In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard lessons."

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternative given. Mark your answer in the Answer sheet.

Mass communication is the delivery of _____ (1) _____, ideas and entertainment to thousands or million of _____. (2) _____ simultaneously, it is a force with incalculable _____ (3) _____ on today's world. The _____ (4) _____ of mass  communication rest _____ (5) _____ the skills of the communicator to _____ (6) _____ the recipient's thinking _____ (7) _____ stir emotions , to _____ (8) _____ him or her to _____ (9) _____ Mass communication is the one - to - one impact of one human intelligence upon _____ (10) _____, carried on thousand fold simultaneously among individuals who have no direct personal contact. 

Fill in the blank at (2)?

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The groom said to the bride, "I will take good care of you."

Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.

You must either tell me (1)/ the whole story or, at least (2)/ the first half of it. (3)/ No error. (4)

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To pull a long face

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Does he like to go for sightseeing when he is in holiday ?

Read the Following Passage carefully and give the answer.

 To write well you have to be able to write clearly and logically, and you cannot do this unless you can think clearly and logically. If you cannot do this, yet you should train yourself to do it by taking particular problem and following them thought, point by point to a solution, without leaving anything out and without avoiding and difficulties that you meet.

At first you may find clear, step-by-step through very difficult. You may find that your mind is not able to concentrate. Several unconnected ideas may occur together. But Practice will improve your ability to concentrate on a single idea and think about it clearly and logically. In order to increase your vocabulary and to improve your style, you should read widely. Use a good dictionary to help you find the exact meaning and correct usage of words.

Always remember that regular and frequent practice is necessary if you want to learn to write well. It is no good waiting until you have an inspiration before you write. Even with the most famous writers, inspiration is rare. Some one said that writing is ninety-nine percent hard work and one percent inspiration, so the sooner you get into the habit of disciplining your self to write, the better.

Famous writers have achieved success by-