English II End Term: 31 August 2025, Set QDF3 (May 2025 term)

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

What is the synonym for unfortunate?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

How did Gregor's father treat him while driving him back?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

Why did Gregor start turning around?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly. What fears/fears stop him from turning around?
i. He feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning
ii. He feared that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick
iii. He feared that his mother would fall out of the window

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

How did Gregor’s father use the walking stick?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

What did the manager do when Gregor tried to bring him back?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

What is the opposite of supplicating?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

How did Gregor's father express his anger?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

What effect did the open window have on the room?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
Gregor summoned all his courage to try to bring him back; the manager must have suspected something of the sort, for he leaped several steps at a single bound and disappeared with a cry of, “Huh!” which resounded in the hollow of the stairwell. This flight had the unfortunate effect of causing Gregor’s father—who till now had remained master of himself—to lose his head completely; instead of running after the manager, or at least not interfering with Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the manager’s walking stick, which had been left behind on a chair with his overcoat and hat, took up in his left a newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and brandishing the newspaper and the cane to drive Gregor back into his room. Gregor’s prayers were unavailing, were not even understood; he had turned to his father a supplicating head, but, meek though he showed himself, his father merely stamped all the louder. In the dining room, despite the cold, the mother had opened the window wide and was leaning out as far as possible, pressing her face in her hands. A great rush of air swept the space between the room and the stairway; the curtains billowed, the papers rustled, and a few sheets flew over the carpet. But the father pursued Gregor pitilessly, whistling and whooping like a savage, and Gregor, who was not used to walking backward, progressed but slowly.
Had he been able to turn around he could have reached his room quickly, but he feared to make his father impatient by the slowness of his turning and feared also that at any moment he might receive a mortal blow on his head or on his back from this menacing stick. Soon Gregor had no choice; for he realized with terror that when he was going backward he was not master of his direction and, still fearfully watching the attitude of his father out of the corner of his eye, he began his turning movement as quickly as possible, which was really only very slowly. Perhaps his father realized his good intention for, instead of hindering this move, he guided him from a little distance away, helping Gregor with the tip of the stick. If only he had left off that insupportable whistling! Gregor was completely losing his head.
(Metamorphosis ~ Franz Kafka)

What did Gregor feel as he walked backwards?

Read the following email and answer the given subquestions.
From: Mia Foster Mia.Foster@gmail.com
To: Lucas Walker LucasWalker@gmail.com
Subject: __________________
______________,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to confirm our scheduled appointment on the 1st of October 2023 at 5:15 p.m at Spring Land Hotel. I look forward to our discussion. If there are any specific topics or points you would like to cover during our meeting, please feel free to let me know in advance.
_____________,
Mia Foster
HR Manager
SparkInitiative

Select true or false for the following statement.
The email is sent from Lucas Walker to Mia Foster

Read the following email and answer the given subquestions.
From: Mia Foster Mia.Foster@gmail.com
To: Lucas Walker LucasWalker@gmail.com
Subject: __________________
______________,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to confirm our scheduled appointment on the 1st of October 2023 at 5:15 p.m at Spring Land Hotel. I look forward to our discussion. If there are any specific topics or points you would like to cover during our meeting, please feel free to let me know in advance.
_____________,
Mia Foster
HR Manager
SparkInitiative

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
An appropriate salutation for this mail would be ___________.

Read the following email and answer the given subquestions.
From: Mia Foster Mia.Foster@gmail.com
To: Lucas Walker LucasWalker@gmail.com
Subject: __________________
______________,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to confirm our scheduled appointment on the 1st of October 2023 at 5:15 p.m at Spring Land Hotel. I look forward to our discussion. If there are any specific topics or points you would like to cover during our meeting, please feel free to let me know in advance.
_____________,
Mia Foster
HR Manager
SparkInitiative

Choose the appropriate subject line from the following

Read the following email and answer the given subquestions.
From: Mia Foster Mia.Foster@gmail.com
To: Lucas Walker LucasWalker@gmail.com
Subject: __________________
______________,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to confirm our scheduled appointment on the 1st of October 2023 at 5:15 p.m at Spring Land Hotel. I look forward to our discussion. If there are any specific topics or points you would like to cover during our meeting, please feel free to let me know in advance.
_____________,
Mia Foster
HR Manager
SparkInitiative

Choose the correct signing off from the following.

