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  1. 3731SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    In the modern era, protecting the environment is a global priority. Pollution affects air quality, water sources, and the health of all living beings. A mixture of simple actions, such as recycling plastic or planting trees, and reducing waste can help keep the planet safe. Apart from individual efforts, using renewable energy plays a significant role in conservation. Utilizing solar power, wind energy, and eco-friendly products provides long-term benefits for the earth. Conversely, burning excessive fossil fuels can result in severe problems like global warming and climate change. Conservation is not merely about saving nature; it also ensures human survival. Green spaces provide oxygen, which helps purify the air and sustain life. Even small steps like saving water or electricity can generate a huge impact. Saving the earth requires collective responsibility, but the rewards are invaluable.

    Find the synonym of "significant" from the passage.

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    Correct option: A — Important

    Important - having great significance or value. Significant - sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention. Useless - not fulfilling the intended purpose. Tiny - very small. Rare - not occurring very often.

  2. 3732SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    Memory, researchers argue, exists because the mind is constantly seeking to predict the future. Without past experiences, the brain would struggle to anticipate dangers or rewards, because memories allow our systems to navigate the unknown. This predictive instinct is a vital asset. A prepared mind reacts faster, which leads to better decisions, which ensures safety, and therefore makes survival more probable. But retaining information is only a fraction of the story. Memories also possess a profound influence on our identity because once they are encoded, they shape personality. Even more significantly, memories can be strengthened, altered, or faded—but only if we comprehend how they persist. At the heart of every memory is a biological sequence that comprises three stages: encoding, storage, and retrieval. This sequence is the basis of all cognitive retention. Encoding is the input that transforms perception into a construct, storage is the maintenance of that information, and retrieval is what enables your mind to access the data later. Grasping this sequence is the first step in mastering memory, whether you aim to learn a new skill or recall a lost name.

    Identify the correct passive voice form of the following sentence: "Memories also possess a profound influence on our identity."

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    Correct option: A — Our identity is profoundly influenced by memories.

    Our identity is profoundly influenced by memories. (Correct) (b) A profound influence is also possessed on our identity by memories. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) Our identity has been influenced profoundly by memories. (Incorrect Tense) (d) Memories influence our identity profoundly. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

  3. 3733SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    Memory, researchers argue, exists because the mind is constantly seeking to predict the future. Without past experiences, the brain would struggle to anticipate dangers or rewards, because memories allow our systems to navigate the unknown. This predictive instinct is a vital asset. A prepared mind reacts faster, which leads to better decisions, which ensures safety, and therefore makes survival more probable. But retaining information is only a fraction of the story. Memories also possess a profound influence on our identity because once they are encoded, they shape personality. Even more significantly, memories can be strengthened, altered, or faded—but only if we comprehend how they persist. At the heart of every memory is a biological sequence that comprises three stages: encoding, storage, and retrieval. This sequence is the basis of all cognitive retention. Encoding is the input that transforms perception into a construct, storage is the maintenance of that information, and retrieval is what enables your mind to access the data later. Grasping this sequence is the first step in mastering memory, whether you aim to learn a new skill or recall a lost name.

    Choose the correct indirect speech conversion of the sentence. "Researchers argue, 'Memory exists because the mind is constantly seeking to predict the future'."

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    Correct option: A — Researchers argue that memory exists because the mind is constantly seeking to predict the future.

    Researchers argue that memory exists because the mind is constantly seeking to predict the future. (Correct) (b) Researchers argued that memory existed because the mind was constantly seeking to predict the future. (Incorrect Tense) (c) Researchers argue memory had existed because the mind constantly sought to predict the future. (Incomplete Sentence) (d) Researchers have argued that memory exists as the mind constantly looks to predict the future. (Incorrect Tense)

  4. 3734SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    Memory, researchers argue, exists because the mind is constantly seeking to predict the future. Without past experiences, the brain would struggle to anticipate dangers or rewards, because memories allow our systems to navigate the unknown. This predictive instinct is a vital asset. A prepared mind reacts faster, which leads to better decisions, which ensures safety, and therefore makes survival more probable. But retaining information is only a fraction of the story. Memories also possess a profound influence on our identity because once they are encoded, they shape personality. Even more significantly, memories can be strengthened, altered, or faded—but only if we comprehend how they persist. At the heart of every memory is a biological sequence that comprises three stages: encoding, storage, and retrieval. This sequence is the basis of all cognitive retention. Encoding is the input that transforms perception into a construct, storage is the maintenance of that information, and retrieval is what enables your mind to access the data later. Grasping this sequence is the first step in mastering memory, whether you aim to learn a new skill or recall a lost name.

