English Language

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labelled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The review of the new movie was so ___, it makes me wonder whether the reviewer had some personal ___ against the director.

  1. reverent; spite

  2. venerating; animosity

  3. courteous; enmity

  4. vitriolic; grudge

  5. deferential; hatred
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

For the second blank, all options given are suitable. But for the first blank, only 'vitriolic' would fit in as it means 'extremely bitter or sarcastic'. All the other words given are synonyms of 'gracious' or 'courteous'. Hence, option (4) is correct.

Multiple choice

She was ______ ignorant about the fact that her brother had been in an accident and was enjoying at the mall with her friends.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. dolefully

  2. sadistically

  3. blithely

  4. mechanically

  5. morosely
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The fact that she was enjoying tells us that she was cheerful.  Therefore the answer is 'blithely' i.e. option (3)

Multiple choice

My brother suffers from the ______ that our mother loves him more than she loves me.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. syllogism

  2. delusion

  3. induction

  4. synthesis

  5. coherence
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A 'delusion' is a false belief or option. All other option mean strong statements of truth. Hence, the answer is option (2).

Multiple choice

Pizzas are ______ to Italy, where they were invented.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. prosaic

  2. alien

  3. preposterous

  4. natural

  5. indigenous
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

'Indigenous' here means native. Thus option (5) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Ron has an ______ appetite for ice-creams, chocolates and cakes

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. exhilarating

  2. insatiable

  3. profuse

  4. exuberant

  5. affluent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An 'appetite' can be 'insatiable' i.e. which cannot be satisfied. Hence option (2) is best suited.

Multiple choice

Seeing the result, the teacher accused the whole class of being ______ of brains.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. prosperous

  2. opulent

  3. replete

  4. surcharged

  5. destitute
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Accusation cannot be for a positive trait. 'Destitute of' means devoid of. Hence option (5) is the answer.

Multiple choice

I ______ gazed at Henry's new car as it was the one I had always dreamt of owning.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. jovially

  2. felicitously

  3. wistfully

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

The answer has to be a synonym of longingly i.e. 'wistfully'. Hence option (3) is correct.

Multiple choice
After I had spent five difficult and stressful years in New York, the small town for me wasn't just beautiful, it was______.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. cloud nine

  2. utopia

  3. eureka

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

Option (2) is best suited here as utopia means a wonderful place or a paradise. So, the answer is option (2).

Multiple choice

Terrorists commit ______ acts on an innocent population to make their point.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. wanton

  2. scrupulous

  3. punctilious

  4. unimpeachable

  5. staunch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Wanton' i.e. deliberately cruel or malicious is the right choice. No other option is related. Therefore option (1) is correct.

Multiple choice

The ______ child was a constant torment for the baby sister.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. docile

  2. acquiescent

  3. intractable

  4. pliable

  5. controllable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A child who is a torment has to be 'intractable' that is stubborn or hard to manage. All other options are opposite in meaning. Hence, Option (3) is correct.

Multiple choice

John used a ______ to express his hunger when he said, “I m so hungry, I could eat an elephant!”

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. litotes

  2. hyperbole

  3. distortion

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

'Hyperbole' is a literary term for an ooverstatement or an exaggeration. Therefore option (2) is correct.

Multiple choice

He was disqualified for ______ when he exceeded the 3 minute timing in the public speaking contest.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. taciturnity

  2. epigrammatism

  3. sententiousness

  4. verbosity

  5. aphorism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Verbosity' means excessive talkativeness. All other options means the opposite. Thus option (4) is correct.

Multiple choice

'No pain no gain' is a ______ dictum used by coaches everywhere.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. peerless

  2. hackneyed

  3. anomalous

  4. nonpareil

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

The best suited option here is 'Hackneyed' which means overused. Hence (2) is correct.

Multiple choice

As it had not been watered for quite a few days, the ______ plant fell over and died.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. unruffled

  2. desiccated

  3. lustrous

  4. spasmodic

  5. tranquil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Not been watered for to long, the would deformity be desiccated i.e. dehydrated. Thus option (2) is correct.

Multiple choice
Fish are sometimes referred to as “______ of the deep”

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

 

 

  1. burgess

  2. citizen

  3. compatriot

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

The answer is option (4) as denizen means an inhabitant or occupant.