Reading Comprehension

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: After all, it was him who announced the 'special military operation' on February 24, 2022, that still continues.

(1)___________. With Ukraine making it clear that they are ready to battle it out and with the west pumping in military aid, Putin knows this is a long haul. (2)_________. At the same time, he wants to signal some kind of a decisive victory. (3)_________.The dilemma lies here—should Russia look for an honourable exit or escalate the game? Ideally, Putin would want an honourable exit but there is no clear outlet. (4)_________. Experts had not given a chance to Ukraine to withstand the Russian might.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

 Sentence: Also, many people try to express themselves with the help of alcohol.

(1)__________. Alcohol refers to a group of neuro depressants – substances that impair the activity of the brain centres. (2)__________. Such substances reduce the flow of oxygen into the human brain relatively strongly, because of that the brain can only function with less activity: the person experiences coordination distortion, speech inconsistency, unclear thinking, loss of concentration and attention, inability to think logically and make reasonable decisions. (3)____________. The main factors that may cause alcoholism include domestic drunkenness with physical dependence on alcohol; unfavourable relations and conflicts in the family; traditions which imply alcohol consumption; unfavourable surroundings; low cultural level; high prosperity… etc. (4) ____________.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: Further, the study highlighted specific floodplain alterations like the one they identified in the Amazon and Yangtze river basins.

(1)___________. According to the report titled Human alterations of the global floodplains 1992–2019, over 460,000 square kilometers of floodplain area was lost to agriculture, while another 140,000 square kilometers was redeveloped to new areas over the existing floodplain during the study period. (2)___________. Continent-wise, Asia lost the biggest area of floodplains — a little over 200,000 square kilometers — among all the continents. It was followed by South America (92,000 square kilometres) and Africa (73,000 square kilometres). (3)____________, which translates to proportional increase in agricultural extent and subsequent decrease in forest area. (4)___________.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: So, I ran off the list of what we African Catholics wanted from the new pope.

When Pope Francis was introduced in 2013, I was working as an African expert on global Catholicism for Canada Television. (1)_______ I went blank when the new pope was presented to the world on live TV because I had no biographical information on him. (2)_________ This included a decentralised and decolonised Catholicism, with more powers given to local church leaders to address local challenges using their own cultural and spiritual resources. (3)____________ There was also the urgent need to give African Catholics more places at the decision-making table in the world church. (4)________.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. The most dangerous habits are those, who were obtained at a relatively immature age and to get rid of which a person is not capable of. 

2. The category of bad habits includes those habits that both, harm human health and restrict a person from the full use of his abilities throughout his life.

3. Such habits cause considerable damage to human existence – loss of potential and motivation, premature aging of the human body and the acquisition of diseases of various kinds.

4. Our findings revealed that mobile phone distraction has a negative and significant association with psychological well-being.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. I believe proper medication can save many lives and can really transform the health industry,
2. I have focused much of my career on health technology because I know it can put many more people in charge of their health.
3. But I also know that we need to develop and deploy these innovations in the right way, or we won't be helping anyone at all.
4. That's why earning users' trust means giving them actionable insights, scientifically validated information, and powerful privacy protection, no matter what.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. For ads that are automatically generated based on a standard template, the process can take literally a few minutes.

2. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) empowers the media and marketing industries to thrive in the digital economy.

3. It is comprised of more than 650 leading media and technology companies that are responsible for selling, delivering, and optimizing digital advertising or marketing campaigns.

4. Together, they account for 86 percent of online advertising in the United States.