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XAT 2016 — VARC Question 9

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Read the following poem and answer the question that follows:

I sought a soul in the sea
And found a coral there
Beneath the foam for me
An ocean was all laid bare.

Into my heart’s night
Along a narrow way
I groped; and lo! The light,
An infinite land of day.​​​​​​​

Choose the best pronunciation of the word, Sobriquet, from the following options: 

Answer & solution

  • soh-bruh-key

  • B

    sub-rry-ka

  • C

    sob-bee-ri-kwet

  • D

    soub-rick-kaat

  • E

    Sobb-rik-kwet

Solution

The correct pronunciation of the word “sobriquet” is 'soh-bruh-key'.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

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