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(ii) With each of the five words given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the word in a…
(ii) With each of the five words given below, choose the correct sentence that uses the word in a different meaning from that which it carries in the passage. [5]
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Meet
- (a)The Inter-House Athletic meet of XYZ School had to be postponed due to heavy rains.
- (b)The two friends had promised to meet at the same spot twenty years later.
- (c)Some children find it difficult to meet up to the expectations of their parents.
- (d)After his rude behaviour, it is meet for him to apologise to his father.
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Gear
- (a)The contestants had to gear up for their performances by 6 o’clock in the evening.
- (b)The trekker carried his camping gear along with other necessary items.
- (c)The car went out of control and crashed because its gear systems collapsed.
- (d)The gearbox broke down and the van came to a standstill.
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Blind
- (a)The little girl helped the blind beggar to cross the busy road.
- (b)Mother pulled the blind to keep out the sunlight from the room.
- (c)Instead of curtains, the Venetian blind looks more appropriate in the office.
- (d)She has a blind spot where classical music is concerned.
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State
- (a)The State Electricity Board is responsible for supplying electric current in the whole state.
- (b)The teacher told the student to state everything in detail in front of the examiner.
- (c)I was not in the right state of mind to go to the party.
- (d)In its frozen state water becomes ice.
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Bank
- (a)I had to go to the State Bank of India last week to deposit the money.
- (b)Standing on the riverbank I watched the star-studded sky.
- (c)Shirley is a friend who I can bank on.
- (d)There is a question bank where one can store various types of questions.
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From ISC 2022 Specimen English Language Paper 1, question 1(a)(ii).