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@ThankYou OA for RC set 1 :
1- c
2- c
3.- b
4.-d
@praveen2010p

RC-1

1)d
2)c
3)d
4)d
@praveen2010p said:
@ThankYou OA for RC set 1 : 1- c2- c3.- b4.-d
thnx. can u explain question 3??
@bs0409 here the detailed solution --jaisa book me tha

Topic and Scope - The author discusses approaches to dealing with the problem of the negative effects of surrounding land on national parks.
Mapping the Passage:
¶1 describes a problem facing national parks: negative effects from the land surrounding them.
¶2 describes one approach to dealing with the problem: federal legislation, which failed.
¶3 and 4 describe a second approach: giving power to states to cooperate with adjacent national parks, and describe the problems with it.
¶5 argues that state participation must be tied to federal regulations.
¶6 argues that any solution requires a national response with elements of local participation.
1) If you have mapped the passage correctly you will notice that most of the passage discusses the different approaches that can be taken to solve the problem of degradation of national parks. C matches best with this.
(A): Though this is mentioned in the passage it is too specific a choice for a main purpose question. The passage does much more than just this.
(B): there is no one particular ‗plan of action' that is mentioned in the passage but several different ones
(C): the Correct Answer
(D): again mentioned in the passage but too specific to be the answer
(E): Since the passage starts with these lines, it might lead some students to think that this is the main idea of the passage. However on reading further through the passage it becomes clear that the scope of the passage is broader as it also discusses approaches to solving this problem.
2) An Inference question, this one requires students to find that one option which can logically follow from the information in the passage without making any extreme assumptions. Only (C) has support in the passage. The claim is originally made in lines 24-27, and ¶s 3, 4 and 5 offer support.


(A): Out of Scope. The Act only gives the right to manage within the park, the part about ‗not to overrule state government policy' is not mentioned in the passage.
(B): Out of Scope. This claim is never made in the passage.
(C): The Correct Answer
(D): Extreme answer. ¶3 suggests that local politicians want a greater say in national parks, but this doesn't mean that they want total control.
(E): The passage states the opposite in Para 4.
3) Go back to the lines before and after the phrase to judge its meaning in context. The phrase refers back to the damage mentioned in ¶1, and is expanded on in the lines below. The author believes that the damage outside park boundaries is supported by state governments, as is argued in ¶s3 and 4. (B) summarizes the nature of the ―external degradation.‖
(A): Out of Scope. Not only does (A) not touch on the meaning of the phrase, but it makes no sense: if the House is willing to address environmental issues, why would parks be threatened?
(B): The Correct Answer
(C): Out of Scope. The interest of local politicians in park management is mentioned in ¶3. However, there's no sense from this that the politicians are threatening the parks; rather, they would be more interested in preserving them since the local economies depend on them.
(D): Out of Scope. While the author thinks that the Act leaves some gaps that need to be filled, there's no suggestion that it's directly threatening the parks.
(E): Local support comes in the last paragraph and is clearly not what the author implies by ‗external degradation'
4) The ―according to the passage...‖ start to the question tips you off to look for a detail within the passage. Where is the scenario in the question mentioned? Go to the last paragraph, which discusses a combination of national and local responses. Lines 55-56 argue that this cooperation is necessary in order to ―protect park wildlife.‖ If this cooperation doesn't occur then, wildlife would presumably be harmed. (D) rewards the careful reading.
(A): Out of Scope. The author never mentions any actual shrinking of national parks, only the danger to the existing land.
(B): Out of Scope. The author argues that the federal government already owns most of the land around national parks, and doesn't suggest anywhere that it will own more without cooperation.
(C): Out of Scope. The author never makes this argument in the passage either.
(D): The Correct Answer

Replace the underlined words:
1.The number of his supporters is expected to decrease drastically this time.
1.fall off 2.go out 3.break down 4.fall about
Choose the opposite.
curtail
1.burden 2.lengthen 3.encourage 4.express
Choose the sentence where the usage of the word is inappropriate.
PUSH
1.The manufacturers are really pushing this new shampoo.2.He has difficulty pushing his feeling into words.3.We should be able to push this table if we move it together.4.She pushed through the crowd saying that she was a doctor.

COVER
1.The light was so bright that I had to cover my eyes.2.Did you see the cover of the college mag this year?3.We took cover from the rain in a bus shelter.4.People try to avoid tax by setting up a cover to donate money to charity.
Fill in the blanks:
1.If I were you I _______ what happened.

