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Directions (1-5): Read the following passage and answer the questions as
directed. There are some blanks given in the passage based on which some
questions are framed, and some words are highlighted as well to help you answer
some of the questions.

________(A)________ TV/movie streaming heavyweights with original material. (B)At

a press conference (1) in New York, Walmart announced (2) a slate of new contender
(3) for its streaming commissions (4), Vudu. Added to the 100,000-plus TV shows and
movies already available on the service, viewers can expect the likes of Friends in
Strange Places, a travel/comedy series overseen by Queen Latifah; interview
documentary strand Turning Point with Randy Jackson; and a series-length reboot of
1983 Michael Keaton comedy Mr Mom. The new offering is aimed primarily at Middle
America, which Walmart feels has been undersold by streaming ________(C)______
like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. (D) Vudu’s shows will be a vehicle for new
interactive advertising going live over the summer who will allow consumers to buy what
they see without leaving their sofa. Thanks to its monster customer database, a senior
Vudu manager recently described Walmart as the “sleeping giant of the digital
entertainment space”.

If so, it’s about to wake up to a very crowded marketplace. It’s only weeks since Apple
announced streaming service Apple TV+, which is to combine licensed shows with
original programming when it launches worldwide this autumn. Disney, meanwhile, is
following suit with Disney+ in November – initially in the US, then (E)___________ out
to other countries next year. Other existing streamers include Hulu and HBO Now, while
Discovery and NBCUniversal are both launching rivals next year as well (click on the
table below to make the full details bigger). (F) It doesn’t take a seer to predict that a
good few will likely fail. Among these newer announcements, Apple and Disney look the
stronger contenders. Apple has the ready-made platform of a billion devices to promote
and deliver its service, while Disney has the (G)_____________– from video games to
live sports to superheroes.

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(H) Vudu may have the (1)heft of Walmart behind it, but the content investment is likely
to be a (2) spending of the other two: Apple has said it will spend US$2 billion (£1.5
billion) a year at first, while Disney is (3) fraction only $500m on originals, including the
likes of three Avengers spin-offs, but the group’s total annual (4)content spend is nearly
50 times bigger. Walmart has not said what Vudu is spending. (I) On the other hand,
Vudu’s offering will be mostly free while Disney+ and Apple TV will both charge monthly
subscriptions. At any rate, all three are likely to

struggle – and the same goes for the other new arrivals. We are heading for a serious
case of “subscription fatigue”. When consumers watch free-to-air television,
broadcasters take care of the (J) altruistic process of making deals with content
owners, aggregating it and serving it up. As pay-TV operators like Sky or the cable
networks started to emerge, consumers had to sometimes choose a package to get a
particular channel or program.

Q1. Which of the following word given in the options should come at the place marked
as (A) in the above passage to make it grammatically correct and meaningful? Also, the
word should fill in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and
meaningful.

(i) The finals race has heated up after _____________ premiers Spencer Park slipped
to the foot of the table after their loss to Vikings in round 10 of the Albany Retravision
Lower Great Southern Hockey Association women’s A-grade competition last Saturday.

(ii) As the world’s longest ___________ monarch — 67 years — Queen Elizabeth has
worked with many British prime minister

(A) reigning

(B) mercurial

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(C) dogmatic

(D) rucking

(E) myriad

Q2. The sentence given in (B) has four words given in bold. Amongst the given bold
words, which of the followings must replace each other to make the sentence
contextually correct and meaningful?

(A) 2-4

(B) 2-3

(C) 3-4

(D) 1-4

(E) 1-3

Q3. Which of the following words should fill the blank given in (C) to make it contextually
correct and meaningful?

(A) imminent

(B) secedes

(C) colludes

(D) incumbents

(E) imbroglio

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Q4. In the passage given, a sentence (D) is given in Italics. There may or may not be an
error in one part of the sentence. Choose the part which has an error in it as your
answer.

(A) Vudu’s shows will be a vehicle for new interactive

(B) advertising going live over the summer

(C) who will allow consumers to

(D) buy what they see without leaving their sofa.

(E) No correction required

Q5. Which of the following words given in the options should come at the place marked
as (E) in the above passage to make it grammatically correct and meaningful? Also, the
word should fill in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and
meaningful.

(i) WhatsApp has started _____________ out of the frequently forwarded messages
feature on its Android and iOS-based apps.

(ii) Samsung is now ________________ out an update for the Galaxy Note 9 that
brings with it the July 2019 security patch.

(A) limping

(B) hobbling

(C) rolling

(D) undermining

(E) scrutinizing

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Answer

1. A

Solution: Among the given options, “reigning” fits in perfectly in all the three given
blanks. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.

Reigning: currently holding a particular sporting title.

Mercurial: subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

Dogmatic: inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true

Rucking: take part in a ruck

Myriad: a countless or extremely great number of people or things

2. C

Solution: Among the given options, the positions of “contender” (3) and “commissions”
(4) are incorrect and therefore require interchange. Hence, option (c) is the most
suitable answer choice.

3. D

Solution: Among the given options, “incumbents” fits in perfectly in the given blank.
Hence, option (d) is the most suitable answer choice.

Imminent: about to happen.

Secedes: withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a

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political or religious organization.

Colludes: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an

advantage over others.

Incumbents: the holder of an office or post

Imbroglio: an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation

4. C

Solution: Here, we will replace “who” with “which” because we use which for things
and who for people. Hence, option (c) is the most suitable answer choice.

5. C

Solution: Among the given options, “rolling” is the appropriate word to fit in the given
blank. Hence, option (c) is the most suitable answer choice.

Limping: the action of walking with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg
or

Hobbling: walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury

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