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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 1.

In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.

  1. moved

  2. displaced

  3. damaged

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

To displace means to move out of place. It makes sense here in the context of torrential rains.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 4.

In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.

  1. a

  2. the

  3. an

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

'The population' means the total population of a particular place (here, Malawi).

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 3.

In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.

  1. an

  2. the

  3. a

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

'The vulnerability' is correct as it is something particular to the country.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 5.

In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.

  1. live

  2. living

  3. sheltered

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

'Living' makes it the present continous tense, so it fits best here. Other options do not make sense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 2.

In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

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

'A quarter of a million' is the correct phrase here.