Directions (01-10): In the question given below two statements are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by choosing the word given below the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose the best possible word as your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.
Q1. (I) The country requires a minimum wage.
(II) Workers paid below the poverty line have an added cost on society
(a) still
(b) but
(c) because
(d) though
(e) although
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S1. Ans.(c) Sol. The country requires a minimum wage because workers paid below the poverty line have an added cost on society.
Q2. (I) The sky had grown darker again
(II) The wind made queer sobbing sounds as it swept over the valley
(a) but
(b) though
(c) till
(d) and
(e) instead
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S2. Ans.(d) Sol. The sky had grown darker again and the wind made queer sobbing sounds as it swept over the valley.
Q3. (I) If it were stigmatized, and public opinion dramatically
(II) And pervasively changed, that would force policy change
(a) moreover
(b) however
(c) still
(d) but
(e) and
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S3. Ans.(b) Sol. However, if it were stigmatized, and public opinion dramatically and pervasively changed, that would force policy change.
Q4. (I) He was respectful of her concerns
(II) They didn't see eye-to-eye on any of it - except the fact that they both wanted another child
(a) and
(b) nevertheless
(c) however
(d) though
(e) but
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S4. Ans.(e) Sol. He was respectful of her concerns, but they didn't see eye-to-eye on any of it - except the fact that they both wanted another child.
Q5. (I) Texting while driving is dangerous
(II) It’s illegal in some states
(a) moreover
(b) however
(c) still
(d) but
(e) instead
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S5. Ans.(a) Sol. Texting while driving is dangerous. Moreover, it’s illegal in some states.
Q6. (I) I could not shut my eyes to the force and weight of their arguments
(II) And I saw plainly that I must abandon--'s scheme as impracticable.
(a) but
(b) though
(c) although
(d) still
(e) instead
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S6. Ans.(d) Sol. Still I could not shut my eyes to the force and weight of their arguments, and I saw plainly that I must abandon--'s scheme as impracticable.
Q7. (I) She had a lantern
(II) The cellar was still eerily dark
(a) but
(b) though
(c) although
(d) still
(e) nevertheless
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S7. Ans.(c) Sol. Although she had a lantern, the cellar was still eerily dark.
Q8. (I) He had studied hard for this test
(II) He failed to get an A
(a) although
(b) though
(c) still
(d) but
(e) and
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S8. Ans.(b) Sol. Though he had studied hard for this test, he failed to get an A.
Q9. (I) In one week
(II) we will celebrate the coronation
(a) still
(b) but
(c) though
(d) although
(e) hence
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S9. Ans.(e) Sol. In one week hence, we will celebrate the coronation.
Q10. (I) The blizzard grounded all the flights
(II) She would not be able to fly home for the holidays
(a) therefore
(b) however
(c) moreover
(d) instead
(e) nevertheless
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S10. Ans.(a) Sol. The blizzard grounded all the flights. Therefore, she would not be able to fly home for the holidays.
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