English Practice Set 314

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1. Q1 · English · Para Jumbles (Ordering of Sentences)
   1. Cloud computing offers significant advantages for collaborative scientific research. 2. Specifically, it allows for real-time sharing and version control of large datasets. 3. This enables multiple researchers to contribute to the same project without overwriting each other's work. 4. Furthermore, it provides access to vast computational resources on demand, accelerating complex analyses.
   A2, 3, 1, 4B1, 2, 3, 4C3, 1, 4, 2D4, 3, 1, 2
2. Q2 · English · Synonyms
   Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning as 'Insidious'.
   ATreacherousBMiserableCDelightedDCrestfallen
3. Q3 · English · Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
   Select the appropriate verb form to fill the blank: _____ to Paris last year for her studies.
   AShe has goneBhas been livingChas been workingDwent
4. Q4 · English · English Language
   Fill in the blank: Negotiations broke down when both sides refused to meet ______
   Awith open armsBhalf the battleCin the same breathDhalfway
5. Q5 · English · One Word Substitutes
   Select the one-word substitute for: "A person who dies without leaving a will"
   AIntestateBPauperCEmigrantDGlutton
6. Q6 · English · Sentence Formation
   Arrange the following parts (P1-P3) to form a meaningful sentence:
   P1: Students must submit P2: their assignments before P3: the deadline
   Athe deadline their assignments before Students must submit.BStudents must submit the deadline their assignments before.Ctheir assignments before Students must submit the deadline.DStudents must submit their assignments before the deadline.
7. Q7 · English · Ordering of Words
   Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence: "the / annual / addressed / shareholders / The / at / meeting / chairman / the"
   AThe chairman addressed the shareholders at the annual meeting.Bthe the at addressed shareholders annual The meeting chairman.Caddressed chairman the the annual at The shareholders meeting.Dmeeting the the addressed shareholders The at chairman annual.
8. Q8 · English · Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
   Three of the four sentences below belong together in theme/context. Choose the one that does NOT belong: 1. This informal repair economy employs millions of people without ever appearing in official statistics. 2. Early results show modest improvements in student engagement and retention of material. 3. Critics counter that shorter periods leave less time for deep, uninterrupted learning. 4. Cognitive research suggests attention naturally dips after roughly forty minutes of focused work.
   AThis informal repair economy employs millions of people without ever appearing in official statistics.BEarly results show modest improvements in student engagement and retention of material.CCritics counter that shorter periods leave less time for deep, uninterrupted learning.DCognitive research suggests attention naturally dips after roughly forty minutes of focused work.
9. Q9 · English · Grammar — Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives/Adverbs
   Fill in the blank with the correct form: This one is different _____ the one I saw yesterday.
   AwithBthanCtoDfrom
10. Q10 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Choose the idiom/phrase that means: "to take on more than one can manage"
    ABurn the midnight oilBRead between the linesCBite off more than one can chewDGet cold feet