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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 indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Fathers ___________ mothers in the role of nurtures.

  1. foil

  2. transcend

  3. complement

  4. karakul

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

Foil means to thwart, transcend is to rise above, complement is to complete, Karakul is a breed of sheep and couple means to bard or unite. So most definitely option (3) is the answer as fathers and mothers complement each other as nurturers.

Multiple choice
Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks; each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
They work till they drop from ___________ and spend till there is no ___________ left.

  1. depletion - erosion

  2. vacuum - honour

  3. fatigue - account

  4. exhaustion - credit

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

You can either drop from fatigue or exhaustion only, which eliminates the rest of the options. But on can spend till no credit is left and not account. Thus option (4) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks; each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

A tree is a part of a ___________ ecosystem.

  1. cavernous

  2. appalling

  3. zygotic

  4. huge

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

Cavernous is full of cavities which is not true with reference to the ecosystem. Similarly appalling, zygotic or Herculean also cannot be the characteristic of the ecosystem. But the ecosystem is definitely huge. Thus option (4) is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks; each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Fashion models today are very_______ if not skinny.

  1. meager

  2. niggard

  3. beefy

  4. svelte

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

Models cannot be meager, niggard or scrawny as they are all synonyms of skinny. And models are definitely not beefy! So the answer is (option-4) svelte which means slender and graceful.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks; each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional republics overnight; on the contrary, the change was ___________.

  1. unpopular

  2. unexpected

  3. advantageous

  4. efficient

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

'Contrary' tells us that the answer has to be opposite to the meaning of overnight. As overnight means sudden its opposite can only be gradual. Thus making option (5) the answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks; each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Not ___________ down by his defeat he filed a writ before the Bombay High court.

  1. discouraged

  2. bawled

  3. deckled

  4. cowed

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

Bawl means to cry noisily. Mourn means to grieve. Deckle is a tool used to make paper. Out of option (1) and (4), discouraged will not take the preposition 'down' after it. So, most suitable is 'cowed'. 'Cowed down' means to be intimitated or scared.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate alternative.

Fashion and lifestyle magazines have a large number of readers because they bring _________ pleasure in luxury living.

  1. ephemeral

  2. vicarious

  3. bovine

  4. penurious

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

Vicarious feelings are the feelings that we experience secondhand, i.e. without direct participation. This is something that we all experience when we watch a football match or a movie.