Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. teased

  2. defied

  3. surprised

  4. confounded

  5. overwhelmed

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

Here, surprised is simply correct as logic is used in positive sense which is clear from the use of "even the experts". So, it is not something negative that would defy or confound.

Multiple choice
  1. trial

  2. emulation

  3. following

  4. exploration

  5. experiment

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

Here, emulations means act of imitating. The key word is 'worthy'. It means Ravi's behaviour is good. So, it can be imitated or emulated. Other options do not fit the context.

Multiple choice
  1. certitude

  2. dogmatism

  3. credence

  4. softness

  5. reassurance

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

(1) The text talks about all organs performing their duty unheeded. Note the thought reverser ‘let’. ‘Support’ does not support the context.

(2) The sign of good health is every organ working in its place; any organ sounding out is derangement. Note the thought reverser ‘let’. Announce is to ‘sound out’.

(3) The word ‘explain’ is more appropriate in context of concepts, not involved in this case.

(4) If one organ announces to be separate, there is no displacement; there is derangement of health.

(5) Any organ speaking out is a sign of health problem or derangement.

(6) ‘Orderliness’ is the opposite of our prediction.

Multiple choice
  1. certitude

  2. dogmatism

  3. credence

  4. softness

  5. reassurance

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

(1) What follow the blank are parts, not groups. Fragmenting the art is the opposite of grouping. (2) United they stand; divided they fall. It is as true of artwork as it is of body organs. You can't divide these into 'Parts'. (3) What follow the blank are parts, not groups. We divide into parts not in areas. (4) The fragmentation completely destroys or annihilates the work. (5) The fragmentation completely destroys; it does not extirpate or root out. (6) The fragmentation completely destroys; it does not 'only disrupt'.

Multiple choice
  1. knocked

  2. overthrew

  3. hit

  4. punched

  5. whacked

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

(1) The word ‘breeds’ is the correct idiomatic twin for unemployment..

(2) The word initiates refers to bring into practice or use and is inappropriate.

(3) The word ‘impacts’ does not show what unemployment does to society.

(4) Vulnerable is the correct answer. It refers to prone to or helpless.

(5) ‘Many’ is indefinite and undefined.

(6) ‘Plebians’ is a little restrictive. ‘Vulnerable makes better sense.

Multiple choice
  1. knocked

  2. overthrew

  3. hit

  4. punched

  5. whacked

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

(1) I am relaxed in a situation not relaxed with object. (2) If we have come across the object earlier and may come across again, we are acquainted. I am familiar with the word or topic. (3) 'Aware with' is ungrammatical. Correct usage is 'aware of' or ''acquainted with'. (4) There is no doubt; there is only the occasion or opportunity. (5) There is no problem; there is only the occasion or opportunity. (6) Occasion is the correct answer which refers to the correct time or apt moment.

Multiple choice
  1. knocked

  2. overthrew

  3. hit

  4. punched

  5. whacked

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

(1) The policy makers preach free market to the farmers only as long as it suits the former. They never ‘shirk’ from preaching.

(2) ‘Learn’ from preaching makes no sense.

(4) Restrain though is a close option choice but it still does not quite mean ‘desist’.

(4)  They don’t turn green with envy or red with anger.

(5) The policy makers preach free market to the farmers only as long as it suits the former. If it does not, they will turn the other way and become protectionist.

(6) They don’t turn green with envy or red with anger.

Multiple choice
  1. stroked

  2. shook

  3. beat

  4. pelted

  5. lashed

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

(1) Prose is out of context as we are not referring to particular ways of expression in a language. (2) Note that language is not like a medium, 'it is a medium'. Thus the text makes a comparison to something else. (3) Patter is correct filler, being chatter 'peculiar to a group'. (4) Recourse is the correct filler for the second blank as sometimes we may indulge in unspoken communication. (5) 'Resort to' is syntactically incorrect. We 'have recourse to' not 'have resort to'. (6) Access or approach is out of context.

Multiple choice
  1. stroked

  2. shook

  3. beat

  4. pelted

  5. lashed

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

(1) Members of the Solar System are afar, but the distance is nothing as compared to that for the stars. Stars can’t be termed as ‘dazzling points’.

(2) Members of the Solar System are afar, but the distance is nothing as compared to that for the stars. Glittering points are the stars.

(3) Members of the Solar System are afar, but the distance is nothing as compared to that for the stars. Flickering would refers to ‘unsteady light’ example candle flickering in the wind.

(4) Heavenly standards do not make much sense in thi context.

(5) We are used to ‘terrestrial’ or earthly measures of distance, which are puny compared to cosmic measures.

(6) Universal refers to cosmic standard and will be the opposite of our expectations.