Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. <font face="Arial">loving</font>

  2. <font face="Arial">suspicious</font>

  3. <font face="Arial">stingy</font>

  4. <font face="Arial">magnanimous</font>

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

Magnanimous means generous or forgiving, especially towards an enemy or someone less powerful. It perfectly describes a gesture of forgiveness. Loving is too general, suspicious contradicts forgiveness, and stingy means the opposite of generous.

Multiple choice
  1. prevent

  2. conquer

  3. withstand

  4. avoid

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

Withstand means to resist or endure something successfully. In military context, it means to hold back or resist an enemy advance. Prevent would mean stopping entirely, conquer is incorrect, and avoid would mean evading rather than resisting.

Multiple choice
  1. and

  2. nevertheless

  3. so

  4. because

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

Nevertheless means 'in spite of that' or 'despite this.' It correctly shows they proceeded with the operation despite having little hope of success. And would show addition, so would show result, and because would show cause.

Multiple choice
  1. as

  2. whereas

  3. since

  4. yet

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

Whereas is a conjunction used to show contrast between two things. It correctly contrasts Tom's ambition with his brother being 'quite the reverse.' As shows similarity, since shows cause, and yet shows contrast but is less formal.