Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the numbered blank (iii) 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. more

  2. just like

  3. similar

  4. better
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The passage compares anatomical features of great apes and humans. The structure are _____ (iii) ______ to ours requires an adjective that can follow this form. Similar works correctly: are similar to ours. More is incorrect because more...to is ungrammatical (more requires than). Just like doesn't work because the structure would be are just like ours (no to needed). Better makes no sense in this comparison context.

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