English Language
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Fill in the Blanks Questions
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a
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an
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the
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her
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
'The back' is the right usage.
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many
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very
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a lot
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too
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
'A lot' is the right word as it refers to 'many things' here. 'Many' cannot be used as we need a countable object with it to make sense here.
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a
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an
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the
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any
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'European' starts with a consonant sound and not a vowel sound.
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Nobody
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None
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Some
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Many
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
'None' implies 'nobody from the group'. 'Some' and 'many' are plural pronouns and should be followed by auxiliary verb 'are' to make sense here.
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eight, ate
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ait, ate
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eat, eight
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ate, eight
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None of these
D
Correct answer
Explanation
'Eat' is an action and as past form of it is 'ate'. 'Eight' refers to the age of one of the children.
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quite, quiet
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quiet, quite
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quite, quit
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quit, quiet
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
'Quiet' means peaceful and 'quite' means completely.
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little
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a little
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the little
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much
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'Little' is equivalent to 'almost nothing'. It suits the context.
'A little' amounts to some quantity.
'The little' is used for possession.
Opposite of 'little' is 'much'.
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PQRS
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RSQP
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QPRS
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PRSQ
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
It is suitable and logical here.
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drum up
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muck in
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muck about
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mull over
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make out
A
Correct answer
Explanation
To drum something up is to try to make people interested in it.
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fell through
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fell out
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fell off
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dropped off
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fell for
A
Correct answer
Explanation
If a deal falls through, it fails and it is abandoned.
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drags up
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draws up
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drags on
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drops off
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Either 1 or 3
C
Correct answer
Explanation
If something drags on, it lasts longer than necessary.
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fall behind on
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fall back on
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fall down on
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fall out
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fall off
B
Correct answer
Explanation
When you fall back on something/somebody you turn to it/them when you are in difficulty.
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fallen over
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fallen through
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fallen for
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fallen out
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fallen off
D
Correct answer
Explanation
When people fall out, they quarrel and stop being friends.
When something falls off, it becomes smaller in number of quantity. When somebody falls off, they fall from somewhere.
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fell apart
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fell back on
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fell behind
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fell down
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fell over
A
Correct answer
Explanation
When things fall apart, they disintegrate or break into pieces. When relationships fall apart, they fail to work.
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make away
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made for
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made after
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made off
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made out
C
Correct answer
Explanation
To make after somebody is to chase them.