PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

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PREPARATORY SET-06 (THREE FILLER)

Direction (Qs.1 to 5): In each of the questions given below, a word is given followed by three sentences, each with a blank. Find out which of the sentences the given word or any form of it would fit the blank and mark your answer.

Question No : 1

SERMON

(A) After the _______, the devotees thanked the spiritual Guru for his candidness on the subject of anger.

(B) When he continued to hold his stand, the boy’s parents delivered a _______ about curfew.

(C) The new pastor at the church was diligently working on his first _______

(1) Only A

(2) Only B

(3) B and C

(4) A and B

(5) A, B and C

Question No : 2

PRAGMATIC

(A) In spite of her young age, my daughter is already very _______ in regards to organizing her priorities.

(B) Since the preacher was a _______ lady, she only bought her sons practical birthday gifts.

(C) Shane tries to provide his daughters with _______ advice instead of counsel that is simply based on myths.

(1) C and A

(2) Only B

(3) B and C

(4) A and B

(5) A, B and C

Question No : 3

RATIONALE

(A) The judge asked the young lad to explain his _______ for looting a bank during office hours.

(B) The _______ for the intense frisking at airports is to prevent hijackers from taking over airplanes like it happened in the past.

(C) During that period the tyrant became even more _______ from the majority of the civilians.

(1) Only A

(2) Only B

(3) B and C

(4) A and B

(5) A, B and C

Question No : 4

COMPULSION

(A) They were at first allowed religious freedom, but became Muslims under _______ in 1800.

(B) Later legend made him the _______ of Margaret of Anjou.

(C) As resistance grew stronger in America, the king urged the use of _______.

(1) Only A

(2) Only B

(3) A and C

(4) A and B

(5) A, B and C

Question No : 5

EMPATHY

(A) Since Martha is a cancer survivor herself, she was able to show me a great deal of _______ during my chemotherapy treatments.

(B) Beth has a hard time forming healthy relationships with her business partners because she lacks _______ for others.

(C) During interrogation about his acts, the convict showed no _______ for his victims or their grieving families.

(1) Only C

(2) Only B

(3) B and C

(4) A and B

(5) A, B and C