Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that fills in the blanks most suitably (in the same order).

The presence of armed guards _______ us from doing anything disruptive; hence we did not _______.

  1. defeated, upbraid

  2. excited, chide

  3. irritated, reprimand

  4. prevented, retaliate

  5. encouraged, castigate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The presence of guards prevents the people present there from doing something disruptive. So, the first blank cannot have any word other than 'prevented' and, of course, because of this presence they did not retaliate or oppose.

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