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Directionsfor1to7:
Pleasereadtheparagraphandanswerthequestionsbelow

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Passage

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InMoulmein,inLowerBurma,Iwashated

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bylargenumbersofpeopletheonlytime
inmylifethatIhavebeenimportant

enoughforthistohappentome.Iwassub
TimeRemaining:09:11divisionalpoliceofficerofthetownandin

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anaimless,pettykindofwayantiEuropean
feelingwasverybitter.Noonehadtheguts
toraiseariotbutifaEuropeanwoman

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wentthroughthebazaarsalonesomebody

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wouldprobablyspitbeteljuiceoverher

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dress.AsapoliceofficerIwasanobvious
targetandwasbaitedwheneveritseemed
safetodoso.WhenanimbleBurman
trippedmeuponthefootballfieldandthe
referee(anotherBurman)lookedtheother
way,thecrowdyelledwithhideous

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laughter.Thishappenedmorethanonce.In

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theendthesneeringyellowfacesofyoung

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menthatmetmeeverywhere,theinsults
hootedaftermewhenIwasatasafe

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distance,gotbadlyonmynerves.The

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youngBuddhistpriestsweretheworstof
all.Therewereseveralthousandsofthem
inthetownandnoneofthemseemedto

hehadgenuineplanstocontributehis
bittothefallofimperialism.
hisstayinBurmawasaneyeopener,in
thathewitnessedthestrengthofan
elephantinfullcry.
anEasternstorycannotbebelieved
outright.
Alloftheabove
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2.Whichofthefollowingwoulddisagree
withthepassage,withreferencetothe
author'sposition?
Asapoliceofficerhewasnotsurethat
hecoulddoanythingworthwhile.
HeloathedboththeBritishandthe
Burmans.
HethoughtthatBritishoppressionwas
notanirrevocablething.
Noneoftheabove
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haveanythingtodoexceptstandonstreet

3.Themoststrikingaspectofthepassage

cornersandjeeratEuropeans.

isthatit

Allthiswasperplexingandupsetting.Forat
thattimeIhadalreadymadeupmymind
thatimperialismwasanevilthingandthe
soonerIchuckedupmyjobandgotoutof
itthebetter.Theoreticallyandsecretly,of
courseIwasallfortheBurmeseandall
againsttheiroppressors,theBritish.Asfor
thejobIwasdoing,Ihateditmorebitterly
thanIcanperhapsmakeclear.Inajoblike
thatyouseethedirtyworkofEmpireat
closequarters.Thewretchedprisoners
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1.Theauthorislikelytoagreethat

isthereflectionofthetruefeelingsof
anAngloIndianofficer.
succinctlycapturesthetruenatureof
theBritishRaj.
endsjustastherealstoryissetto
begin.
gives,inanutshell,themoralofthe
elephantstory.
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4.Thepassageis,foremost,
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huddlinginthestinkingcagesofthelock
ups,thegrey,cowedfacesofthelongterm
convicts,thescarredbuttocksofthemen
whohadbeenfloggedwithbamboosall
theseoppressedmewithanintolerable
senseofguilt.ButIcouldgetnothinginto
perspective.Iwasyoungandilleducated
andIhadtothinkoutmyproblemsinthe
uttersilencethatisimposedonevery
EnglishmanintheEast.Ididnotevenknow
thattheBritishEmpirewasdying,stillless
didIknowthatitwasagreatdealbetter
thantheyoungerempiresthatweregoing
tosupplantit.AllIknewwasthatIwas

acritiqueofthedevilishBritishRaj.
adescriptionofthehavocwreakedby
theelephant.
apeepintotheauthor'sexperiencesin
theEast.
arecountingofanelephantsafaritale.
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5.Themanwhowascrushedtodeathby
theelephant
wasanescapedcoolieprisoner.

stuckbetweenmyhatredoftheempireI

wastheoldwoman'shusband.

servedandmyrageagainsttheevilspirited

wastheauthor'sbodyguard.

