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  1. 3141AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

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    I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (253) ________ pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (254) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever, and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (255) ________ dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade. Someone with (256) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely unprepared for a final. And, well, (257) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the schoolstress dream is quite a common one.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 257.

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    Correct option: C — regardless

    regardless ‘Regardless’ means without regard or consideration for. The given passage states that regardless of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the schoolstress dream is quite a common one. Hence, ‘regardless’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 3142AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

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    Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014 House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (258)_______how awful he found the 45th president. The cause Cooper has (259)_______himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio, ‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’. A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (260)_______ because the public schools in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved (261) ________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (262) ________ of two days a week.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 258.

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    Correct option: C — detailing

    detailing ‘Detailing’ means giving full information about. The given passage states that he was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly detailing how awful he found the 45th president. Hence, ‘detailing’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 3143AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

    PassageTap to read

    Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014 House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (258)_______how awful he found the 45th president. The cause Cooper has (259)_______himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio, ‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’. A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (260)_______ because the public schools in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved (261) ________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (262) ________ of two days a week.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 259.

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    Correct option: A — committed

    committed ‘Committed’ means to be under a pledge to a particular cause. The given passage states that the cause Cooper has committed himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. Hence, ‘committed’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 3144AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

    PassageTap to read

    Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014 House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (258)_______how awful he found the 45th president. The cause Cooper has (259)_______himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio, ‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’. A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (260)_______ because the public schools in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved (261) ________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (262) ________ of two days a week.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 260.

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    Correct option: D — frustrated

    frustrated ‘Frustrated’ means upset or angry because you are unable to do anything about a situation. The given passage states that Cooper is frustrated because the public schools in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Hence, ‘frustrated’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 3145AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

    PassageTap to read

    Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014 House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (258)_______how awful he found the 45th president. The cause Cooper has (259)_______himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio, ‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’. A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (260)_______ because the public schools in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved (261) ________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (262) ________ of two days a week.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 261.

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    Correct option: B — slowest

    slowest ‘Slowest’ means at a pace that is slower than anyone else. The given passage states that Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved slowest toward in-person learning. Hence, ‘slowest’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 3146AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

    PassageTap to read

    Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014 House primary. He was also a prominent Never Trumper, openly (258)_______how awful he found the 45th president. The cause Cooper has (259)_______himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio, ‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’. A father of a fifth grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (260)_______ because the public schools in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved (261) ________ toward in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students started to return to classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an (262) ________ of two days a week.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 262.

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    Correct option: A — average

    average The given passage states that only about half of those eligible have opted to go back, for an average of two days a week. Hence, ‘average’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 3147AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

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    The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (263)________ into the air, the membrane opens and the squirrel seems to (264)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (265)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is a (266)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (267)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 263.

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    Correct option: D — leaps

    leaps ‘Leap’ means jump or spring a long way, to a great height. The given passage states that when the creature leaps into the air, the membrane opens. Hence, ‘leaps’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 3148AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

    PassageTap to read

    The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (263)________ into the air, the membrane opens and the squirrel seems to (264)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (265)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is a (266)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (267)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 264.

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    Correct option: D — glide

    glide ‘Glide’ means move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion. The given passage states that when the creature leaps into the air, the membrane opens and the squirrel seems to glide swiftly downwards. Hence, ‘glide’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 3149AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

    PassageTap to read

    The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (263)________ into the air, the membrane opens and the squirrel seems to (264)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (265)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is a (266)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (267)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 265.

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    Correct option: D — impression

    impression ‘Impression’ means the way that something seems to a person. The given passage states that this movement gives the impression of flight. Hence, ‘impression’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 3150AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

    PassageTap to read

    The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature (263)________ into the air, the membrane opens and the squirrel seems to (264)_______ swiftly downwards. This movement gives the (265)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying really. It is a (266)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel cannot (267)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 266.

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    Correct option: B — motion

    motion The given passage states that it is a motion in the air from a higher level. Hence, ‘motion’ is the most appropriate answer.

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