SET 21 complete the paragraph
1>
I am ashamed to say it took a movie to make me realise what, above all others, is surely the greatest political question of our time. An hour and 40 minutes in the cinema watching Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, which opens in Britain this weekend, is what finally did it. ______________
a >Sure, I had heard the warnings and read the reports: for two decades environmental activists have been sounding the alarm.
b> But, I confess, none of it had really sunk in the way it did after seeing 'An Inconvenient Truth'.
c> I can think of few films of greater political power.
d> A perfect yawn. A souped-up lecture delivered by a middle-aged, thwarted politician who was best known for being dull and wooden.
e> I was able to portend this all along.
2>
California schools face two confusing and often contradictory “accountability” systems. One is the state's Academic Performance Index, which aims to improve student performance so that every school achieves at least an 800 score on the index. Each year schools need to make steady progress toward that goal before facing a range of sanctions. The other is the federal government's No Child Left Behind Act, which also imposes a set of sanctions. ______________
a> The law, sets an absolute bar that requires 100 percent of students in California to perform at a “proficient” level on the state's own tests by 2010.
b> That is a commendable goal. But it is one that will be impossible to achieve.
c> Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, wrote a Letter to the Editor arguing that if the two systems are confusing or conflicting. Then it should be abandoned.
d> The state's accountability system that rewards schools for steady improvement in student performance is preferable to one that punishes schools that fail to meet unrealistic goals.
e> Accountability and transparency have to be brought under the control of the federal government
@amresh_maverick said:SET 20 (phrasal verb)1> D2> B3> CPS:@miseera ji, P Para jumbles bhi suru kiya jaaye ?
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Especially tenses 
Tense Se Related Kuch Post Karo 
Especially tenses Tense Se Related Kuch Post Karo
OAs for SET (20) PVs :rolleyes:
@amresh_maverick and all
1-c Sentence (c) is incorrect. 'Rake somebody over t
coals'/ 'haul somebody over the coals' is the corre
idiom. It means to criticize somebody severely becau
they have done something wrong.
'Rake in something' means to earn a lot of mone
especially when it is done easily. So, sentence (a)
correct. 'Rake up something' means to menti
something unpleasant that happened in the past a
that other people would like to forget, for examp
Raking up the past will only make things worse. S
sentence (b) is correct. 'Rake-off' is a noun and
means a share of profits, especially from dishonest
illegal activity. Thus, sentence (d) is also correct.
2-
b Sentence (b) is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is
'scrape through something'. It means to succeed in
doing something with difficulty, especially in passing
an exam. The correct sentence is 'I might scrape
through the exam if I'm lucky'.
'Scrape (the bottom of) the barrel' means to have to
use whatever things or people you can get, because
there is not much choice available. So, sentence (a) is
correct. 'Scrape in/ scrape into something' means to
manage to get a job, a position, a place at college, etc,
but with difficulty. So, sentence (c) is correct. 'Scrape
something up/together' means to obtain or collect
together something, but with difficulty, for example:
We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.
Hence, sentence (d) is also correct.
3-
b Sentence (b) is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is
'talk somebody into something' which means to
persuade somebody to do something. The correct
sentence is 'I didn't want to move abroad but Bill talked
me into it.'
'Talk at somebody' means to speak to somebody
without listening to what they say in reply. Thus,
sentence (a) is correct. 'Talk through something' means
to discuss something thoroughly until you are sure
you understand it. So sentence (c) is correct. Talk
somebody/something up means to describe somebody/
something in a way that makes them sound better
than they really are. So, sentence (d) is also correct.
coals'/ 'haul somebody over the coals' is the corre
idiom. It means to criticize somebody severely becau
they have done something wrong.
'Rake in something' means to earn a lot of mone
especially when it is done easily. So, sentence (a)
correct. 'Rake up something' means to menti
something unpleasant that happened in the past a
that other people would like to forget, for examp
Raking up the past will only make things worse. S
sentence (b) is correct. 'Rake-off' is a noun and
means a share of profits, especially from dishonest
illegal activity. Thus, sentence (d) is also correct.
2-
b Sentence (b) is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is
'scrape through something'. It means to succeed in
doing something with difficulty, especially in passing
an exam. The correct sentence is 'I might scrape
through the exam if I'm lucky'.
'Scrape (the bottom of) the barrel' means to have to
use whatever things or people you can get, because
there is not much choice available. So, sentence (a) is
correct. 'Scrape in/ scrape into something' means to
manage to get a job, a position, a place at college, etc,
but with difficulty. So, sentence (c) is correct. 'Scrape
something up/together' means to obtain or collect
together something, but with difficulty, for example:
We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.
Hence, sentence (d) is also correct.
3-
b Sentence (b) is incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is
'talk somebody into something' which means to
persuade somebody to do something. The correct
sentence is 'I didn't want to move abroad but Bill talked
me into it.'
