English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Connotations & Denotations
Directions : In each of the following questions a sentence is given...
Directions : In each of the following questions a sentence is given with a word given in BOLD. Corresponding to each question three sentences are given with the use of the same word. From the options choose the sentences which give a DIFFERENT MEANING for the word used in the sentence above. The meaning used in the sentence(s) should be different from the one used in the main sentence.
The wound sustained by the soldier can cause serious problems and he needs to see a doctor immediately.
I. The athlete gets wound up before every match.
II. A lot of blood has been lost due to the deep wound; the patient needs immediate blood transfusion.
III. The hooligan finally wound up in a maximum security prison when his lawyer could not argue his case properly.
Options
- AOnly I and II
- BOnly II and III
- COnly I and III
- DAll I, II and III
Correct answer
C. Only I and III
Step-by-step solution
“Wound” in the given sentence means ‘injury’.
‘Wound up’ in sentence I means ‘worried / nervous’.
‘Wound’ in sentence II means ‘injury’.
‘Wound up’, in sentence III, is the past form of ‘wind up’ which means ‘arrive or end up in a specified state, situation, or place’.
Obviously, sentence I and sentence III give a DIFFERENT MEANING for the word used in the sentence above.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
‘Wound up’ in sentence I means ‘worried / nervous’.
‘Wound’ in sentence II means ‘injury’.
‘Wound up’, in sentence III, is the past form of ‘wind up’ which means ‘arrive or end up in a specified state, situation, or place’.
Obviously, sentence I and sentence III give a DIFFERENT MEANING for the word used in the sentence above.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.