    What is the meaning of the word "navigate" in the sentence: "because memories allow our systems to navigate the unknown."

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    Correct option: B — To move through or manage a path

    Navigate- to move through or manage a path.

  5. 3735SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    Memory, researchers argue, exists because the mind is constantly seeking to predict the future. Without past experiences, the brain would struggle to anticipate dangers or rewards, because memories allow our systems to navigate the unknown. This predictive instinct is a vital asset. A prepared mind reacts faster, which leads to better decisions, which ensures safety, and therefore makes survival more probable. But retaining information is only a fraction of the story. Memories also possess a profound influence on our identity because once they are encoded, they shape personality. Even more significantly, memories can be strengthened, altered, or faded—but only if we comprehend how they persist. At the heart of every memory is a biological sequence that comprises three stages: encoding, storage, and retrieval. This sequence is the basis of all cognitive retention. Encoding is the input that transforms perception into a construct, storage is the maintenance of that information, and retrieval is what enables your mind to access the data later. Grasping this sequence is the first step in mastering memory, whether you aim to learn a new skill or recall a lost name.

    Choose the best synonym for the word "sequence" in the sentence: "At the heart of every memory is a biological sequence that comprises three stages."

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    Correct option: B — Series

    Series - a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another. Sequence - a particular order in which related things follow each other. Disorder - a state of confusion. Chaos - complete disorder and confusion. Ending - the final part of something.

  6. 3736SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    Memory, researchers argue, exists because the mind is constantly seeking to predict the future. Without past experiences, the brain would struggle to anticipate dangers or rewards, because memories allow our systems to navigate the unknown. This predictive instinct is a vital asset. A prepared mind reacts faster, which leads to better decisions, which ensures safety, and therefore makes survival more probable. But retaining information is only a fraction of the story. Memories also possess a profound influence on our identity because once they are encoded, they shape personality. Even more significantly, memories can be strengthened, altered, or faded—but only if we comprehend how they persist. At the heart of every memory is a biological sequence that comprises three stages: encoding, storage, and retrieval. This sequence is the basis of all cognitive retention. Encoding is the input that transforms perception into a construct, storage is the maintenance of that information, and retrieval is what enables your mind to access the data later. Grasping this sequence is the first step in mastering memory, whether you aim to learn a new skill or recall a lost name.

    According to the passage, why is the predictive instinct of memory considered an asset?

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    Correct option: A — Because it helps the mind react faster, ensuring safety and survival.

    Because it helps the mind react faster, ensuring safety and survival. The given passage states that a prepared mind reacts faster, leading to better decisions and safety, which makes survival more probable. Hence, option (a) is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 3737SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

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    "The essence of human existence lies not in a predetermined nature, but in the radical freedom of its unfolding. The individual, in their search for meaning, initially believes that their identity is something fixed and inherited. However, through the anxiety of choice, they realize that this identity is not truly given but is constructed by the will itself. The perceived conflict between facticity and transcendence is thus synthesized in the project, revealing that being is not the static possession of a soul but a dynamic process in which the subject designs and assumes their own essence. This realization emerges through a sequence of crises, in which every moment of life, pretending to offer stability, exposes its own contingency. The concept of bad faith illustrates this: the conscious subject seeks comfort in roles, yet in clinging to a defined label, they ironically escape their own responsibility. The conformist, by reducing themselves to a mere object, denies themselves a fully authentic existence. Conversely, the anxious individual, through doubt and self-reflection, achieves a sharper sense of agency, proving that meaning is not discovered but created through action and choice.

    Which of the following best identifies the grammatical role of the phrase "in their search for meaning" in the sentence: "The individual, in their search for meaning, initially believes that their identity is something fixed and inherited."

