Multiple choice

Directions: For the word given at the top of each table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (1, 2, 3, 4) with their corresponding usage on the right (a, b, c, d). Out of the five possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usage correctly matched.

INDEFATIGABLE Meaning | Usage | | 1. Never becoming tired | a. She is such an indefatigable young child that no body can pass her without giving her a smile. | | 2. Unflagging | b. For many years Allen was an indefatigable campaigner for human rights. | | 3. Extremely determined | c. Nelson Mandela is known as the indefatigable opponent of racial discrimination. | | 4. Energetic | d. The Chairman thanked Mr. Tony for the indefatigable enthusiasm with which he had worked on the project. |

  1. 1. b
    2. c
    3. d
    4. a
  2. 1. b
    2. d
    3. a
    4. c
  3. 1. b
    2. d
    3. c
    4. a
  4. 1. d
    2. b
    3. a
    4. c
  5. 1. c
    2. d
    3. b
    4. a
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C Correct answer
Explanation

For usage 'a': 'She is such an indefatigable young child that no body can pass her without giving here a smile'; the suitable meaning is in 4, 'Energetic'. Thus either option (1) or option (3) is correct. Both these options match 1b as a pair. For usage 'c': 'Nelson Mandela is known as the indefatigable opponent of racial discrimination', suitable meaning is given in 3. This helps us mark option (3) as the correct answer.

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