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Explanation

The idiom "Take time by the forelock" means to seize an opportunity promptly or act decisively before it's too late.

It suggests being proactive and prepared.

Explanation

"To read the riot act" means to give someone a strong warning or reprimand, often to prevent undesirable behavior.

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Bureaucracy refers to a system of government in which important decisions are made by state officials or officers rather than by elected representatives.

Other options:

• Democracy: Government by the people.
• Autocracy: Government by one person with absolute power.
• Aristocracy: Government by the nobility or a privileged class.

Explanation

He advised his friend to leave the town at once.

The sentence expresses a suggestion or advice in the form of a conditional, which turns into advice in indirect speech.

“If I were you...” typically implies giving advice.

Explanation

The 21th century is the century of sophisticated technology and science. Technology and science began to make progress in the seventeenth century.

1. The word 'century' is a/n _____?

(A) Noun

(B) Conjunction

(C) Preposition

(D) Article

Explanation:

"Century" is a naming word, referring to a period of 100 years.

It functions as a common noun in the sentence.

2. The word 'began' in the passage is a/an _____?

(A) Noun

(B) Conjunction

(C) Preposition

(D) Verb

Explanation: 

"Began" is the past tense of "begin," which is an action word.

It indicates an action that started in the past.

Explanation

Objectives limiting the meaning of a noun showing either possession, demonstration, or number are called Proper adjectives.

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• "Proper adjectives" also describe people, places, and things
• for example
• Your country is a proper noun and it has a capitalized proper adjective.
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Explanation

 "Although he was a novice new at the game, Asad knew the others were playing incorrectly."

اگرچہ وہ اس گیم میں بالکل نیا تھا، اسد جانتا تھا کہ دوسرے غلط طریقے سے کھیل رہے ہیں۔

Note: “a novice new” is a bit redundant, so it would sound better as “Although he was a novice at the game…”, but for this multiple-choice format, “Novice” is the best fit.

Explanation

"Should" is used to give advice or suggestion.

In this sentence, it's a suggestion that the person sees a doctor.

Explanation

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

جب روم میں ہو تو رومیوں کی طرح کرو۔

It means to adapt to the customs or behavior of the local culture when in a foreign place.

Explanation

In the sentence, "much" and "little" are quantitative adjectives as they describe the amount or quantity of effort and work, respectively, without specifying exact numbers.

Quantitative adjectives answer "how much" or "how many."