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'Took pity' is the correct idiomatic expression meaning to feel compassion and help someone. 'Pity' as a noun follows 'took' in this fixed expression. 'Sympathy' would need a different preposition (felt sympathy), 'kind' is an adjective, and 'kindness' doesn't fit the idiomatic structure.

'Enabled' means to make able or possible - the money enabled him to complete his studies. This is the correct verb form. 'Abled' is not a real word, 'entitled' means having a right to something, and 'performed' means to carry out an action, none of which fit the context of money empowering someone to achieve a goal.

'Wondered' means to think about something with curiosity or uncertainty - he was curious if he could sing properly. 'Thought' doesn't capture the uncertainty, 'surprised' needs an object, and 'think' is the wrong tense. 'Wondered' is the only option that conveys questioning oneself about ability.

'Brave' means showing no fear - she's not afraid to go out alone. 'Coward' would mean the opposite (afraid), while 'strong' and 'healthy' don't directly relate to fearlessness. The sentence structure specifically connects the trait to not being afraid, making 'brave' the logical choice.

'Boasted' means to talk with excessive pride about oneself - he was proudly claiming he speaks Tamil fluently. 'Proposed' means to suggest, 'suggested' means to recommend, and 'asked' means to question - none of which capture the self-praise aspect of the sentence.

'Sharply' is an adverb describing how she ordered him out - it means abruptly, sternly, or harshly. 'Hardly' means barely or almost not, 'heavy' is an adjective not an adverb, and 'heavily' refers to weight, not tone of voice. 'Sharply' correctly describes the abrupt, commanding tone.

'Marched' means to walk in a formal, organized manner, often in a group - appropriate for Independence day ceremonies. 'Loitered' means to stand around aimlessly, 'strayed' means to wander off, and 'ran' is too casual for a ceremonial occasion. Marching is the dignified action expected at formal events.

Sugar is a singular subject, so it needs the third-person singular verb form 'dissolves' in the present simple tense. 'Dissolve' would be used with plural subjects like 'They dissolve'. 'Melts' refers to changing from solid to liquid with heat, not mixing in water. 'Drowns' is incorrect as drowning applies to living things that suffocate in water.

'Leaves' is a plural subject, so it needs the plural verb form 'rustle' to describe the sound they make when wind moves through them. 'Hissed' describes a snake-like sound, 'crack' suggests breaking, and 'cracked' is past tense. The sentence requires present tense because 'blows' is in present tense.

'They' is a plural subject, so it needs the plural verb form 'pant' in the present tense. 'Pants' is the third-person singular form used with 'he/she/it'. 'Sigh' and 'blow' don't match the context of being out of breath from exertion. Note: there is a typo in the question - it should be 'breath' (noun), not 'breathe' (verb), but this doesn't affect the verb choice being tested.

Dinosaurs are 'extinct' (not living anymore).

Disaster is a negative word which suggests that 'everything' went wrong. Thus, option (1) is the correct answer.

'Hard of hearing' means he cannot listen to low volume. So, you have to raise your voice to talk with him.

We 'were watching' T.V. when it started to rain. "When" suggests the use of past continous as what was happening at a particular time in past is being talked about.

It 'had been' cloudy for days, before it began to rain.