Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. about

  2. unto

  3. into

  4. in

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'come in' is used to describe a change occurring within a place or the world. While 'come about' means to happen, 'come in the world' is an acceptable way to express a transformation within the global context. Other options like 'unto' or 'into' are less standard here.

Multiple choice
  1. rather

  2. but

  3. however

  4. than

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In this sentence, 'but' functions as a preposition meaning 'except'. It suggests that no one other than a mother would take such a risk for a child. Other options like 'than' or 'rather' do not fit the grammatical requirements of this specific comparison.

Multiple choice
  1. will

  2. ought

  3. must

  4. should

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is a first conditional sentence structure (If + present simple, will + base verb). 'Will' expresses the certain consequence or requirement for the future. While 'must' or 'should' convey necessity, 'will' is the standard auxiliary for the result clause in this conditional type.

Multiple choice
  1. did have killed

  2. will have killed

  3. would kill

  4. would have killed

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is a third conditional sentence, which discusses hypothetical past situations. The structure is 'Had + subject + past participle' in the if-clause, followed by 'would have + past participle' in the result clause. 'Would have killed' correctly completes this pattern.

Multiple choice
  1. would

  2. may

  3. can

  4. will

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This sentence uses a conditional structure expressing an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present, which requires the modal verb would in the main clause. The structure matches a second conditional form with a past subjunctive verb in the dependent clause.

Multiple choice
  1. The result, however, is disastrous.

  2. The result is mediocrity.

  3. The result is creation of experts who then become elitists.

  4. Naturally, they drive innovations.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The right answer is (2). 

When the organizations compromised by setting up project teams not of the best brains but of people who get along nicely, the result has to be mediocrity.  No other answer logically fits in.