The following text is adapted from Indian Boyhood, a 1902 memoir by Ohiyesa (Charles A. Eastman), a Santee Dakota writer. In the text, Ohiyesa recalls how the women in his tribe harvested maple syrup during his childhood. Now the women began to test the trees—moving leisurely among them, axe in hand, and striking a single quick blow, to see if the sap would appear. The trees, like people, have their individual characters; some were ready to yield up their life-blood, while others were more reluctant. Now one of the birchen basins was set under each tree, and a hardwood chip driven deep into the cut which the axe had made. From the corners of this chip—at first drop by drop, then more freely—the sap trickled into the little dishes. Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?

• A) It portrays the range of personality traits displayed by the women as they work.
• B) It foregrounds the beneficial relationship between humans and maple trees.
• C) It demonstrates how human behavior can be influenced by the natural environment.
• D) It elaborates on an aspect of the maple trees that the women evaluate.

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option: Many people believe that nuclear power will solve our energy problems ...., this has not been proved to be true

• A. Indeed
• B. But
• C. However
• D. On the contrary

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

The Committee let her go because they considered her explanation__________

• A. permissible
• B. clear
• C. plausible
• D. necessary

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word. The attempt to count the population waslargely successful?

• A. mostly
• B. completely
• C. hardly
• D. totally

Which of the following should appear first alphabetical?

• (a) Able
• (b) Abel
• (c) Abbel
• (d) Ably

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

The taxi driver slowed while overtaking the lorry when the proper thing to do was for him to have.........

• A. throttled
• B. despatched
• C. expedited
• D. accelerated

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence: The market women ... profit ranges from thirty fifty percent are making .... difficult for the ordinary people

• A. for who/ to live
• B. for whom/ lives
• C. by whose/ living
• D. whose/ life

Choose the correct spelling

• (a)onomatopoeia
• (b)onomatopei
• (c)onomatopeoia
• (d)onomatopiea

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

The students..........the planned meeting with the new principal.

• A. refused
• B. neglected
• C. boycotted
• D. rejected

choose the option with the correct spelling from the options lettered A-D

• A. Interprete
• B. Interpret
• C. Inteprete
• D. Interprette