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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: Fill in the blank with correct word from the options given below.

He is not my intimate friend although we have worked in same office for a long time. He is a mere ______.

  1. buddy

  2. stranger

  3. acquaintance

  4. foreigner

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct option is 3. Acquaintance refers to  a person with whom one has been in contact but who is not a close friend. Option 1 is incorrect as it means a close friend. Options 2 and 4 are incorrect as we do not know anything about stranger and foreigner.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with correct word from the options given below.

Do not give up. Your efforts will eventually _______.

  1. pay down

  2. pay off

  3. pay back

  4. pay out

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

Pay down means to repayment of an outstanding loan. Pay off means to result in success or profit. Pay back means to return money that was borrowed from a person. Pay out means a large payment of money. The correct option is 2 which means your efforts will bring success. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with correct word from the options given below.

Small _______ of people gathered at every vantage point to survey the whole valley.

  1. segregations

  2. clusters

  3. sectors

  4. collections

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

Option 2 is the correct answer as the word 'cluster' means a group or bunch. In the sentence, 'small groups of people gathered...' Option 1 means separation, which will be incorrect. Options 3 and 4 do not fit the context.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with correct adjective.

Some of our most effective drugs come from rainforest plants. Destruction of ______ plants, and their habitats, will not only affect our health, but our very lives.

  1. few

  2. these

  3. that

  4. their

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

The only correct answer is ‘these’ which is a demonstrative determiner. ‘These’ is a plural of ‘this’ and is used to indicate a person, thing, idea, that is near or just mentioned. So, the correct option is 2.

Multiple choice

Directions: Below given is a report with four blanks. Fill those blanks with the options provided to make it a sensible one.

Endangered species are living things whose population is _(1)_ being extinct. Thousands of species are included in this category. The International union for the conservation of nature and natural resources published a list of threatened mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and plants. Plants and animals hold medicinal, agricultural, ecological, commercial and aesthetic/recreational value. Endangered _(2)_ future generations can experience their presence and value. Millions of years before the birth of humans, extinction of living things was linked to geological and climate changes, _(3)of the environment. Environmental change is still the primary cause of the extinction of animals, but now the changes are greatly accelerated by human activity. Clearing land for farms and towns, lumbering, mining, building dams, and draining wetlands; all alter the environment so extensively that ecosystems may be completely destroyed. With the _(4)__ food, shelter and clothing; and constantly demanding more energy-using devices, the temptation to exploit land for human use without regard for consequences is great.

P. the effects of which were translated into major alteration Q. decreasing so fast that they are close to R. species must be protected and saved so that the S. burgeoning human population requiring

  1. RSQP

  2. PQRS

  3. SPQR

  4. QRPS

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Q completes the definition of 'endangered species' in blank 1. So, option 4 is the correct answer here.

Multiple choice

Directions: Below given is a report with four blanks. Fill those blanks with the options provided to make it a sensible one.

Adventure Sports are different from traditional sports. Sports or Traditional Sports refer to athletic activities requiring skills and physical prowess. These sports are usually competitive in nature. They include racing, football, wrestling, tennis, hockey, etc. Adventure sports involve activities which are _(1). Adventure sports comprise of a very wide range of activities. Mountaineering, rock climbing, trekking, skiing, river rafting, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, scuba diving, etc. are some popular adventure sports. Adventure sports are undertaken at various places depending on _(2)__ weather conditions. Most of the adventure sports are undertaken in hilly and mountain areas. On snow covered mountains, it is possible to carry out activities like skiing and sledging. Hang gliding is a very popular adventure sport. In this sport, one pilots a _(3)_ it. Paragliding is another adventure sport. Its sites are located in Lahaul and Spiti; Solan and Billing in Himachal Pradesh. Hot air ballooning is fast becoming a popular adventure sport in India. In this sport, one rises to high altitudes and sails _(4)_ from a giant nylon balloon which is filled with hot air.

P. across the sky in a basket hanging Q. the topography and R. flexible wing aircraft by shifting one's weight on S. unusual, risky as well as exciting

  1. PRQS

  2. SQRP

  3. SPQR

  4. QRPS

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

Blank 1 describes adventure sports, so S presents the correct description. Q fits the blank 2 as it talks about the dependence of adventure sports on 'the topography and weather conditions'. Thus, SQRP is the correct answer.