English Comprehension PYQs

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Reports in recent weeks suggest that Russian intelligence gravely miscalculated the Ukrainian (1) before the war. When the Kyiv regime stayed put in the face of Russia’s multi-axis assault, the Russian generals had to change their (2), from lightning strikes across the country to a focused ground invasion in the east. Even that was made complicated by Ukraine’s resistance, which got military and financial (3) from the West. As the war dragged on, the West’s (4) to punish Russia only hardened, leading to crippling sanctions on the Russian economy. So, Mr. Putin is now in a spot, despite the limited battlefield gains of his troops: managing the sanctions-hit economy itself is a tall task; continuing the war would be costly, and there is no (5) that he would meet his strategic goals through a long-term war. And for Ukraine, despite its resistance capabilities and the support from the West, taking back territories using force remains (6). So, to break the (7), what both sides can do is agree to a ceasefire and start direct talks seeking a political solution. The UN and Turkey-mediated talks that saw a (8) in July in shipping grain from Ukraine’s ports via the Black Sea are a model worth being followed. Regional players with communication lines open to Moscow and Kyiv should (9) them to come to the table. If a war of (10) is allowed to grind on, it would continue to hurt all stakeholders, besides holding the global economy hostage.