English Language

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

The party's posture of self-righteousness had been punctured and a _________ of suspicion _______ around its president.

Directions for the question:
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 labeled (A) to (E). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. miasma, lingers

  2. concert, hatches

  3. concoction, owns up

  4. haze, thickness

  5. cloud, roams
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Miasma' means 'unwholesome atmosphere'. This sentence implies that party's image has been distorted and there is mistrust hanging around the party president.

Multiple choice

Chronicle is a good ________ but one that is doubted by ________ historians and hence it is very likely that it will be discarded.

Directions for the question:
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 labeled (A) to (E). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. fable, recent

  2. surmise, modern

  3. story, new

  4. yarn, contemporary

  5. work, all
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In all the options except (D), either the first or the second word does not fit in the context. And 'yarn' also means a story that is hard to believe.

Multiple choice

A lot of friends I grew up with have made a ________ of their lives and have got into drugs and virulent crimes.

Directions for the question:
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 labeled (A) to (E). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. sample

  2. example

  3. ridicule

  4. peril

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

Last part of the sentence is the key phrase. So, the word in the blank should be negative.

Multiple choice

The prodigy's inventive exploits displayed a _________ intelligence far beyond his years.

Directions for the question:
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 labeled (A) to (E). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. kind of

  2. precocious

  3. prehensile

  4. high

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

Somebody who shows intelligence far beyond his years is 'precocious'.

Multiple choice

The ball fell straight on the vase and ___________ it down and the vase __________ into pieces.

Directions for the question:
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 labeled (A) to (E). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. knocked, shattered

  2. overthrew, crumbled

  3. hit, succumbed

  4. punched, perished

  5. bashed, dismantled
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Knock down' is an idiomatic usage.

Multiple choice

Even in the modern age, we can find examples of __________ societies, where women rule the roost.

Directions for the question:
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 labeled (A) to (E). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. matriarchic

  2. hen

  3. tribal

  4. oligarchic

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

'Women rule the roost' means a society where a woman is the head. The correct word for this expression is 'matriarchic'.