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The correct answer is: 1 only

Key Points

• Here, we can find the true statements by eliminating the options which are not mentioned in the passage or by understanding the statements that are mentioned in the passage.
• Statement 1 is present in the passage. It can be referred from the lines:  All the bats I have seen fly fairly high, keeping near the ceiling; but this particular bat flies in low, like a dive bomber, zooming in and out of chair legs and under tables.
• Statement 2 is incorrect as the bat flies in low.
• Statement 3 is incorrect as it is not mentioned in the passage that the bat has lost its direction while passing between the person's legs.
• Statement 4 is incorrect as it is nowhere described in the passage that the bat tries to entertain the author.
• Thus, only statement 1 is true. Option 1 is correct

​The correct answer is: The tiny bat flew in low like a dive bomber.

The correct answer is: To eat the moths around the lamps.

Key Points

• It is clearly mentioned in the passage that the bat entered the room to eat the moths around the lamps.
• It can be referred from the lines: His object in entering the house is to snap up the moths that cluster around the lamps.
• Thus, option 2 is correct.

The correct answer is option 2: To eat the moths around the lamps.

The correct answer is: Unable to give the correct explanation for its behavior.

Key Points

• Here, in the passage, it is mentioned that the tiny bat is different from other bats.
• It flies low, even between the author's legs.
• Thus, the author is confused by its behavior.
• It can be referred from the lines: Once he passed straight between my legs. Has his radar gone wrong, I wondered, or is he just plain crazy?
• Thus, option 4 is correct here.

​The correct answer is option 4, Unable to give the correct explanation for its behavior.**

The correct answer is: The bat has peculiar qualities.

Key Points

• In the passage it is mentioned that the tiny bat is different from other bats.
• This difference makes it an "interesting visitor".
• It flies low, unlike the other bats.
• Thus, option 3 becomes correct here.

​The correct answer is option 3, The bat has peculiar qualities.

The correct answer is: My nocturnal visitor.

Key Points

• Here, the bat visits the author at night.
• Nocturnal means Occurring in the night.
• Thus, the bat is a visitor that is visiting the author at night.
• This would perfectly suite the passage as the title.
• Hence, option 3 is correct.

The correct answer is option 3, My nocturnal visitor.

Additional Information

• Here, option 1 would be incorrect as it doesn't specifically mention anything about the visitor. It just says someone visiting the author, which seems incomplete.
• Option 2 is incorrect as there are no mysteries mentioned in the passage.
• Option 4 is incorrect as the visitor is not just a fun character.
• So, option 3 becomes correct here.

The correct answer is: RPSQ 

Key Points

• Here, we have to form a meaningful sentence by rearranging the jumbled parts.
• Since the starting part of the sentence is already given, it becomes easy to find the rest of the sentence.
• The first part to be formed must mention about 'Physical training'
• Thus, R must be the first part as it mentions about what does 'physical training' do.
• The next part will be P, as it mentions about the betterment of 'physical training'.
• Third part must be S, as it mentions the people on which the impact will be.
• The last part will be Q.
• Thus, option 1 is correct.

The correct sentence is: Physical training can shape well the character of young boys and girls who are going to be responsible citizens.

Important Points

• It is important to read the jumbled parts carefully and to join them in sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
• We can also get the sentence by checking the options given.

The correct answer is: PSRQ

Key Points

• Here, we have to form a meaningful sentence by rearranging the jumbled parts.
• Since the starting part of the sentence is already given, it becomes easy to find the rest of the sentence.
• The first part will be P, as it mentions the intention of the old lady, i.e. to sell her precious table.
• The second part will be S, as it mentions the special features of the table.
• The third part is R, as it tells about to whom she must sell it to.
• The last part is Q, describing the peculiarities of the buyer of the table.
• Thus, option 4 is correct.

The correct sentence is: The old lady wanted to sell her precious table with gold coated legs and glossy surface to someone having the capacity to pay a huge amount as its price.

Important Points

• It is important to read the jumbled parts carefully and to join them in sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
• We can also get the sentence by checking the options given.

The correct answer is: QPSR

Key Points 

• The rearranged sentence would be: Not knowing how to cross the broken bridge, they decided to wade through the river.
• The sentence starts with "Not knowing how," indicating their lack of knowledge.
• "To cross the broken bridge" follows, expressing the action they are uncertain about.
• Next, "they decided" comes after the phrase, indicating the decision they will take.
• Finally, "to wade through the river" is placed at the end, indicating their decision.

The correct sentence is: Not knowing how to cross the broken bridge they decided to wade through the river.

Important Points 

• It is important to read the jumbled parts carefully and to join them in sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
• We can also get the sentence by checking the options given.

Mistake Points 

Sequence SRPQ ​cannot be the correct answer because "They decided to wade through the river, not knowing how to cross the broken bridge." this structure is not meaningful or logical.

The correct sequence is 4) QPSR: "Not knowing how to cross the broken bridge, they decided to wade through the river." It gives the cause first, then explains the effect.

The correct answer is: QRPS

Key Points

• Here, we have to form a meaningful sentence by rearranging the jumbled parts.
• Since the starting part of the sentence is already given, it becomes easy to find the rest of the sentence.
• Here, Q will be the first part as it starts with a plural verb 'believe' which succeeds the given plural noun.
• R will be the second part, as it mentions what the educationalists believe, which start with noun 'young children'.
• Third part will be P, as it further mentions the noun young children.
• Last part is S.
• Option 3 is correct here.

The correct sentence is: Some educationists believe that young children should not be exposed to too much television viewing.

Important Points

• It is important to read the jumbled parts carefully and to join them in sequence to form a meaningful sentence.
• We can also get the sentence by checking the options given.

The correct answer is "c".

Key Points

• The sentence "Everybody, it must be admitted, has their ups and downs" contains an error in part (c) regarding agreement in number between the pronoun and the antecedent.
• The antecedent "everybody" is an indefinite pronoun that is always singular, even though it seems to refer to more than one person.
• Therefore, the correct pronoun to refer to "everybody" should also be singular.
• The correct sentence should be: "Everybody, it must be admitted, has his or her ups and downs."
• Hence, the correct answer will be Option 3.

Mistake Points

• Please note that in recent years, it has become more accepted in informal and even some formal writing to use "their" as a singular pronoun, especially as a way to avoid gendered language.
• However, for strict grammatical purposes and in formal writing, it's still often recommended to use "his or her."