'Talk at somebody' means to speak to somebody
without listening to what they say in reply. Thus,
sentence (a) is correct. 'Talk through something' means
to discuss something thoroughly until you are sure
you understand it. So sentence (c) is correct. Talk
somebody/something up means to describe somebody/
something in a way that makes them sound better
than they really are. So, sentence (d) is also correct.
Happy CATing 
SET (23) PCs
1. Management and leadership are two words that are considered synonymous but describe two different concepts. According to the dictionary, management is the act, manner or practice of managing; handling, supervision, or control; leadership is the capacity or ability to lead. ________________________________
a. Essentially, management is "the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals".
b. Not only that, management is a theory and a way of doing business.
c. In many organizations, management is a job description; leadership is a positive trait.
d. For an organization to be successful, management should be exercised cautiously.
b. Not only that, management is a theory and a way of doing business.
c. In many organizations, management is a job description; leadership is a positive trait.
d. For an organization to be successful, management should be exercised cautiously.
2.Although northeast India is considered an international biodiversity hot spot, political and civil unrest have had an adverse impact on its rich flora and fauna. Many species that are in the danger of being lost have barely even been listed, leave alone studied. For all these years, inaccessibility kept development-induced destruction at bay from the Northeast, while the rest of the country thumped on the industrial bandwagon. While one set of people in the Northeast have started clamouring for factories, mines, damns, roads and chemical complexes, another points out that the region's Nature capital is going to be the true measure of the wealth of the people. Of course, at present, the wrong side is winning, with natural resources being eyed by both the governments and industrial giants. _____________________
a. The region has been cut off from the ravages of pollution for all these years.
b. History might prove that the benign neglect of the Northeast was preferable to the unbridled assualt that is unfolding.
c. The value and worth of 'nature economics' is yet to be realised.
d. Predictably, the forest cover is disappearing.
a. The region has been cut off from the ravages of pollution for all these years.
b. History might prove that the benign neglect of the Northeast was preferable to the unbridled assualt that is unfolding.
c. The value and worth of 'nature economics' is yet to be realised.
d. Predictably, the forest cover is disappearing.
3. Though the workforce may not assign homework to its workers in the traditional sense, many of the objectives and jobs that need to be completed require that employees work with deadlines. The deadlines that students encounter in the classroom may be different in content when compared to the deadlines of the workforce, but the importance of meeting those deadlines is the same. _________________
a) It is heartening to know that most of the organizations do not realize this.
b) In fact, failure to meet deadlines in both the classroom and the workforce can mean instant termination.
c) It is extremely important for teachers to know that deadlines can bring out the best in a child.
d) Today, deadlines define the way work is done in most of the organizations.
a) It is heartening to know that most of the organizations do not realize this.
b) In fact, failure to meet deadlines in both the classroom and the workforce can mean instant termination.
c) It is extremely important for teachers to know that deadlines can bring out the best in a child.
d) Today, deadlines define the way work is done in most of the organizations.
Happy CATing 
@miseera : Set 23:
C
C
B
@amresh_maverick : Keep it up guys :thumbsup:
I'll also post the questions very soon in this thread :)
@miseera Set 23
C
B
D
My Take SET (23)
1> C
2> C
3> D
1> C
2> C
3> D
@amresh_maverick said:SET 21 complete the paragraph1>I am ashamed to say it took a movie to make me realise what, above all others, is surely the greatest political question of our time. An hour and 40 minutes in the cinema watching Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, which opens in Britain this weekend, is what finally did it. ______________a >Sure, I had heard the warnings and read the reports: for two decades environmental activists have been sounding the alarm. b> But, I confess, none of it had really sunk in the way it did after seeing 'An Inconvenient Truth'. c> I can think of few films of greater political power. d> A perfect yawn. A souped-up lecture delivered by a middle-aged, thwarted politician who was best known for being dull and wooden. e> I was able to portend this all along.2>California schools face two confusing and often contradictory “accountability” systems. One is the state's Academic Performance Index, which aims to improve student performance so that every school achieves at least an 800 score on the index. Each year schools need to make steady progress toward that goal before facing a range of sanctions. The other is the federal government's No Child Left Behind Act, which also imposes a set of sanctions. ______________a> The law, sets an absolute bar that requires 100 percent of students in California to perform at a “proficient” level on the state's own tests by 2010. b> That is a commendable goal. But it is one that will be impossible to achieve. c> Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, wrote a Letter to the Editor arguing that if the two systems are confusing or conflicting. Then it should be abandoned. d> The state's accountability system that rewards schools for steady improvement in student performance is preferable to one that punishes schools that fail to meet unrealistic goals. e> Accountability and transparency have to be brought under the control of the federal government
My take for 1) A and 2) B