Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. obtuse

  2. wily

  3. uncanny

  4. undiscerning

  5. crafty

  6. artless

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

Muller is deceptive. He is very good at lying, and very good at not getting caught (“seductive charm……half truths”)

(2) and (5) mean clever and cunning, which work perfectly well with this context (6) means innocent, which is the opposite of the answers.
Multiple choice
  1. ingenious

  2. adept

  3. crafty

  4. ingenuous

  5. naive

  6. wily

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

“…..wealthy, unscrupulous people…….” hints that they reduce their tax bills with deceit. For this purpose they will hire accountants, who will collude with them in this guile. So crafty (marked by skill in deception) and wily (marked by skill in deception) fit the bill.

Multiple choice
  1. wit

  2. bite

  3. mystery

  4. suspense

  5. intrigue

  6. flourish

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

“……to please the discerning……….” points out that the crowd has keen insight and judgment. Now only something that is witty or has a bite (wit having a sharp and caustic quality) can please such audience.

Multiple choice
  1. acme

  2. zenith

  3. nadir

  4. pinnacle

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

Quality has reached the nadir…tattered and tainted moral standards …corruption.

Multiple choice
  1. social

  2. political

  3. moral

  4. economic

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

Quality has reached the nadir…tattered and tainted moral standards …corruption.

Multiple choice
  1. way

  2. method

  3. opportunity

  4. place

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

Outdoor training sessions give people the opportunity to get out... recognise their weak points… working towards an achievable goal.

Multiple choice
  1. know

  2. recognise

  3. find

  4. understand

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

Outdoors training sessions like these also give people the opportunity to get out of their known roles,  grapple with and come to terms with their personality quirks, recognize their weak spots and do something about them and then the result is a better adjusting employee.  

Multiple choice
  1. achievable

  2. non-achievable

  3. enviable

  4. easy

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

Outdoor training sessions like these also give people the opportunity to get out of their known roles, grapple with and come to terms with their personality quirks, recognize their weak spots and do something about them and then the result is a better adjusting employee who is working towards all achievable goal.  

Multiple choice
  1. required, best

  2. urged, worst

  3. exhorted, offensive

  4. invited, repressible

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

Tourists want to secure their passports because of the soaring crime rate. A very close look at the options gives us an idea that they are advised to secure their passports so as to save themselves from dire consequences. Thus, the best possible answer is (2).

Multiple choice
  1. coaxed

  2. forced

  3. lured

  4. stunned

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

'Stunned' fits into A, C, and D.