Read the following email and answer the given subquestions.
From: Mia Foster Mia.Foster@gmail.com
To: Lucas Walker LucasWalker@gmail.com
Subject: __________________
______________,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to confirm our scheduled appointment on the 1st of October 2023 at 5:15 p.m at Spring Land Hotel. I look forward to our discussion. If there are any specific topics or points you would like to cover during our meeting, please feel free to let me know in advance.
_____________,
Mia Foster
HR Manager
SparkInitiative

Select true or false for the following statement.
The subject line is a mandatory part of an email.

Match the following

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Ngl

Match the following

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Re-

Match the following

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Anti-

Match the following

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Carcino-

Match the following

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Junta

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

This theatre-going population _____ over the 122 million in 2022.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) _____.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

These _____ bought 943 million tickets.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

That means they saw _____ films in the year.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

Telugu-speaking audiences are _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

Tamil comes _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 _____ across urban and rural India.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

The report is totally _____ and has been so for three years, he says.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with _____.

More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This theatre-going population [1] _____ over the 122 million in 2022. More importantly, it is an 8 percent growth from the pre-pandemic (January to March 2020) [2] _____. [3] _____ bought 943 million tickets. That means they saw [4] _____ films in the year. That number changes depending on the language. Telugu-speaking audiences are [5] _____; they beat the average with over 9 films a year. Tamil comes [i] _____ and Punjabi is at number three with an average of 5 films a year. Hindi lags with an average of 3.
These among others are some of the findings of ‘Sizing the Cinema: 2024,’ a report from Mumbai- based analytics firm Ormax Media. In its third year of publication, the report is based on research conducted in January 2024 [ii] _____ across urban and rural India.
The last Indian Readership Survey in 2019 puts the theatre-going audience at 33 million, so this seems like a large jump. Can a sample-based report be accurate?
Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO, Ormax Media, points to the only available metrics– the actual ticket sales (943 million) and box-office revenue (Rs. 12,226 crore). The report is totally [iii] _____ and has been so for three years, he says. Note that the films earned a total revenue of Rs. 19,700 crore in 2023– this includes domestic and overseas theatrical, music, TV and streaming rights. Analysts point out that television is watched regularly by 900 million people. More than 510 million people surf the net daily for videos and films. If anything, the reach numbers for cinema seem low for a film-crazy country with [iv] _____.
“It (the reach of cinema) is only 11 percent of the country’s population,” says Kapoor. Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in that [v] _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema. These are not factored in by the Ormax report. Even without that, the rise in the overall numbers is impressive, say analysts.
Excerpted from: Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita. “More Than 157 Million Indians Bought 943 Million Movie Tickets in 2023.” Business Standard, Mumbai, 24 Apr 2024, p. 2.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Given below are some phrases used in the excerpt to present numbers and figures. From Column B, choose the most appropriate phrases to fill in the blanks in Column A. Each blank will have ONLY ONE answer.

Note that the reach number will be way higher if you factor in the fact that _____ spent watching TV is spent on film or that a large proportion of OTT viewing is cinema.

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
Banned betting sites are piggybacking on popular platforms again, as India’s taxmen and regulators play whack-a-mole with shady operators from distant shores. Betting ads have popped up on grocery app Zepto and on taxis operated by an Uber fleet provider, while items branded 1xBat, a mirror name for betting app 1xBet, sell on Amazon.
India has banned and blocked [i] _____ of offshore gambling platforms, but many of them still operate through so-called mirror sites– replicas of the original with a near identical URL, and hosted on a different server. Meanwhile, [ii] _____ celebrities endorse and keep the betting platforms in public view, while tax authorities stare at lost revenue.
Everest fleet, Uber’s [iii] _____ cab-provider, said it became aware of the ads recently and takes the matter seriously. In September, Uber had invested [iv] $30 _____ in the company. The Zepto app has displayed ads from Parimatch, a banned betting platform. Amazon displays various sports goods branded 1xBat, a close imitation of 1xBet. Despite the government’s blocking them, Cyprus- based 1xBet and Parimatch and Curacao-based Fairplay remain [v] _____ visible through digital advertising, while escaping the tax payments that local gaming companies are subjected to. Sadashi, Sakshi. “Betting Ads Mushroom in India’s Regulatory Grey Zone.” Mint, Mumbai, vol. 8, no. 91, 15 Apr. 2025, p. 1.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [i] with the most appropriate option.

