Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words/phrases marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicised or highlighted. For each sentence, select the most appropriate word or phrase to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentence. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.

(i) They (A) flaunt (B) flout their wealth by moving in costly cars and by staying at the five star hotels. (ii) The strict hawkers who buy worn out and torn out clothes from houses, sell them at local (A) flea (B) fled market. (iii) The two brothers (A) differ (B) defer from each other in their language and behaviour. (iv) Please do not indulge in useless (A) talking (B) taking at the meeting because it will not give a good impression about you.

  1. BBBA

  2. AAAA

  3. ABBA

  4. AABB
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B Correct answer
Explanation

 In sentence (i), the correct option is (A) because flaunt means showing something off and parading oneself. Flout means openly ignoring law or convention. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because flea market is an outdoors market with individual selling stalls, selling goods at cut rates. Fled is the past participle of the verb flee, which means to run away. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because the verb differ means to be unlike; defer is to postpone. In sentence (iv), the correct option is (A) because talking means conversing and taking means removing or carrying something.

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