English Language Conventions - Cloze and Reading Comprehension

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap.
The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was (i) high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked (ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an (iii) tall man. (iv) at me, he lunged forward.

Fill the blank (ii).

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The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was (i) high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked (ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an (iii) tall man. (iv) at me, he lunged forward.

Fill the blank (i).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap.
The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was (i) high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked (ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an (iii) tall man. (iv) at me, he lunged forward.

Fill the blank (iii).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap.
The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was (i) high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked (ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an (iii) tall man. (iv) at me, he lunged forward.

Fill the blank (iv).

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There was a time when the sun never (i) on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain (ii) these nations under her control. India was under British (iii) for almost two centuries. Other countries were also (iv) of England.

Fill the blank (i).

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There was a time when the sun never (i) on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain (ii) these nations under her control. India was under British (iii) for almost two centuries. Other countries were also (iv) of England.

Fill the blank (iii).

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There was a time when the sun never (i) on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain (ii) these nations under her control. India was under British (iii) for almost two centuries. Other countries were also (iv) of England.

Fill the blank (ii).

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There was a time when the sun never (i) on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain (ii) these nations under her control. India was under British (iii) for almost two centuries. Other countries were also (iv) of England.

Fill the blank (iv).

The passage can be said to be

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

The ground was full of seeds that cannot rise into seedlings: they rob one another of air, light and water, the strongest robber winning the day and extinguishing his competitors. Year after year, the wild animals with which man never interferes are, on the average, neither more nor less numerous than they were; and yet we know that the annual produce of every pair is from one to perhaps a million young; so that it is mathematically certain that, on the average, as many are killed by natural causes as are born every year, and only those escape which happen to be a little better fitted to resist destruction than those that die. The individuals of a species are like crew of a foundered ship, and none but good swimmers have a chance of reaching the land.

The final sentence expresses an opinion that is most similar to which of the following statements?

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The ground was full of seeds that cannot rise into seedlings: they rob one another of air, light and water, the strongest robber winning the day and extinguishing his competitors. Year after year, the wild animals with which man never interferes are, on the average, neither more nor less numerous than they were; and yet we know that the annual produce of every pair is from one to perhaps a million young; so that it is mathematically certain that, on the average, as many are killed by natural causes as are born every year, and only those escape which happen to be a little better fitted to resist destruction than those that die. The individuals of a species are like crew of a foundered ship, and none but good swimmers have a chance of reaching the land.

The expression “winning the day” refers to the fight between

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

The ground was full of seeds that cannot rise into seedlings: they rob one another of air, light and water, the strongest robber winning the day and extinguishing his competitors. Year after year, the wild animals with which man never interferes are, on the average, neither more nor less numerous than they were; and yet we know that the annual produce of every pair is from one to perhaps a million young; so that it is mathematically certain that, on the average, as many are killed by natural causes as are born every year, and only those escape which happen to be a little better fitted to resist destruction than those that die. The individuals of a species are like crew of a foundered ship, and none but good swimmers have a chance of reaching the land.

Who were the competitors who got extinguished?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

The ground was full of seeds that cannot rise into seedlings: they rob one another of air, light and water, the strongest robber winning the day and extinguishing his competitors. Year after year, the wild animals with which man never interferes are, on the average, neither more nor less numerous than they were; and yet we know that the annual produce of every pair is from one to perhaps a million young; so that it is mathematically certain that, on the average, as many are killed by natural causes as are born every year, and only those escape which happen to be a little better fitted to resist destruction than those that die. The individuals of a species are like crew of a foundered ship, and none but good swimmers have a chance of reaching the land.

Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?

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The ground was full of seeds that cannot rise into seedlings: they rob one another of air, light and water, the strongest robber winning the day and extinguishing his competitors. Year after year, the wild animals with which man never interferes are, on the average, neither more nor less numerous than they were; and yet we know that the annual produce of every pair is from one to perhaps a million young; so that it is mathematically certain that, on the average, as many are killed by natural causes as are born every year, and only those escape which happen to be a little better fitted to resist destruction than those that die. The individuals of a species are like crew of a foundered ship, and none but good swimmers have a chance of reaching the land.

The “robber” in the first sentence most likely would mean

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

The ground was full of seeds that cannot rise into seedlings: they rob one another of air, light and water, the strongest robber winning the day and extinguishing his competitors. Year after year, the wild animals with which man never interferes are, on the average, neither more nor less numerous than they were; and yet we know that the annual produce of every pair is from one to perhaps a million young; so that it is mathematically certain that, on the average, as many are killed by natural causes as are born every year, and only those escape which happen to be a little better fitted to resist destruction than those that die. The individuals of a species are like crew of a foundered ship, and none but good swimmers have a chance of reaching the land.