English Language
Fill in the Blanks
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Fill in the Blanks Questions
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dye, dies
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die, dye
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dying, dyeing
B
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Explanation
Option 2 is correct. Die means to stop living and dye is a substance used to colour materials.
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now, known
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know, known
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knows, now
C
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'Know' means to have the knowledge of something, ‘now’ means at the present time and ‘known’ is simply the past participle form of ‘know’. As the verb is singular, we will use ‘knows’ for the first blank. Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.
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name, label
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label, name
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name, label
B
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Label means a tag or a mark. 'Name' here means reputation. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.
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plane, plain
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plan, plane
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plain, plan
A
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Plane here means an aeroplane; plain food refers to simple food; plan means to formulate a program.
A
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The relationship is that of antonyms. Lean and thin are synonyms of skinny.
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stethoscope
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thermometer
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needle
B
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An instrument used for measuring temperature, especially body temperature, is a thermometer.
B
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A moving stairway is known as an escalator.
C
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Here, we are referring to a story which is a ‘thing’ and for things, we use relative pronoun ‘that’. 'Who' and 'whom' are used for people.
A
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The correct adverb is 'quickly'. Hence, option 1 is correct. 'Fastly' and 'runningly' are incorrect words.
C
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Here, we are talking about a person, so we use relative pronoun ’who’. ‘Which’ is used for things and ‘whose’ represents ownership.
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saves nine
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keeps you in line
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tells you all
A
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The correct proverb is 'A stitch in time saves nine'. It means that if you sort out a problem immediately it may save extra work later.
B
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Option 2 is correct. ‘Give up’ means to quit or stop doing something. Here, it means ‘to become successful, never stop doing hard work’.
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hare, here
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hear, heer
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here,hear
A
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'Hare' refers to an animal and 'here' refers to a place. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.
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led, leading
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lead, lead
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leading, lead
B
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'Lead' is used both as a verb and as a noun. In the 1st blank, lead is used as a noun, which means a long thin stick of graphite used in a pencil for writing or drawing. In the 2nd blank, lead is used as a verb, which means to show the way or guide. So, option 2 is the correct answer.
A
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‘Ran out of’ means finished (gas here).