English Language

Fill in the Blanks

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All Contextual Vocabulary 2563 Prepositional Usage 2021 Tense and Aspect 1751 Determiners 1005 Phrasal Verbs 949 Confusable Vocabulary 908 Pronoun Antecedent 867 Subject-Verb Agreement 735 Collocations 654 Idiomatic Expressions 627 Conjunctions and Connectors 557 Modals 390

Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, sentences given with blanks are to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative.

He started his journey _________ Ludhiana at 9 o’clock.

  1. in

  2. at

  3. on

  4. from

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

This is the correct option as ‘from’ is used to indicate the point in space at which a journey starts. Here, the journey was started ‘from’ Ludhiana at 9 o’clock.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, sentences given with blanks are to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative.

You ________ not clear the finals if you do not study harder.

  1. shall

  2. can

  3. will

  4. must

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as ‘will’ is used for expressing events that are inevitable. Here, if you do not study harder, you ‘will’ (inevitable) not clear the finals.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, sentences given with blanks are to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative.

He was waiting for the doctor when ______ man came running inside with a bleeding forehead.

  1. the

  2. an

  3. a

  4. some

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, ‘a’ is the correct option as ‘a’ is used when mentioning someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation. Here, it is ‘a’ man came running inside.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, sentences given with blanks are to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative.

The bottle of wine rolled _______ the table and fell on the floor.

  1. off

  2. by

  3. through

  4. around

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as the preposition “off’’ is used to imply something moving away and often down from something. Here, the bottle of wine rolled ‘off’ the table and fell on the floor.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, sentences given with blanks are to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative.

Due to the fog, the driver could not see the parked truck and crashed _____ it.

  1. across

  2. with

  3. into

  4. by

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as ‘into’ is used for expressing movement or action with the result that someone or something makes physical contact with something else. Here, it is the parked truck.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, a sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for the question. Choose the correct alternative.

Due to his medical condition, he should _________ from consuming sweets.

  1. dodge

  2. elude

  3. evade

  4. abstain

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

This is the correct option as to ‘abstain’ from something is to restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. Here, due to his medical condition, he should restrain himself from consuming sweets.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, a sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for the question. Choose the correct alternative.

Having sold your beautiful house for such a _________ amount, its no use repenting now.

  1. substantial

  2. paltry

  3. limited

  4. pitiful

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as a ‘paltry’ amount is that amount that is very small or inadequate. Here, one need not repent once one sold his beautiful house for such a small or inadequate amount.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, a sentence given with a blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for the question. Choose the correct alternative.

We __________ be going to London this June for our summer vacations.

  1. ought to

  2. shall

  3. must

  4. need

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as ‘shall’ is used to imply something that will take place or exist in the future. Here, in the future, we ‘shall’ be going to London.