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• 2.

• There is a lovely ______________ of the town from the window.

• (a) look

• The answer is (d)

• (b) impression

• (c) sight

• (d) view

• Now, let us analyse the process of finding the correct answer. If you know the answer, you can make a flash response and

• tick the choice. No technique is required at all. If you do not know the answer, you may use the key words and elimination

• method.

(KEY ELIMINATION) METHOD

• K stands for key; E stand for elimination. Every sentence must have an idea. A sentence is not merely a group of words but

• a meaningful group of words. So there is an idea, a message behind every sentence.

• Example: Ram is an honest man

• Here the idea or message is the honesty of Ram. The message may be expressed or is generally expressed through a word

• or words. This we may call key word/words. In this sentence the key word is honest.

Example:

• The Director pointed out in favour of the Manager that the profitability of the plant had _________ since he took over.

• (a) arisen (b) declined (c) developed (d) increased

• Here the message or idea is profitability of the plant. The key words reflecting he idea are profitability and favour. Keeping

• profitability and favour in mind, we can very easily eliminate arisen, declined and developed. Only increased remains

• uneliminated. This is the answer.

• At times, you can find the answer by locating the key words.

• Past is to future as yesterday is to ____________

• (a) today (b) tomorrow (c) day after tomorrow (d) day before yesterday

• The answer is (b), ‘tomorrow’. The key word is ‘yesterday’ for which an opposite has to be found out.

Sometimes you can find the answer by the process of elimination.

• A ___________ of ships was kept ready to scour the sea in case of an emergency.

• (a) group (b) pack (c) battalion (d) fleet

• Now we can find out the answer by eliminating different alternatives.

• (a) Group can be eliminated because ‘group’ is used for human being or, at least, for living beings.

• (b) Pack is used normally for playing materials. A pack of cards is a popular expression.

• (c) Battalion is normally used for a group of soldiers