Multiple choice

Directions: The 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 (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The _________ over the success of his meetings was soured by the ________ events at a public meeting.

  1. nuance, quarrel

  2. exaggeration, irrational

  3. deviation, specious

  4. euphoria, sordid

  5. excitement, exceptional
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is that the feeling of success of meeting was soured by some events. So the events have to be bad and both the fillers should be contradictory. A positive word ought to precede the feeling of 'success' and a negative one ought to succeed 'soured'. Hence, the answer is (4).

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