Meaning/Clarity 5.Around three centuries ago, the prevailing

1) Around three centuries ago, the prevailing attitude in most parts of the world
was that schools must teach nothing that would belittle the authority of kings or
discredit established beliefs

(A) must teach nothing that would
(B) must teach nothing that will
(C) were to teach nothing that will
(D) should not teach anything that would
(E) must hardly teach nothing that would

2 During a conversation with Stacy’s parents, the teacher mentioned that Stacy
had shown considerable ability in literature and to learn foreign languages

(A) considerable ability in literature and to learn
(B) considerable ability in literature and that she could do it well in
(C) ability that was considerable in literature as well as in learning
(D) ability considerably in literature and in
(E) considerable ability in literature and in

3 Through his movies, the director reveals to us both the pain and the beauty of
his growing up years in the rural countryside.

(A) Through his movies, the director reveals to us both the pain and
(B) By means of the director’s movies, which reveal to us both the pain and
(C) Through his movies, the director both reveals to us the pain and
(D) The director reveals to us both through his movies, the pain and
(E) The director, through the medium of his movies, reveal to us both the pain
yet

4 Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,
it is advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.

(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be
interrupted,
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without
interruption,
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;


5 A mixture of reggae and jazz, the music of the artist was more innovative than
most of his contemporaries were

(A) the music of the artist was more innovative than most of his contemporaries
were
(B) the artist was more innovative in his music than most of his contemporaries
(C) the artist’s music was more innovative than that of most of his
contemporaries
(D) the music of the artist being more innovative in comparison to the music of
most of his contemporaries
(E) the artist, in his music, was more innovative than most of his contemporaries
were


6 On June 11, 1993, Steven Spielberg released his film Jurassic Park, this was the
inauguration of both a new style of film-making and the audience’s fascination
with dinosaurs

(A) Jurassic Park, this was the inauguration of both a new style of film-making
and the audience’s fascination with dinosaurs
(B) Jurassic Park, thus marking the inauguration of both a new style of film-
making and the audience’s fascination with dinosaurs
(C) Jurassic Park, both inaugurated a new style of film-making and the audience’s
fascination from dinosaurs
(D) Jurassic Park, and this was the inauguration of both a new style of film-
making and of the audience’s fascination with dinosaurs
(E) Jurassic Park, whose inauguration of both a new style of film-making and the
audience’s fascination with dinosaurs

7 Indicating their desire to rid the country of corruption, citizens elected the leader
of the ‘Banish Corruption’ party as President in 1992.

(A) citizens elected the leader of the ‘Banish Corruption’ party as President
(B) the leader of the ‘Banish Corruption’ party was elected as President by the
citizens
(C) the ‘Banish Corruption’ party’s leader was elected President by the citizens
(D) citizens elected the President for the leader of the ‘Banish Corruption’ party
(E) the leader of the ‘Banish Corruption’ party was elected, by the citizens, as
President

8 Academicians tend to praise research that agrees with their own beliefs, and it is
rare for kindness to be shown to contrary theories

(A) beliefs, and it is rare for kindness to be shown
(B) beliefs, with a rare kindness shown
(C) beliefs, and rarely show kindness
(D) beliefs, they are rarely kind
(E) beliefs, but they show rare kindness

9 Patrick Woodroffe is a poet and painter that is able to make a living at it

(A) Patrick Woodroffe is a poet and painter that is able to make a living at it
(B) Patrick Woodroffe is able to make a living as a poet and painter
(C) A poet and painter, Patrick Woodroffe is able to make a living at it
(D) Patrick Woodroffe makes a living as a poet and a painter
(E) By writing poetry and painting is how Patrick Woodroffe makes a living


10 Because lack of education is the root cause of many other social ills is the reason
why most planners attack illiteracy first

(A) Because lack of education is the root cause of many other social ills is the
reason why
(B) Lack of education is the root cause of many other social ills and is the reason
why
(C) Because lack of education is the root cause of many other social ills,
(D) As a result of lack of education being the root cause of many other social ills
(E) Because lack of education is the root cause of many illnesses in the society,



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