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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement II?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have been named among the top 20 most powerful persons in the world by Forbes Magazine.
Statement II: The magazine has placed US President Barack Obama as number one for two year in a row.            
Statement III: Indias richest businessman Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani also features in the list.
Statement IV: The list comprises 71 mighty heads of state, ________                    

  1. twice

  2. biannual

  3. second

  4. next
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In a row indicates continuation, not period.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 23?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Islands are bodies or pieces of land that are completely ______(21)_____ by water, and are cut off from larger bodies of land that are attached to a continent and are called mainland. Islands have been homes to different cultures throughout our history. Separated from mainland, and relatively isolated, some islands of the oceans still carry the older cultures and _____(22)____ of humans. Islands also preserve animals and plants, in rather _______(23)______ conditions. In fact, it was through his visit to the Galapagos Islands, and through observing the animals there, that Charles Darwin came to _____(24)_____ the theory of evolution of man.

  1. hardy

  2. different

  3. unchanged

  4. movable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Since they want to maintain everything as it is, therefore, they preserve the animals and plants in unchanged conditions.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects / completes statement III?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Delegates since almost 200 countries have extended the Kyoto Protocol.               statement I

The document, adopted in 1997, were due to expire by the end of the year.           statement II

The meeting had to be extended as nations faced off on several points, including

the kyoto deal, finance, and compensation for climate damage.                              statement III

The President of the Doha Climate Conference said, ___________________           statement IV 

  1. Comma required after ‘extended’

  2. Capital letter required for ‘nations’

  3. Comma not required after ‘finance’

  4. Capital letter required to begin ‘kyoto’

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

’Kyoto’ is a noun. Therefore, it will start with a capital letter.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 21?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Islands are bodies or pieces of land that are completely ______(21)_____ by water, and are cut off from larger bodies of land that are attached to a continent and are called mainland. Islands have been homes to different cultures throughout our history. Separated from mainland, and relatively isolated, some islands of the oceans still carry the older cultures and _____(22)____ of humans. Islands also preserve animals and plants, in rather _______(23)______ conditions. In fact, it was through his visit to the Galapagos Islands, and through observing the animals there, that Charles Darwin came to _____(24)_____ the theory of evolution of man.

  1. submerged

  2. created

  3. surrounded

  4. hidden
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Islands are from all sides surrounded by water, therefore, (3) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 19?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
One _____ (17) _____ wear a helmet while riding a bicycle.
The risk of serious head injury is ______ (18) _____ as much as 85% and the risk of brain injury by as much as 88% if a bicycle rider wears a helmet.
If all the bicycle riders between the ages of 5-14 wore helmets while riding, at least 150 deaths and a hundred thousand nonfatal head injuries ______ (19) _____ prevented each year.

It is sorrowful that less than one in four children between the ages of 5-14 wear bicycle helmets while riding, and most teens _____ (20) _______ it.

  1. may have

  2. had been

  3. could be

  4. may have been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A future possibility is being discussed, therefore, (3) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 17?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
One _____ (17) _____ wear a helmet while riding a bicycle.
The risk of serious head injury is ______ (18) _____ as much as 85% and the risk of brain injury by as much as 88% if a bicycle rider wears a helmet.
If all the bicycle riders between the ages of 5-14 wore helmets while riding, at least 150 deaths and a hundred thousand nonfatal head injuries ______ (19) _____ prevented each year.

It is sorrowful that less than one in four children between the ages of 5-14 wear bicycle helmets while riding, and most teens _____ (20) _______ it.

  1. should have

  2. should always

  3. must have

  4. must to
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The only option that makes the sentence a suggestion is (2), which is what is intended.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects / completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Delegates since almost 200 countries have extended the Kyoto Protocol.               statement I

The document, adopted in 1997, were due to expire by the end of the year.           statement II

The meeting had to be extended as nations faced off on several points, including

the kyoto deal, finance, and compensation for climate damage.                              statement III

The President of the Doha Climate Conference said, ___________________           statement IV 

  1. in

  2. on

  3. from

  4. for
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

‘From’ should be used in the place of since. Since tells about some time span whereas in the sentence, we are talking about belongingness. Therefore, delegates from 200 countries…

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement II?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: It is a matter of common experience that ice floats at water.
Statement II: Howsoever large the size of ice may be it will not sink.
Statement III: Even icebergs which are huge masses of ice continuing floating in the sea.
Statement IV: Do you know _________________?                                         

  1. Comma required after ‘ice’.

  2. Comma required after ‘be’.

  3. Semicolon required after ‘be’.

  4. ‘May be’ not required.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

There is a slight break or pause in the sentence after 'be', therefore, a comma will have to be used here.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects / completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Delegates since almost 200 countries have extended the Kyoto Protocol.               statement I

The document, adopted in 1997, were due to expire by the end of the year.           statement II

The meeting had to be extended as nations faced off on several points, including

the kyoto deal, finance, and compensation for climate damage.                              statement III

The President of the Doha Climate Conference said, ___________________           statement IV 

  1. “that the deal would help to combat Global Warming.”

  2. “The deal would help to combat global warming.”

  3. “The Deal would help combating global warming.”

  4. The deal would help combating global warming.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Direct speech should be quoted within double quotes and should start with capital letter.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 20?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
One _____ (17) _____ wear a helmet while riding a bicycle.
The risk of serious head injury is ______ (18) _____ as much as 85% and the risk of brain injury by as much as 88% if a bicycle rider wears a helmet.
If all the bicycle riders between the ages of 5-14 wore helmets while riding, at least 150 deaths and a hundred thousand nonfatal head injuries ______ (19) _____ prevented each year.

It is sorrowful that less than one in four children between the ages of 5-14 wear bicycle helmets while riding, and most teens _____ (20) _______ it.

  1. try to avoid

  2. hate to avoid

  3. like to wear

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

(1) is the correct answer as it means that most teens try to escape wearing helmets.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 24?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Islands are bodies or pieces of land that are completely ______(21)_____ by water, and are cut off from larger bodies of land that are attached to a continent and are called mainland. Islands have been homes to different cultures throughout our history. Separated from mainland, and relatively isolated, some islands of the oceans still carry the older cultures and _____(22)____ of humans. