By referring to the world as "gendered" the writer wants to convey that

From the passage: Supposing half a dozen or a dozen men were cast ashore from a wreck on...

The writer makes a hypothesis, which can be related to

Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate phrase from the options given. Although he is recovering from his illness, he has to follow certain diet restrictions. He cannot eat junk food. Please do not pity him and _______________

Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate phrase from the options given. The problems may be difficult, but all you have to do is __________ as long as you can.

Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate phrase from the options given. The standards set by the examination board are so high that it would be difficult for poorly prepared students to __________

Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate phrase from the options given. After all the alliances and arithmetic, the party is likely to ________ a majority in the assembly election.

Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate phrase from the options given. I'll have to _________ because I don't know how Sheila's parents are going to react to this offer.

Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate phrase from the options given. If you had been more alert, this golden opportunity would not have __________

In the following sentence the incorrect part is underlined. Choose an alternative from the four given options so that the sentence is rendered correct. The place [underlined: where her father disappeared and the reason why he did] are unknown to her