Question

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are
printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The world’s climate has always changed and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising
fact about the (1) between evolution and global warming (2) that it is not linear. (3) temperatures alone are
not (4) of evolution. Evolution is also the (5) of seasonal changes. As the environment (6) those species
which don’t adapt (7) to exist. But the sheer (8) of manmade climate change today is (9). ‘Bad things are
happening‘ any by one (10) global warming could threaten up to one-third of the world’s species if left
unchecked. In fact, a lot of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we consider pests, like insects
and weeds.
1. 1) difference 2) similarity 3) argument 4) relationship 5) alliance
2. 1) being 2) seems 3) mainly 4) mainly 5) besides
3. 1) However 2) Mounted 3) Rising 4) Elevating 5) Inclining
4. 1) means 2) triggers 3) responses 4) threats 5) stimulus
5. 1) result 2) precursor 3) resistance 4) cause 5) Reason
6. 1) conversion 2) stifles 3) predicts 4) changes 5) emerges
7. 1) continue 2) halt 3) cease 4) terminate 5) discontinue
8. 1) luck 2) value 3) collapse 4) pace 5) attention
9. 1) threatened 2) pursued 3) unprecedented 4) record 5) debated
10. 1) forecast 2) chance 3) pattern 4) occasion 5) thinking

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Relation ship

2. is

3.  Rising

4. Means

5. precursor

6. changes

7.  cease

8. pace

9. unprecedented

10.  forecast