English Language

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.

If he had walked fast, ______________.

  1. he could catch the train

  2. he would have caught the train

  3. he shall have caught the train

  4. he may catch the train
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence in question is a conditional sentence in which the subordinate clause is in the Past Perfect Tense, therefore the main clause must be in the Present Perfect Tense. Answer: (2)

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option and fill blank (I).

India is new one ___ (I)____ the major countries in nuclear power. The first Indian nuclear device was exploded ___ (II) ____ Pokhran, a place 106 ___ (III) ____ the north of Jaisalmer_(IV)__ the 18th May, 1979. It was an underground explosion, many km below the surface ___ (V) ____ the earth.

  1. in

  2. off

  3. of

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

(1), (2) and (4) are incorrect because the blank shows a reference to the selection of one country among the other countries.   Option 3 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option and fill blank (IV).

India is new one ___ (I)____ the major countries in nuclear power. The first Indian nuclear device was exploded ___ (II) ____ Pokhran, a place 106 ___ (III) ____ the north of Jaisalmer_(IV)__ the 18th May, 1979. It was an underground explosion, many km below the surface ___ (V) ____ the earth.

  1. on

  2. is

  3. of

  4. at
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because only ‘on’ is used before dates.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option and fill blank (V).

India is new one ___ (I)____ the major countries in nuclear power. The first Indian nuclear device was exploded ___ (II) ____ Pokhran, a place 106 ___ (III) ____ the north of Jaisalmer_(IV)__ the 18th May, 1979. It was an underground explosion, many km below the surface ___ (V) ____ the earth.

  1. of

  2. off

  3. to

  4. by
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because the experiment was conducted underneath the earth's surface, so only ‘of’ can be used.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option and fill blank (II).

India is new one ___ (I)____ the major countries in nuclear power. The first Indian nuclear device was exploded ___ (II) ____ Pokhran, a place 106 ___ (III) ____ the north of Jaisalmer_(IV)__ the 18th May, 1979. It was an underground explosion, many km below the surface ___ (V) ____ the earth.

  1. is

  2. at

  3. of

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

(1), (3) and (4) are incorrect because to refer to the exact place, ‘at’ is used and not ‘in’ or ‘of’ or ‘by’.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option and fill blank (III).

India is new one ___ (I)____ the major countries in nuclear power. The first Indian nuclear device was exploded ___ (II) ____ Pokhran, a place 106 km___ (III) ____ the north of Jaisalmer_(IV)__ the 18th May, 1979. It was an underground explosion, many km below the surface ___ (V) ____ the earth.

  1. to

  2. in

  3. of

  4. beside

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

(1) and (3) are incorrect because if location of something is mentioned in regards with the direction from something else only "in" is used. (4) is incorrect because it is used to show nearness.