Multiple choice

(i) While he was being brought to the hospital, he was bleeding profusely but was (A) conscience (B) conscious and alert. (ii) He is very (A) discreet (B) discrete in his way of working. Even his brother has no knowledge of what he is doing. (iii) It is a noble deed by childless couples to (A) adopt (B) adapt orphans from the orphanages. (iv) He is passing the hat to raise (A) capital (B) capitol to start his own business. He will surely come to you!

Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicized or highlighted. Select the most appropriate word to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentences. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.

  1. AAAA

  2. BBAA

  3. BAAA

  4. BABA

  5. BAAB
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In the sentence (i), the correct option is (B) because conscious refers to being aware of yourself or the world around you. It also means being sensitive to something or being awake, not asleep or insensible. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because discreet refers to someone or something that is appropriately quiet, prudent, and restrained. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because adopt refers to take on as one's own, like an idea, an attitude, or behavior, or even, of course, a creature.  In sentence (iv), the correct option is (A) because capital here refers to wealth available for or capable of use in the production of further wealth.

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