littlebeastswhotriedtomakemyjob
impossible.WithonepartofmymindI
thoughtoftheBritishRajasanunbreakable
tyranny,assomethingclampeddownupon
thenatives.Feelingslikethesearethe

madeforagorysightbestavoidedby
theyoungandtheimpressionable.
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6.Theauthor

normalbyproductofimperialism,askany
AngloIndianofficial,ifyoucancatchhim
offduty.
Onedaysomethinghappenedwhichina
roundaboutwaywasenlightening.Itwasa
tinyincidentinitselfbutitgavemeabetter
glimpsethanIhadbeforeoftherealnature

wantstopaintthetruepictureof
heroismtothenatives.
didnotreallywanttokilltheelephant.
wantedtoputtheelephantinitsplace.
Alloftheabove
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ofimperialismtherealmotivesforwhich
despoticgovernmentsact.Earlyone
morningthesubinspectoratapolice
stationattheotherendofthetownrangme
uponthephoneandsaidthatanelephant
wasravagingthebazaar.WouldIplease
comeanddosomethingaboutit?Ididnot
knowwhatIcoulddobutIwantedtosee
whatwashappeningandIgotontoapony
andstartedout.Itookmyrifle,anold.44
Winchesterandmuchtoosmalltokillan
elephantbutIthoughtthenoisemightbe
usefulinterrorisingtheelephant.Various
Burmansstoppedmeonthewayandtold
meabouttheelephant'sdoings.Itwasnot,
ofcourse,awildelephantbutatameone
whichhadgone"must."Ithadbeenchained
up,astameelephantsalwaysarewhen
theirattackof"must"isduebutonthe
previousnightithadbrokenitschainsand
escaped.Itsmahout,theonlypersonwho
couldmanageitwhenitwasinthatstate,
hadsetoutinpursuitbuthadtakenthe
wrongdirectionandwasnowtwelvehours
journeyawayandinthemorningthe
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elephanthadsuddenlyreappearedintown.
TheBurmesepopulationhadnoweapons
andwerequitehelplessagainstit.Ithad
alreadydestroyedsomebody'sbamboohut,
killedacowandraidedsomefruitstallsand
devouredthestock,alsoithadmetthe
municipalrubbishvanand,whenthedriver
jumpedoutandtooktohisheelshadturned
thevanoverandinflictedviolenceuponit.
TheBurmesesubinspectorandsome
Indianconstableswerewaitingformeinthe
quarterwheretheelephanthadbeenseen.
Itwasaverypoorquarter,alabyrinthof
squalidbamboohuts,thatchedwithpalm
leaf,windingalloverasteephillside.I
rememberthatitwasacloudy,stuffy
morningatthebeginningoftherains.We
beganquestioningthepeopleastowhere
theelephanthadgoneand,asusual,failed
togetanydefiniteinformation.Thatis
invariablythecaseintheEast,astory
alwayssoundsclearenoughatadistance
buttheneareryougettothesceneof
eventsthevagueritbecomes.Someofthe
peoplesaidthattheelephanthadgonein
onedirection,somesaidthathehadgone
inanother,someprofessednotevento
haveheardofanyelephant.Ihadalmost
madeupmymindthatthewholestorywas
apackoflies,whenweheardyellsalittle
distanceaway.Therewasaloud,
scandalisedcryof"Goaway,child!Goaway
thisinstant!"andanoldwomanwitha
switchinherhandcameroundthecornerof
ahut,violentlyshooingawayacrowdof
nakedchildren.Somemorewomen
followed,clickingtheirtonguesand
exclaimingevidentlytherewassomething
thatthechildrenoughtnottohaveseen.I
roundedthehutandsawaman'sdead
bodysprawlinginthemud.Hewasan
Indian,ablackDravidiancoolie,almost
nakedandhecouldnothavebeendead
manyminutes.Thepeoplesaidthatthe
elephanthadcomesuddenlyuponhim
roundthecornerofthehut,caughthimwith
itstrunk,putitsfootonhisbackandground
himintotheearth.Thiswastherainy
seasonandthegroundwassoftandhis