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
Banned betting sites are piggybacking on popular platforms again, as India’s taxmen and regulators play whack-a-mole with shady operators from distant shores. Betting ads have popped up on grocery app Zepto and on taxis operated by an Uber fleet provider, while items branded 1xBat, a mirror name for betting app 1xBet, sell on Amazon.
India has banned and blocked [i] _____ of offshore gambling platforms, but many of them still operate through so-called mirror sites– replicas of the original with a near identical URL, and hosted on a different server. Meanwhile, [ii] _____ celebrities endorse and keep the betting platforms in public view, while tax authorities stare at lost revenue.
Everest fleet, Uber’s [iii] _____ cab-provider, said it became aware of the ads recently and takes the matter seriously. In September, Uber had invested [iv] $30 _____ in the company. The Zepto app has displayed ads from Parimatch, a banned betting platform. Amazon displays various sports goods branded 1xBat, a close imitation of 1xBet. Despite the government’s blocking them, Cyprus- based 1xBet and Parimatch and Curacao-based Fairplay remain [v] _____ visible through digital advertising, while escaping the tax payments that local gaming companies are subjected to. Sadashi, Sakshi. “Betting Ads Mushroom in India’s Regulatory Grey Zone.” Mint, Mumbai, vol. 8, no. 91, 15 Apr. 2025, p. 1.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [ii] with the most appropriate option.

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
Banned betting sites are piggybacking on popular platforms again, as India’s taxmen and regulators play whack-a-mole with shady operators from distant shores. Betting ads have popped up on grocery app Zepto and on taxis operated by an Uber fleet provider, while items branded 1xBat, a mirror name for betting app 1xBet, sell on Amazon.
India has banned and blocked [i] _____ of offshore gambling platforms, but many of them still operate through so-called mirror sites– replicas of the original with a near identical URL, and hosted on a different server. Meanwhile, [ii] _____ celebrities endorse and keep the betting platforms in public view, while tax authorities stare at lost revenue.
Everest fleet, Uber’s [iii] _____ cab-provider, said it became aware of the ads recently and takes the matter seriously. In September, Uber had invested [iv] $30 _____ in the company. The Zepto app has displayed ads from Parimatch, a banned betting platform. Amazon displays various sports goods branded 1xBat, a close imitation of 1xBet. Despite the government’s blocking them, Cyprus- based 1xBet and Parimatch and Curacao-based Fairplay remain [v] _____ visible through digital advertising, while escaping the tax payments that local gaming companies are subjected to. Sadashi, Sakshi. “Betting Ads Mushroom in India’s Regulatory Grey Zone.” Mint, Mumbai, vol. 8, no. 91, 15 Apr. 2025, p. 1.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [iii] with the most appropriate option.

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
Banned betting sites are piggybacking on popular platforms again, as India’s taxmen and regulators play whack-a-mole with shady operators from distant shores. Betting ads have popped up on grocery app Zepto and on taxis operated by an Uber fleet provider, while items branded 1xBat, a mirror name for betting app 1xBet, sell on Amazon.
India has banned and blocked [i] _____ of offshore gambling platforms, but many of them still operate through so-called mirror sites– replicas of the original with a near identical URL, and hosted on a different server. Meanwhile, [ii] _____ celebrities endorse and keep the betting platforms in public view, while tax authorities stare at lost revenue.
Everest fleet, Uber’s [iii] _____ cab-provider, said it became aware of the ads recently and takes the matter seriously. In September, Uber had invested [iv] $30 _____ in the company. The Zepto app has displayed ads from Parimatch, a banned betting platform. Amazon displays various sports goods branded 1xBat, a close imitation of 1xBet. Despite the government’s blocking them, Cyprus- based 1xBet and Parimatch and Curacao-based Fairplay remain [v] _____ visible through digital advertising, while escaping the tax payments that local gaming companies are subjected to. Sadashi, Sakshi. “Betting Ads Mushroom in India’s Regulatory Grey Zone.” Mint, Mumbai, vol. 8, no. 91, 15 Apr. 2025, p. 1.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [iv] with the most appropriate option.

