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Fill in the Blanks

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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Given below is a body of letter to a friend with four blanks. Fill those blanks with options provided to make it sensible.

Dear Kiran, Hi! How are you? It has been a long time (1). I have been busy with house tests and a project report. I have done very well in my tests. How is your life _(2)? I have heard it is very cold in winters there. If you ___(3)_ in summer, please visit me. We will have a great time here in Chandigarh. Please let me know.

Fill blank 1.

  1. for I met you

  2. since I heard from you

  3. raining continuously

  4. night journey

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Other options do not make any sense with the sentence. Only option 2 fits here, so it is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Given below is a body of letter to a friend with three blanks. Fill those blanks with options provided to make it sensible.

Dear Kiran, Hi! How are you? It has been a long time _(1). I have been busy with house tests and a project report. I have done very well in my tests. How is your life __(2)_? I have heard it is very cold in winters there. If you _(3)____ in summers, please visit me. We will have a great time here in Chandigarh. Please let me know.

Fill blank 2.

  1. of winter

  2. of enjoyment

  3. there in Shimla

  4. after snowfall

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option 3 is correct as the person is talking about his/her friend's hometown.

Multiple choice

Directions: Given below is a body of letter to a friend with three blanks. Fill those blanks with options provided to make it sensible.

Dear Kiran, Hi! How are you? It has been a long time _(1). I have been busy with house tests and a project report. I have done very well in my tests. How is your life _(2)? I have heard it is very cold in winters there. If you ___(3)__ in summers, please visit me. We will have a great time here in Chandigarh. Please let me know.

Fill blank 3.

  1. get some time

  2. write in

  3. appear in exam

  4. feel cold in summer

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The person who is writing the letter is asking about other person's free time. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: A story is given with blanks. Read the story and choose the option that suits it.

A very long time ago, there were no gold or silver coins used for money. Men used to _(1)_ for the things they wanted. Shells were used by North American Indians for money. These shells were called wampum. On a string of skin, these shells were strung. Purple colored clam shells _(2)_ than white shells. A great many years ago, there lived a king named Croesus. He had a gold field in his kingdom. His people used coins to buy their food and clothing. Years ago, coins were made by hand. But now, they are made by machines.

Fill blank (1).

  1. buy things they had

  2. trade things they had

  3. sold things they had

  4. trading things they had

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Trade is the correct word here and with 'to', we use 1st from of verb. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: A story is given with blanks. Read the story and choose the option that suits it.

A very long time ago, there were no gold or silver coins used for money. Men used to (1) for the things they wanted. Shells were used by North American Indians for money. These shells were called wampum. On a string of skin, these shells were strung. Purple colored clam shells (2) than white shells. A great many years ago, there lived a king named Croesus. He had a gold field in his kingdom. His people used coins to buy their food and clothing. Years ago, coins were made by hand. But now, they are made by machines.

Fill blank (2).

  1. was less valuable

  2. had more valuable

  3. has more valuable

  4. were more valuable

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Shells' is plural. Hence, we need 'were' here. Option 4 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence is left blank. You are to choose from the five options given below, the one which best fills the blank.

I am an entertainer; __________, I have to keep smiling because in my heart laughter and sorrow has an affinity.

  1. even if I have tears in me

  2. even though I am depressed inside

  3. while entertaining people

  4. in the entertainment business

  5. today, tomorrow and always
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The second sentence elaborates a contrast. A similar contrast is available in (1).

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence is left blank. You are to choose from the five options given below, the one which best fills the blank.

When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is ____________.

  1. their giving the dog a bad name.

  2. their holding dogmas that are different from our own.

  3. the extremism that goes along with it.

  4. the subversion of whatever they actually believe in concomitantly.

  5. their disagreement with our point of view.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This explains why we object when people hold other opinions/dogmas. Hence, this is the most appropriate answer choice.