Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the numbered blank (i) with the best option from those given.

Directions: Fill in the numbered blank with the best option from those given.

Gorilla, chimpanzee and orangutan are some of the animals which resemble man in many _____ (i) _____. Among these animals, chimpanzee has the _____ (ii) _____ resemblance to man. In fact, the bone structure of all these animals has many similarities to that of man. Their constitution and the number of their teeth are _____ (iii) ______ to ours. Like human beings, they too have _____ (iv) ______  on their forehead. Their skulls are also like ours. Even their blood is _____ (v) _____ to ours. However, they cannot speak like us.

  1. conditions

  2. respects

  3. types

  4. factors
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase resemblance in many respects is a standard English idiom meaning similarities in multiple aspects or areas. Conditions refers to states or circumstances, types means categories, and factors are elements that influence something. None of these fit naturally with the verb resemble - you resemble someone in respects (aspects), not in conditions, types, or factors.

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