Multiple choice

Directions: The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Since foggy weather ______ visibility by several metres, the railways has either partially _____ or diverted some of the trains.

  1. improves, started

  2. impairs, called off

  3. hampers, withdrawn

  4. decrease, stopped

  5. reduces, cancelled
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Fog 'reduces' visibility (makes it less). When visibility is reduced, trains get 'cancelled' as a safety measure. 'Impairs' and 'hampers' also work for the first blank, but only option E provides the correct second word 'cancelled' that logically follows.

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