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Fill in the Blanks

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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
Directions: For the following question, choose the option that fills up the blank most correctly.
If the organism was such a ________ product of heredity and environment, how could one even begin to distinguish between an individual's observable traits and his basic inheritance?

  1. unblended

  2. mere

  3. cryptic

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

The latter part of the sentence 'distinguish between an individual's observable traits and his basic inheritance' - gives the clue for the blank. As we can see from our common sense that to distinguish between these two traits would be a complicated study, hence (4) is the answer.

Multiple choice
Directions: For the following question, choose the option that fills up the blank most correctly.
Bishop's ________ for landscape was evident when he passionately described the beauty of the scenic Hudson Valley.

  1. devotion

  2. deference

  3. ardor

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

The clue word in this sentence is 'evident', which provides an explanation to the phrase that precedes it. Thus, the word for the blank must be similar in meaning to 'passionately'. As 'Ardor' means passion, therefore it replaces the blank. Hence, (3) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: For the following question, choose the option that fills up the blank most correctly.

In historical novels, conversations that could not, possibly, have been recorded are believable only if they possess ________.

  1. reason

  2. verisimilitude

  3. integrity

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

Conversations would be believed only if they possess some degree of truth. 'Verisimilitude' which is applied to literary or artistic representations, suggests a degree of plausibility sufficient to induce audience belief. Thus, it fits our prediction. Hence, (2) is the answer.

Multiple choice
Directions: For the following question, choose the option that fills up the blank most correctly. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art owes much of its collection to the ________ of private collectors who willed their estates to the museum.

  1. yen

  2. entreat

  3. greed

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

'Owes' and 'willed' are the clue words in this sentence. Private collectors of New York had a longing for art that they willed their estates to the museum. Of all these options, 'yen' (craving, longing) fits our prediction, hence, replaces the blank. 'Entreat' is an expression of desire, hence, it would not be suitable. So, (1) is the answer.