Multiple choice

As I was working ________ under the pressure of time, I couldn't notice my __________ mistake.

Direction:
Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. perennially, supernumerary

  2. sporadically, simple

  3. precipitately, slapdash

  4. hysterically, ineluctable

  5. leisurely, stupid

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As the subject is under pressure, so only 'perennially' and 'precipitately' goes with it. But a close look at the second blank makes it amply clear that it has to be a slapdash mistake i.e. a careless mistake.

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