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Fill in the Blanks

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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The government adopted a ________ attitude towards telecom operators who were ______ to clear all their dues before the year end.

  1. servile, averse

  2. lenient, reluctant

  3. strict, willing

  4. obsequious, loath

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

fits in the best in the context of the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Even by the country's ___________ standards of law enforcement, the performance of the city police force leaves much to be _________.

  1. abysmal, desired

  2. discredited, evaluated

  3. dismal, accomplished

  4. disparaging, fetched

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

Flow of the sentence is negative. Hence, both the fillers should be negative. A close look at the sentence and options given makes the use of option (1) clear in the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

I was __________ to the possibility that the house might get _________ in the war.

  1. prompt, captured

  2. recalcitrant, domed

  3. oblivious, shattered

  4. resigned, ruined

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

'Might' is the key word here. The author never thought his house might get damaged in the war. Hence, the answer is (3).

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The land reforms were ______, if not sabotaged, in ____ with politicians and lower level officials.

  1. adulterated, contract

  2. camouflaged, pandemonium

  3. diluted, collusion

  4. smoke-screened, disguise

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

'Sabotaged' is the key word here. If not sabotaged, land reforms were 'diluted'. Thus, (3) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

An uneasy _______ has descended on the region and the near future is full of _________ forebodings.

  1. equanimity, ordinate

  2. veneer, irrelevant

  3. lull, ominous

  4. taciturnity, lackluster

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

'Uneasy' and 'foreboding' are the key words here. Uneasy peace may suggest something bad. So, the answer is (3).

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) to (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The ground reality demanded _______ administrative measures which were being ______ due to variety of reasons.

  1. austere, ameliorated

  2. obdurate, refrained

  3. uncompromising, promoted

  4. unrelenting, defined

  5. sterner, thwarted
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Possibly the ground reality demanded tough measures. A close look at the options given confirms that (5) suits the most.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) to (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The _______ din reached an ear-splitting __________ and stopped, thus ending the nuisance.

  1. distorted, yield

  2. fiendish, crescendo

  3. desperate, cacophony

  4. arcane, craft

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

Din, meaning clamor, reaches an ear-splitting 'crescendo'. So, the best possible answer is (2).

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) to (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

In countries like India, _______ is a norm and business appointments are _______ met on time.

  1. corruption, hardly

  2. dedication, rarely

  3. red tapism, seldom

  4. delay, always

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

Both the blanks ought to connect with time. Only 'red tapism' in (3) shows time delay.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) to (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The company was ordered to ___________ Mehta for the costs he had _________ in his unsolicited freelance investigations.

  1. luxuriate, spent

  2. reimburse, incurred

  3. assuage, pledged

  4. gratify, earned

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

Costs are incurred. And as we are talking about costs, no other word can fit the second blank except 'reimburse'.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) to (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

He absorbed the communist _________ of an ideal society where the lowliest peasants would enjoy ______ prosperity.

  1. gospels, delirious

  2. propaganda, utopian

  3. literature, unending

  4. ideology, precious

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

The thought of 'lowliest peasant enjoying prosperity' is 'utopian'. So, the answer is (2).

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) to (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

He prevented the _________ poetry that ________ up within me from gushing out.

  1. effervescent, bubbled

  2. jovial, built

  3. philosophical, accumulated

  4. commodious, awakened

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

In the context of poetry, the second blank has to be 'bubbled up'. Hence, the answer is (1).

Multiple choice

Fill blank (i).

Directions: Choose the most appropriate option to complete the dialogue given below.

Rahul:     Hello! Rajesh, what are you doing?
Rajesh:   I (i) _________ a collection of poems written by John Keats.
Rahul:     What (ii) ________ in the evening?
Rajesh:   I (iii) __________ yet.

  1. was reading

  2. am reading

  3. have been reading

  4. had been reading
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rahul asks 'what are you doing?' using present continuous tense, asking about current action. Rajesh responds that he is currently reading a collection of poems - an ongoing present action. 'Am reading' (present continuous) correctly matches this context. 'Was reading' would be past, 'have been reading' suggests duration emphasis, 'had been reading' is past perfect continuous.

Multiple choice

Fill blank (iii).

Directions: Choose the most appropriate option to complete the dialogue given below.

Rahul:     Hello! Rajesh, what are you doing?
Rajesh:   I (i) _________ a collection of poems written by John Keats.
Rahul:     What (ii) ________ in the evening?
Rajesh:   I (iii) __________ yet.

  1. did not decide

  2. have not decided

  3. shall decide

  4. have decided
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rahul asks about evening plans - 'What (ii) ________ in the evening?' Rajesh responds 'I (iii) __________ yet' - indicating no decision has been made. 'Have not decided' (present perfect) correctly shows that up to now, no decision exists. 'Did not decide' is simple past, 'shall decide' is future, 'have decided' contradicts 'yet'.

Multiple choice

Fill blank (ii).

Directions: Choose the most appropriate option to complete the dialogue given below.

Rahul:     Hello! Rajesh, what are you doing?
Rajesh:   I (i) _________ a collection of poems written by John Keats.
Rahul:     What (ii) ________ in the evening?
Rajesh:   I (iii) __________ yet.

  1. will you be doing

  2. will you do

  3. are you going

  4. are you going
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rahul asks about evening plans: 'What (ii) ________ in the evening?' asking about future activity. 'Will you be doing' (future continuous) correctly asks about ongoing activity during the evening period. 'Will you do' asks about completion rather than ongoing action. Both options C and D incorrectly say 'are you going' (duplicate error - same option twice).