English Language

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 indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The _________ of the early morning light _______ the room, making it larger and cozier at once.

  1. brilliance, pulverize

  2. harshness, transfigured

  3. warmth, extirpated

  4. glare, annihilated

  5. softness, transformed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

As we are talking about the early morning light, the filler cannot be 'brilliance' or 'harshness'. And since the light makes the room cozier, 'transformed' will be the best word for the second blank.

Multiple choice

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

For the French, India was up for grabs and the only _________ block was the English who also ________ imperial ambitions.

  1. impending, promoted

  2. irrefutable, encouraged

  3. stumbling, fostered

  4. hobbling, nurtured

  5. mature, having

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

‘Block’ goes only with ‘stumbling’. ‘Stumbling block’ means an obstacle. So, the English acted as a hurdle for the French because both countries wanted to grab control of India.

Multiple choice

In the _________ downpour, the women managed to __________ us and disappear.

Directions for questions:
Each 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 through 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. incessant, pervade

  2. uncouth, escape

  3. torrential, provoke

  4. ensuing, evade

  5. insipid, avoid

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

The first fillers in (B) and (E) are not compatible with downpour.  'Disappear' is the key word in the second case. So, it will be 'evade' and not 'pervade' or 'provoke'.

Multiple choice

He is a person who has been ________ by society and is fighting to be ________ accepted into mainstream society.

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) through (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. stabbed, hopefully

  2. marginalized, legitimately

  3. vandalized, curiously

  4. immersed, confidently

  5. reviewed, favorably

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

This sentence talks of a person fighting to get accepted by the society. A close look at the options given confirms (3) as an answer.

Multiple choice

Over the _________ of the sirens, you could still hear the hoarse ______ of his voice.

Directions for questions:
Each 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 through 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. babble, roar

  2. drone, power

  3. wail, sound

  4. growing, whisper

  5. gibbering, cries
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The voice is so husky that it is audible even in the howls of siren.

Multiple choice

If we all _______ on the problem, the solution will not be far to _________.

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) through (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. hesitate, promote

  2. cerebrate, seek

  3. probate, find

  4. cogitate, commend

  5. ponder, question
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This sentence implies that if we all think deeply about the problem, we will certainly get a key for it.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with an appropriate word.

The United States of America __________ foreign students countless options and opportunities for a successful and rewarding educational experience.

  1. provides

  2. offers

  3. gives

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

The sentence conveys that better opportunities are available there, not that the country makes an offer. This makes offer inappropriate. Provide is similar to supply, which is different in context to give, avail and offer. The US is supplying/providing opportunities. It is not offering, but offering is similar to ask. It is not asking foreign students to take the opportunitiies. Provides is more direct than gives and more specific. Avails is incorrect because it is students who can avail the opportunities, which the US provides.