Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, there are three / four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. Select the most appropriate word or phrase to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.

I. The soldier sensed a martial (A) / marshal (B) approach in the attitude of the visitor. II. The committee is said to lean (A) / lien (B) towards his proposal. III. The straight (A) / strait (B) has been a matter of dispute between the two states. IV. Maize (A) / Maze (B) flour is used as a staple food in many countries.

  1. AABB

  2. AABA

  3. ABAA

  4. BABA

  5. BAAB

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Martial is warlike; marshal is to head or manage. The soldier's approach was warlike. Lean is to bend towards or favour, which is what the committee appears to be doing. The dispute is over a strait or narrow waterway. Maize is a staple; maze is a puzzle.