Explanation

Doubling time is 4 hours.

From 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM is only 3 hours.

So bacteria have not doubled yet.

If counting full doubling only, number remains 30 at 3:00 PM. It will become 60 at 4:00 PM.

If using exact growth formula:

N = 30 x 2^(3/4) = 50.45 = approx 50 bacteria.

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Passage: Last week, we all attended a seminar about how companies survive in difficult situations while others continue to thrive. The speaker explained that businesses face many challenges, but they can overcome them by adopting effective strategies and adapting to changing circumstances.

He discussed several solutions that help companies deal with difficult situations. These included identifying problems, using available resources effectively, remaining flexible, and developing new strategies. He emphasized that companies should not depend on old methods when circumstances change. Instead, they should continue learning, adapting, and finding better ways to work.

The speaker concluded by advising companies to remain flexible, face challenges with confidence, and keep reinventing themselves to survive and succeed in a changing environment.

What type of passage is this? Essay

The starting paragraph tells about? Personal experience

How many solutions does the speaker suggest for dealing with difficult situations? Four

What is the main advice given by the speaker at the end of the passage? Keep reinventing yourself

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Explanation

Passage: A driver was taking a woman named Pinky and a man named Ashok to a village. Ram Dnata was also mentioned in the passage, creating some confusion. The atmosphere inside the car was tense because none of the passengers spoke. The driver realized that Pinky was angry when he noticed her grinding her teeth.

Pinky asked Ashok why they were going to the village. Ashok replied that it was his ancestral village. Pinky reminded him that they were supposed to return to New York and accused him of lying to her. Ashok told her that there was a driver with them and that they would talk later. Pinky questioned why they needed a driver and why Ashok could not drive as he had done in America. Ashok explained that there was a lot of traffic and that he could not drive in that situation.

Whom was the driver taking to the village? Pinky and Ashok

How did the driver realize that Pinky was angry? When he noticed her grinding her teeth

Why did Pinky want to go back to America? She did not like the village

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Explanation

• Michel Foucault developed the modern theoretical concept of discourse, linking language with knowledge, power, and society.
• Zellig Harris introduced the term Discourse Analysis in 1952.

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Explanation

• Deixis refers to words whose meaning depends on context.
• Their meaning changes according to speaker, time, or place.
• Examples include words like I, you, here, there, now, then.
• They cannot be fully understood without knowing the situation of use.
• Deixis is an important concept in pragmatics (language study).

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Explanation

Increase in sales = 150 − 120 = 30 units.

Percentage increase = (Increase ÷ Original sales) × 100.

(30 ÷ 120) × 100 = 25%.

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Explanation

• Take along means to take someone or something with you when going somewhere.
• The sentence means that the girl takes her doll with her when she goes outside.
• The correct phrase is “takes along” because the subject “the girl” is singular.

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Explanation

• A clause is a grammatical unit that contains a subject and a verb.
• An independent clause can express a complete thought and form a sentence.
• A sentence may contain one or more clauses.

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Explanation

• The word Teabags contains three morphemes: tea + bag + -s.
• Tea and bag are free morphemes, while -s is a bound morpheme indicating plural.
• Each morpheme carries a distinct meaning or grammatical function.

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Explanation

• A long tale is a story that has considerable length and contains many events or details.
• Lengthy means long in duration or size.

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