Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I was surprised (1)______at the news that my father spared me, any thought, and second at my brother's compliment, (2)______ it was backhanded. Dhri (3)_______commented on my looks; nor did he encourage me to comment on his. Such useless (4)_______he believed, made people vain. Was this another (5)________of change?

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.

Option 1: earlier

Option 2: first

Option 3: in the beginning

Option 4: second

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I was surprised (1)______at the news that my father spared me, any thought, and second at my brother's compliment, (2)______ it was backhanded. Dhri (3)_______commented on my looks; nor did he encourage me to comment on his. Such useless (4)_______he believed, made people vain. Was this another (5)________of change?

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.

Option 1: always

Option 2: never

Option 3: forever

Option 4: ever

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I was surprised (1)______at the news that my father spared me, any thought, and second at my brother's compliment, (2)______ it was backhanded. Dhri (3)_______commented on my looks; nor did he encourage me to comment on his. Such useless (4)_______he believed, made people vain. Was this another (5)________of change?

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.

Option 1: sign

Option 2: signature

Option 3: light

Option 4: symbolic

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I was surprised (1)______at the news that my father spared me, any thought, and second at my brother's compliment, (2)______ it was backhanded. Dhri (3)_______commented on my looks; nor did he encourage me to comment on his. Such useless (4)_______he believed, made people vain. Was this another (5)________of change?

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.

Option 1: afterwards

Option 2: all

Option 3: through

Option 4: though

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut (2) ______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow, and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields, and the line where the sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: anguished

Option 2: distinguished

Option 3: crushed

Option 4: extinguished