facehadscoredatrenchafootdeepanda
coupleofyardslong.Hewaslyingonhis
bellywitharmscrucifiedandheadsharply
twistedtooneside.Hisfacewascoated
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withmud,theeyeswideopen,theteeth
baredandgrinningwithanexpressionof
unendurableagony.(Nevertellme,bythe
way,thatthedeadlookpeaceful.Mostof
thecorpsesIhaveseenlookeddevilish.)
Thefrictionofthegreatbeast'sfoothad
strippedtheskinfromhisbackasneatlyas
oneskinsarabbit.AssoonasIsawthe
deadmanIsentanorderlytoafriend's
housenearbytoborrowanelephantrifle.I
hadalreadysentbackthepony,not
wantingittogomadwithfrightandthrow
meifitsmelttheelephant.
Theorderlycamebackinafewminutes
witharifleandfivecartridgesand
meanwhilesomeBurmanshadarrivedand
toldusthattheelephantwasinthepaddy
fieldsbelow,onlyafewhundredyards
away.AsIstartedforwardpracticallythe
wholepopulationofthequarterflockedout
ofthehousesandfollowedme.Theyhad
seentherifleandwereallshouting
excitedlythatIwasgoingtoshootthe
elephant.Theyhadnotshownmuchinterest
intheelephantwhenhewasmerely
ravagingtheirhomesbutitwasdifferent
nowthathewasgoingtobeshot.Itwasa
bitoffuntothem,asitwouldbetoan
Englishcrowdbesidestheywantedthe
meat.Itmademevaguelyuneasy.Ihadno
intentionofshootingtheelephantIhad
merelysentfortherifletodefendmyselfif
necessaryanditisalwaysunnervingto
haveacrowdfollowingyou.Imarched
downthehill,lookingandfeelingafool,
withtherifleovermyshoulderandanever
growingarmyofpeoplejostlingatmy
heels.Atthebottom,whenyougotaway
fromthehuts,therewasametalledroad
andbeyondthatamirywasteofpaddy
fieldsathousandyardsacross,notyet
ploughedbutsoggyfromthefirstrainsand
dottedwithcoarsegrass.Theelephantwas
standingeightyardsfromtheroad,hisleft
sidetowardsus.Hetooknottheslightest
noticeofthecrowd'sapproach.Hewas
tearingupbunchesofgrass,beatingthem
againsthiskneestocleanthemandstuffing
themintohismouth.
Directionsfor7to10:
Eachsentencebelowhasoneormoreblanks,eachblankindicatingamissing
wordorsetofwords.Fournumberedwordsorsetsofwordsfolloweach
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sentence.Choosetheoptionthatbestfitseachblankinthecontextofthewhole
sentence.
7.Thejobofthelinguistmustbetodiscriminatebetweenwhatismerelyafadandwhat
qualifiesasanactualchangeinlanguageusage,to.....theformerandaccurately.....the
latter,regardlessofpersonalpreferences.
despise,reflect
disregard,transcribe
enhance,repeat
enjoy,deplore
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8.Becausethefrontrunnerinastateelectionfocusedon.....interestsratherthanthe
parochialonesofhisconstituency,helosttoa.....whotoldthecitizenswhattheywanted
tohearabouttheirownnarrowconcerns.
private,campaigner
catholic,demagogue
wideranging,pioneer
specific,candidate
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9.Fortheauthor,composerandpainterwhomustworkalone,anoccasional,stimulating
meetingwithothersinthesolitaryartsservesto.....theirselfimposed.....
combat,isolation
expand,endeavors
mitigate,agony
destroy,talent
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10.AlthoughE.B.Whiteenjoyedthesuccessofhischildren'snovelCharlotte'sWeb,he
was.....tohaveittranslatedintoamovie,whichhefearedmight.....thebook.
resigned,reproduce
delighted,magnify
reluctant,inaccuratelyreflect
hesitant,skillfullydepict
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