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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct option.

A lemur is a small arboreal primate ________.

  1. indigenous to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands

  2. indigenous to the Madagascar and the Comoro Islands

  3. indigenous to Madagascar and a Comoro Islands

  4. indigenous to a Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Proper names of islands like Madagascar do not take an article, while groups of islands like the Comoro Islands do.

Multiple choice

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Civilians should not attempt to apply their own moral codes to life in the military, because ______.

  1. there is an entirely different world

  2. it is an entirely different world

  3. here is an entirely different world

  4. one is an entirely different world
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence requires a subject and verb to complete the clause. 'It is an entirely different world' correctly provides a pronoun and verb that refers back to the military context.

Multiple choice

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Although ________, Vincent van Gogh has attained the status of a world class artist.

  1. him did not live long enough to enjoy it

  2. they did not live long enough to enjoy it

  3. he did not live long enough to enjoy it

  4. I did not live long enough to enjoy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of the main clause is Vincent van Gogh, so the pronoun in the dependent clause must match the gender and number of the subject. 'He' is the correct pronoun.

Multiple choice

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After the disastrous and fatal explosion of the Challenger, an investigation ______ was not ready for operation.

  1. proved that the space shuttle

  2. proved that a space shuttle

  3. proved that space shuttles

  4. proved that space shuttle
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence needs a subject and verb to complete the clause following 'investigation'. 'Proved that the space shuttle' provides the necessary structure.

Multiple choice

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_______ they lose much of their mass due to friction.

  1. When the meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere,

  2. When meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere,

  3. When the meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere,

  4. When meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere,
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The main clause 'they lose much of their mass' refers to a plural noun. Therefore, the introductory 'when' clause must also use the plural 'meteors'.

Multiple choice

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______________ the U.S. and the Soviet Union became bitter rivals in the following decades.

  1. Although they were allies during World War II,

  2. Although it was an ally during World War ll,

  3. Although they were an ally during World War II,

  4. Although we were an ally during World War II,
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The main clause mentions the U.S. and the Soviet Union, which are two entities. The introductory clause must refer to them as 'they'.

Multiple choice

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______________ the Impressionists were not immediately accepted by the art community.

  1. Because of the innovative techniques he used,

  2. Because of the innovative techniques we used,

  3. Because of the innovative techniques it used,

  4. Because of the innovative techniques they used,
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The subject 'the Impressionists' is plural. The pronoun referring to them must be 'they'.