Quiz #1

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Quiz #1

Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the idiom / phrase. (Q. No. 1 to 3)

1. To weather the storm

  1. to withstand heavy rains
  2. to survive a crisis
  3. to create a crisis
  4. to fall a prey

2. To rest on one’s laurels

  1. to depend on one’s destiny
  2. to become a restless person
  3. to retire from active life
  4. to crave for undue popularity

3. To come across

  1. to challenge someone
  2. to pass a bridge
  3. to meet with
  4. to appear out of the blue

4. I am done for :

The underlined expression means

  1. ruined
  2. successful
  3. happy
  4. very excited

5. Writing novels is my bread and butter.

The underlined expression means

  1. livelihood
  2. passion
  3. first love
  4. hobby

6. Which among the following is not a reading technique?

  1. skimming
  2. brimming
  3. scanning
  4. understanding

7. Which one of the following features is true of a good precis ?

  1. It includes illustrations and minor details.
  2. It paraphrases the original passage.
  3. It copies sentences from the passage.
  4. It expresses all the essential ideas of the passage briefly in the writer’s own words.

8. Choose the option that best answers the given question. Precis writing is an exercise in :

  1. transformation
  2. substitution
  3. compression
  4. conjunction

9. Which among the following is not a part of a Precis ?

  1. logical ordering of facts
  2. subjective interpretation
  3. cohesive rendering
  4. coherence of thoughts

10. The purpose of writing a precis is

  1. to cover every detail given in the original.
  2. to prepare notes.
  3. to inform the reader of the content of the passage in a concise form.
  4. to understand the meaning and process of summarizing.

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