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question_answer1) DIRECTION: Read the passage and answer the question. Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you're spinning your wheels, but you'll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. Without it, you won't even be able to start your engine. The opposite of perseverance is procrastination. Perseverance means you never quit. Procrastination usually means you never get started, although the inability to finish something is also a form of procrastination. Ask people why they procrastinate and you'll often hear something like, 'I'm a perfectionist. Everything has to be just night before I can get down to work. No distractions, not too much noise, no telephone calls interrupting me, and, of course, I have to be feeling well physically, too. I can't work when I have a headache." What is perseverance?
question_answer2) DIRECTION: Read the passage and answer the question. Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you're spinning your wheels, but you'll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. Without it, you won't even be able to start your engine. The opposite of perseverance is procrastination. Perseverance means you never quit. Procrastination usually means you never get started, although the inability to finish something is also a form of procrastination. Ask people why they procrastinate and you'll often hear something like, 'I'm a perfectionist. Everything has to be just night before I can get down to work. No distractions, not too much noise, no telephone calls interrupting me, and, of course, I have to be feeling well physically, too. I can't work when I have a headache." Perseverance is important for success because _______.
question_answer3) DIRECTION: Read the passage and answer the question. Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you're spinning your wheels, but you'll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. Without it, you won't even be able to start your engine. The opposite of perseverance is procrastination. Perseverance means you never quit. Procrastination usually means you never get started, although the inability to finish something is also a form of procrastination. Ask people why they procrastinate and you'll often hear something like, 'I'm a perfectionist. Everything has to be just night before I can get down to work. No distractions, not too much noise, no telephone calls interrupting me, and, of course, I have to be feeling well physically, too. I can't work when I have a headache." What is the opposite of perseverance?
question_answer4) Give one word for 'a person with prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind'.
question_answer5) In the word 'ambldexirous? the prefix ?ambi? stands for__________.
question_answer6) When was the prestigious award Pulitzer Prize established?
question_answer7) The legendary American author Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Which of these is a famous novel by this eminent writer?
question_answer8) Which among these is not a female protagonist from Shakespeare's works?
question_answer9) This highly regarded poet gained the greater degree of recognition and popularity after her death. One of her famous posthumous collection of poems is called The Single Hound: Poems of a lifetime'. Name this poet.
question_answer10) "Poetry does not sell in this country." Who among these Indian poets has said this?
question_answer11) Complete the given word analogy. Editorial: _____ : : Biography : Life history
question_answer12) This author's first novel was Train to Pakistan'. The novel is based on the dark, bitter and barbaric truth of Indian Independence. The novel gives vivid accounts of the massacres of Hindus and Muslims. Who among these has written the novel Train to Pakistan?
question_answer13) In the word 'paradox' the prefix 'para' stands for _______.
question_answer14) What does the term 'Swan Song' stand for?
question_answer15) Homer's epic poems Iliad and Odyssey are the oldest known literary sources of _______mythology.
question_answer16) V.S. Naipaul is a famous writer who has won both Booker Prize and Nobel Prize in Literature. Which among these is not a literary work of V.S. Naipaul?
question_answer17) This young writer wrote his first novel at the age of twelve. It was a loosely autobiographical novel that reached the New York Times best seller list. The novel is called 'Just Jake'. Name the author of this novel.
question_answer18) Which of the following idioms means 'to present a counter argument'?
question_answer19) "A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God." This fabulous quote came from a renowned romantic suspense novelist's pen. Name him/her.
question_answer20) Who wrote the novel 'A Suitable Boy' which is a love story at its core? It remains the story of ordinary people caught up in a web of love, ambition, humour, sadness and many more emotions.
question_answer21) Who wrote the crime novel Ten Little Niggers??
question_answer22) The word sonnet comes from Italian word sonnet to. A sonnet is a small song or lyric. How many lines does a sonnet have?
question_answer23) The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity. These beautiful lines are taken from the poem The Second Coming'. Who wrote this poem?
question_answer24) In 2005 Vishal Bhardwaj directed a movie "The Blue Umbrella' inspired by the novel of same name. The film received great critical acclaim. Who was the author of the novel The Blue Umbrella'?
question_answer25) Which of the following idioms means 'cause of one's problems or unhappiness'?
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