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
Banned betting sites are piggybacking on popular platforms again, as India’s taxmen and regulators play whack-a-mole with shady operators from distant shores. Betting ads have popped up on grocery app Zepto and on taxis operated by an Uber fleet provider, while items branded 1xBat, a mirror name for betting app 1xBet, sell on Amazon.
India has banned and blocked [i] _____ of offshore gambling platforms, but many of them still operate through so-called mirror sites– replicas of the original with a near identical URL, and hosted on a different server. Meanwhile, [ii] _____ celebrities endorse and keep the betting platforms in public view, while tax authorities stare at lost revenue.
Everest fleet, Uber’s [iii] _____ cab-provider, said it became aware of the ads recently and takes the matter seriously. In September, Uber had invested [iv] $30 _____ in the company. The Zepto app has displayed ads from Parimatch, a banned betting platform. Amazon displays various sports goods branded 1xBat, a close imitation of 1xBet. Despite the government’s blocking them, Cyprus- based 1xBet and Parimatch and Curacao-based Fairplay remain [v] _____ visible through digital advertising, while escaping the tax payments that local gaming companies are subjected to. Sadashi, Sakshi. “Betting Ads Mushroom in India’s Regulatory Grey Zone.” Mint, Mumbai, vol. 8, no. 91, 15 Apr. 2025, p. 1.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [v] with the most appropriate option.

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social context, from the given options.
Context: Between police constables of the same level in the police station.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Reminding someone of an impending deadline.

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social context, from the given options.
Context: Between police constables of the same level in the police station.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Inviting a colleague for your birthday party.

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social context, from the given options.
Context: Between police constables of the same level in the police station.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Refusing a sweet that your colleague is offering you on a special occasion.

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social context, from the given options.
Context: Between police constables of the same level in the police station.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Requesting a more experienced constable for help.

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social context, from the given options.
Context: Between police constables of the same level in the police station.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

To request your colleague’s help in searching for a file you have misplaced

Which of the following is NOT a new media acronym?

Identify the number of prefixes in the following sentence.
We are at a point where the thought of a return is unthinkable.

Which of the following is an example of back-clipping?

Shere Khan fretted over the fact that Mowgli had not been handed to him.
The that-clause in the given statement is the object of the verb fretted.
This statement is:

I will set that coat ablaze.
The verb in this sentence is a _____ verb and the sentence is an example of a _____sentence.

Complete the given sentence with the most fitting question tag.
Let’s go to Ahmedabad, _____?

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint or context provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank.
A person desirous of using the library _____ enter his/her name, address and time of entry legibly and sign in the register kept at the entrance for the purpose.
Hint: To show strong and socially oriented obligation

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb.
He told her that they _______ migrate to the Middle East.

Fill in the blank with the modal verbs ‘can’ or ‘could’ based on the context and intended meaning in the following sentence.
Ben ______ win debates even today. (Context: to denote ability in the present)

Fill in the box () in the following sentence with the appropriate punctuation mark.
“Madam Prime Minister **** please do not attend that meeting.”

Identify the degree adverb/adverbs in the given sentence.
“She must really be made to tell.”

“I much admire the patience of handloom weavers and artisans.”
The use of the degree adverb in the given sentence is:

“The researchers genetically engineered the fungus to delete each protein in turn.”
Locate the viewpoint adverb in the given sentence.

“The tourists are approaching an ironsmith’s stall.”
This sentence shows

Convert the following sentences to active voice.
The cup was broken by Sandip.

Fill in the blank with verb that is in the past perfect tense.
Eshwaranna _______ peacefully.

Choose the correct option and fill in the blank.
The train ___ left by the time I reached the station.

If I were you, I would have invested that money. This is a __ sentence.

Identify the type of subordinate clause in the following sentence.
The house where we live has a lot of trees

He is a visiting professor at our department. The word ‘visiting’ here is called _.