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    Correct option: B — Adverbial phrase modifying "believes"

    Adverbial phrase modifying "believes" The phrase “in their search for meaning” provides the context or circumstance under which the individual believes something. It answers the question “when or in what situation does the individual believe?”, thereby functioning as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb ‘believes’. Hence, option (b) is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 3738SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    "The essence of human existence lies not in a predetermined nature, but in the radical freedom of its unfolding. The individual, in their search for meaning, initially believes that their identity is something fixed and inherited. However, through the anxiety of choice, they realize that this identity is not truly given but is constructed by the will itself. The perceived conflict between facticity and transcendence is thus synthesized in the project, revealing that being is not the static possession of a soul but a dynamic process in which the subject designs and assumes their own essence. This realization emerges through a sequence of crises, in which every moment of life, pretending to offer stability, exposes its own contingency. The concept of bad faith illustrates this: the conscious subject seeks comfort in roles, yet in clinging to a defined label, they ironically escape their own responsibility. The conformist, by reducing themselves to a mere object, denies themselves a fully authentic existence. Conversely, the anxious individual, through doubt and self-reflection, achieves a sharper sense of agency, proving that meaning is not discovered but created through action and choice.

    In the clause: "...pretending to offer stability," What grammatical structure is "pretending" a part of?

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    Correct option: C — A participial phrase

    A participial phrase A participial phrase is a group of words that begins with a participle (here, the present participle "pretending") and functions as an adjective. In the given sentence, the phrase describes the noun phrase ‘every moment of life’. Hence, option (c) is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 3739SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    "The essence of human existence lies not in a predetermined nature, but in the radical freedom of its unfolding. The individual, in their search for meaning, initially believes that their identity is something fixed and inherited. However, through the anxiety of choice, they realize that this identity is not truly given but is constructed by the will itself. The perceived conflict between facticity and transcendence is thus synthesized in the project, revealing that being is not the static possession of a soul but a dynamic process in which the subject designs and assumes their own essence. This realization emerges through a sequence of crises, in which every moment of life, pretending to offer stability, exposes its own contingency. The concept of bad faith illustrates this: the conscious subject seeks comfort in roles, yet in clinging to a defined label, they ironically escape their own responsibility. The conformist, by reducing themselves to a mere object, denies themselves a fully authentic existence. Conversely, the anxious individual, through doubt and self-reflection, achieves a sharper sense of agency, proving that meaning is not discovered but created through action and choice.

    What is the best synonym for the word "synthesized" in the context: "...the perceived conflict between facticity and transcendence is thus synthesized in the project..."

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    Correct option: C — Unified and integrated

    Unified and integrated In the given phrase, synthesized means that the opposing concepts (facticity and transcendence) are brought together into a coherent whole. The conflict is resolved by combining elements into a unified process. Hence, ‘unified and integrated’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 3740SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.

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    "The essence of human existence lies not in a predetermined nature, but in the radical freedom of its unfolding. The individual, in their search for meaning, initially believes that their identity is something fixed and inherited. However, through the anxiety of choice, they realize that this identity is not truly given but is constructed by the will itself. The perceived conflict between facticity and transcendence is thus synthesized in the project, revealing that being is not the static possession of a soul but a dynamic process in which the subject designs and assumes their own essence. This realization emerges through a sequence of crises, in which every moment of life, pretending to offer stability, exposes its own contingency. The concept of bad faith illustrates this: the conscious subject seeks comfort in roles, yet in clinging to a defined label, they ironically escape their own responsibility. The conformist, by reducing themselves to a mere object, denies themselves a fully authentic existence. Conversely, the anxious individual, through doubt and self-reflection, achieves a sharper sense of agency, proving that meaning is not discovered but created through action and choice.

    In the passage, what does "contingency" most closely mean in this sentence? "...exposes its own contingency."

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    Correct option: B — Unpredictability or lack of certainty

    Unpredictability or lack of certainty ‘Contingency’ refers to the state of being subject to chance or not being necessary. In the text, it implies that life's moments are not fixed or stable, but are dependent on circumstances and choices, lacking absolute certainty. Hence, option (b) is the most appropriate answer.

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