must be taught formally and studied deliberately. Indeed, many of the problems that arise in learning to write are simply problems of finding the proper written equivalent for the various features of speech.
The spelling of our words is a clumsy attempt to repro­duce the sound of our voices. The punctuation of our sen­tences and the setting of paragraphs are designed to give some approximation of the pauses and intonation we use automati­cally to give shape and point to our speaking.
The writer of English (or any other language) loses a whole world of gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice the minute he decides to write something rather than say it aloud. He loses the immediacy of direct contact with his audi­ence. If there were no compensation at all for all these disad­vantages, then communicating with other people through the medium of squiggles on paper would be as unsatisfactory as trying to wash your feet with your socks on,
Writing takes more effort than speech, but the effort we make simply to transfer our words to paper can also lead us to compose things that are worth the effort. The unusual energy that goes into achievement in any art or sport can and should function finally to help the individual increase his own powers and perfect his abilities. Three hundred and fifty years ago, a clever man pointed out that practice in speaking makes a man ‘ready' or quick in his response. While practice in writing makes a man ‘exact’ and helps him to polish and perfect his thoughts.

According to the author, practice in writing has an edge over practice in speaking because

Directions: Read the passage and answer the given question.

Learning to speak one's language comes naturally to human beings; we learn it without formal instructions. But writing is an unnatural activity; it must be taught formally and studied deliberately. Indeed, many of the problems that arise in learning to write are simply problems of finding the proper written equivalent for the various features of speech.
The spelling of our words is a clumsy attempt to repro­duce the sound of our voices. The punctuation of our sen­tences and the setting of paragraphs are designed to give some approximation of the pauses and intonation we use automati­cally to give shape and point to our speaking.
The writer of English (or any other language) loses a whole world of gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice the minute he decides to write something rather than say it aloud. He loses the immediacy of direct contact with his audi­ence. If there were no compensation at all for all these disad­vantages, then communicating with other people through the medium of squiggles on paper would be as unsatisfactory as trying to wash your feet with your socks on,
Writing takes more effort than speech, but the effort we make simply to transfer our words to paper can also lead us to compose things that are worth the effort. The unusual energy that goes into achievement in any art or sport can and should function finally to help the individual increase his own powers and perfect his abilities. Three hundred and fifty years ago, a clever man pointed out that practice in speaking makes a man ‘ready' or quick in his response. While practice in writing makes a man ‘exact’ and helps him to polish and perfect his thoughts.