1.will tell him 2.would you told him
3.would have been telling him 4.would be telling him
@anitito123 said:
Fill in the blanks:1.If I were you I _______ what happened.1.will tell him 2.would you told him3.would have been telling him 4.would be telling him
ans 1?
@anitito123 said:
Choose the sentence where the usage of the word is inappropriate.PUSH1.The manufacturers are really pushing this new shampoo.2.He has difficulty pushing his feeling into words.3.We should be able to push this table if we move it together.4.She pushed through the crowd saying that she was a doctor.COVER1.The light was so bright that I had to cover my eyes.2.Did you see the cover of the college mag this year?3.We took cover from the rain in a bus shelter.4.People try to avoid tax by setting up a cover to donate money to charity.
ans 2,4?
@anitito123 said:
Fill in the blanks:1.If I were you I _______ what happened.1.will tell him 2.would you told him3.would have been telling him 4.would be telling him
4
@anitito123 said:
Choose the sentence where the usage of the word is inappropriate.PUSH1.The manufacturers are really pushing this new shampoo.2.He has difficulty pushing his feeling into words.3.We should be able to push this table if we move it together.4.She pushed through the crowd saying that she was a doctor.COVER1.The light was so bright that I had to cover my eyes.2.Did you see the cover of the college mag this year?3.We took cover from the rain in a bus shelter.4.People try to avoid tax by setting up a cover to donate money to charity.
PUSH 4
cover 1
@anitito123 said:
Replace the underlined words:1.The number of his supporters is expected to decrease drastically this time.1.fall off 2.go out 3.break down 4.fall about
fall off
@anitito123 said:
Choose the opposite.curtail1.burden 2.lengthen 3.encourage 4.express
lengthen


tag me in the OA
@tmohan02 said:
Identify the Incorrect Sentences. (a) Volcanoes generally are pretty conspicuous(b) But Bob Christiansen couldn't find the park's volcano(c) Yellowstone is known to be volcanic in nature(d) Thats what accounts for all its geysers and other steamy features
D
@contra777 said:
Each question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s)A. People have good reason to care about the welfare of animals.B. Ever since the Enlightenment, their treatment has being seen as a measure of mankind?s humanity.C. It is no coincidence that William Wilberforce and Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton, two leaders of the movement to abolish the slave trade, helped found the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1820s.D. An increasing number of people go further: mankind has a duty not to cause pain to animals that have the capacity to suffer.A.A&D; B.B C.A&C; D.C&D;
A



tag me in the OA
@anitito123 said:
Choose the sentence where the usage of the word is inappropriate.PUSH1.The manufacturers are really pushing this new shampoo.2.He has difficulty pushing his feeling into words.3.We should be able to push this table if we move it together.4.She pushed through the crowd saying that she was a doctor.COVER1.The light was so bright that I had to cover my eyes.2.Did you see the cover of the college mag this year?3.We took cover from the rain in a bus shelter.4.People try to avoid tax by setting up a cover to donate money to charity.
1- 2 ( it should be Putting rather than of Pushing)
2- 4
@anitito123 said:
Fill in the blanks:1.If I were you I _______ what happened.1.will tell him 2.would you told him3.would have been telling him 4.would be telling him

3- would've been telling him
@anitito123 said:
Fill in the blanks:1.If I were you I _______ what happened.1.will tell him 2.would you told him3.would have been telling him 4.would be telling him

None of the options seem right! :angry:
@anitito123 said:
Choose the sentence where the usage of the word is inappropriate.PUSH1.The manufacturers are really pushing this new shampoo.2.He has difficulty pushing his feeling into words.3.We should be able to push this table if we move it together.4.She pushed through the crowd saying that she was a doctor.COVER1.The light was so bright that I had to cover my eyes.2.Did you see the cover of the college mag this year?3.We took cover from the rain in a bus shelter.4.People try to avoid tax by setting up a cover to donate money to charity.

Push - 2
Cover -4

@anitito123 said:
Choose the opposite.curtail1.burden 2.lengthen 3.encourage 4.express

2?
@contra777 said:
Each question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s)A. People have good reason to care about the welfare of animals.B. Ever since the Enlightenment, their treatment has being seen as a measure of mankind?s humanity.C. It is no coincidence that William Wilberforce and Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton, two leaders of the movement to abolish the slave trade, helped found the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1820s.D. An increasing number of people go further: mankind has a duty not to cause pain to animals that have the capacity to suffer.A.A&D; B.B C.A&C; D.C&D;

C- (A&C;)
@tmohan02 said:
Identify the Incorrect Sentences. (a) Volcanoes generally are pretty conspicuous(b) But Bob Christiansen couldn't find the park's volcano(c) Yellowstone is known to be volcanic in nature(d) Thats what accounts for all its geysers and other steamy features

a & d?
@anitito123 said:
Replace the underlined words:
1

nope and dat '?' is a typo error

yes it A
can u plz xplain hw didu gt it?


guys i have a doubt in the following sentence


I have /had been to london
which one shud use and wen?
@OMG_CAT said:
a. A new study conducted by the Centre for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Instituteb. at Nationwide Children €™s Hospital found that more than 63,000 paediatric mobility aid-related injuriesc. Children and adolescents with an injury or disability may use mobility aids such as crutches, walkers and wheelchairs to help them move around more easily.d. However, use of these aids has been associated with risk for injury.e. Were treated in United States emergency departments from 1991-2008, and the annual number of cases increased 23 percent during the 19-year study period. A abecd B abcde C cdabe D cdeab E cdbae
option a ?? please like it if it is correct or not...let me know whether i am right or wrong ?