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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blanks.

Some view the French Revolution not as a single uprising but as a collection of _____ revolutions; peasants, bourgeoisie and artisans expressed their discontent in simultaneous ______.

  1. concomitant, excursions

  2. concurrent, uprisings

  3. divergent, predilections

  4. successive, rebellions

  5. manorial, demonstrations
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The second part of the sentence explains what is said in the first part. 'Peasants, bourgeoisie and artisans' all come under 'manorial' (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc. Moreover, 'discontent' is expressed in a 'demonstration' and its not an uprising, rebellion or excursion. So, option 5 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blanks.

If the current movement favoring the use of pharmaceuticals in psychiatric medicine __, there won't be a single ___ without a drug to prescribe for its treatment.

  1. continues, doctor

  2. persists, condition

  3. ceases, illness

  4. attenuates, malady

  5. intensifies, cure
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Only a 'doctor' prescribes a medicine. So, only 'doctor' fits the second blank. If you 'continue to favor the use of something', it will be used more. So, 'continue' fits the 1st blank.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

The explosion of the British art scene in recent years has resulted in a dispersion of galleries in London, as the older ones downtown ____ for attention with newer ones on the ______ of the city.

  1. vie, subalterns

  2. strive, bottom

  3. struggle, inside

  4. compete, periphery

  5. clamor, outskirts
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: compete, periphery With an art explosion, a number of new galleries have sprung up and are scattered in and around London. This means there is a lot of competition and as 'with' has been mentioned, only 'compete' will come in the first blank. So, the old downtown galleries compete with the new ones in areas outside downtown. The word periphery means on the outer edge and thus, suits this sentence well.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

In order to survive the challenges they found in ______ environments, human ancestors had to be ______ changing circumstances.

  1. dynamic, adaptable to

  2. hospitable, impervious to

  3. improving, resistant to

  4. stagnant, untroubled by

  5. dangerous, cynical about
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

"Improving" and "hospitable" do not fit with 'challenges' here. So, 2 and 3 are eliminated. Only 'adaptable to' fits with 'changing circumstances' in the 2nd blank. So, option 1 is the correct answer. Moreover, 'dynamic' means characterized by constant change, activity or progress. So, it fits the best with 'changing circumstances'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

Though in agreement with most of the _______ of rationalist philosophy, Sigmund Freud had less confidence in the power of reason than some thinkers before him and unlike them, he believed humans were not ______ rational creatures.

  1. lessons, immutably

  2. precepts, fundamentally

  3. idioms, essentially

  4. innovations, irreducibly

  5. versions, especially
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: precepts, fundamentally With rationalist philosophy, only precepts, meaning doctrine or instruction, fits correctly. For the second blank, fundamentally fits correctly. Freud did not believe that man was basically a rational creature.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Because various methods of birth control are more prevalent in affluent nations, population growth is generally much ____ in rich nations than in poor ones.

  1. more rapid

  2. more restrained

  3. more enduring

  4. less slow

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

The sentence contrasts affluent nations with poor ones. If birth control is more prevalent in affluent nations, population growth should be lower or 'more restrained' there.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank.

To test his theory that prehistoric men used frozen lakes as refrigerators for their mammoth meat, the ____ ate horse meat he had left in a local pond for several months.

  1. immunologist

  2. abolitionist

  3. paleontologist

  4. archivist

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

A paleontologist is a scientist who studies fossils of ancient life forms and prehistoric times. Testing a theory about prehistoric men and mammoth meat aligns directly with the field of paleontology.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

Over the years, the apprentice has been ______ gaining _______ and improving his skills.

  1. quickly, dexterity

  2. certainly, wealth

  3. slowly, mastery

  4. steadily, currency

  5. inexplicably, ability
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: quickly, dexterity The key words are 'apprentice' and 'improving skills'. With these words, only options 1 and 3 fit. But as the person is still improving his skills, 'mastery' does not fit. So, option 1 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

Fearful that the matter would _____ into a _____, the company chose to settle the controversy as quickly as possible.

  1. deteriorate, obligation

  2. escalate, scandal

  3. ripen, conspiracy

  4. improve, annoyance

  5. blossom, contradiction
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The company wants to settle the matter quickly to avoid it getting worse. 'Escalate' and 'scandal' fit the context of a growing, negative situation perfectly.