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Directions (1-10): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 1 to 10. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning.
The cracks in the English school system are growing. So is the_____ (1) that children are falling through them. Four academy chains including the high-performing Harris Federation are losing between 5% and 7% of pupils in the run-up to GCSEs raises questions to which the schools, Ofsted and the government must now provide answers. While the number of children leaving schools when they are adolescents is rising nationally, and some large local authorities have seen rises of 4-5%, academies are losing more pupils than other types of schools. The research showed that the _____ (2) of schools that issued more than 20% of pupils with a fixed-term exclusion were also academies. Three of the four academy chains that have lost most GCSE-year pupils responded to the data. Delta Academies Trust said the referral of teenagers to alternative provision was a _____ (3) process involving parents and always undertaken in the best interests of the child. There is no reason to doubt schools’ good _____ (4). There are sometimes sound reasons for a child to move, even midway through a GCSE course. Individual children’s interests must in any case be balanced against those of other children and staff.
But the pattern of falling rolls, and the high rate of departures from some academies, point to issues around _____ (5). Are schools maximising their GCSE results at the expense of other considerations such as inclusion and pastoral care for pupils who are struggling? The data also points to the possibility that school policies and practices have been altered by_____ (6)resources – the impact of which are expected to feature in the BBC’s new series School. They also suggest ______ (7) problems with behaviour – also the most common reason for an increased number of exclusions from Welsh schools.
Above all, there is the question of why it has been left to journalists and independent researchers to uncover the fact that schools are _____ (8) pupils at such a rate. Alternative providers such as pupil referral units exist for a reason. But since outcomes for excluded pupils are poor, the _____ (9) for exclusions is high and numbers closely monitored. Former Conservative children’s minster is ______ (10) a review for the government that will look at some of these issues. Ministers and Ofsted chief have voiced concerns about off-rolling, and Ofsted has developed a tool for use by inspectors.
1) – Choose the correct answer for (1).
1. Corroborate
2. Evident
3. Authenticate
4. Evidence
5. Fact
2) – Choose the correct answer for (2).
1. Prevalence
2. Majority
3. Predominance
4. Preponderate
5. Mass
3) – Choose the correct answer for (3).
1. Extremely
2. Rigorously
3. Stringent
4. Draconian
5. Both (3) and (4)
4) – Choose the correct answer for (4).
1. Intent
2. Aspirations
3. Intentions
4. Objective
5. Hopes
5) – Choose the correct answer for (5).
1. Urge
2. Curb
3. Spur
4. Embolden
5. Incentives
6) – Choose the correct answer for (6).
1. Wither
2. Contracted
3. Shrinking
4. Atrophying
5. Dried
7) – Choose the correct answer for (7).
1. Continuing
2. Perpetual
3. Immortalize
4. Commemorating
5. Both (1) and (2)
8) – Choose the correct answer for (8).
1. Moult
2. Shedding
3. Exuviate
4. Exfoliation
5. Concealing
9) – Choose the correct answer for (9).
1. Threshold
2. Doorway
3. Sill
4. Both (1) and (2)
5. Limitation
10) – Choose the correct answer for (10).
1. Coordinating
2. Oversee
3. Conducting
4. Regulated
5. Governed
Answers:-
Q.1 (4)
Q.2 (2)
Q.3 (3)
Q.4 (4)
Q.5 (5)
Q.6 (3)
Q.7 (4)
Q.8 (2)
Q.9 (1)
Q.10 (3)
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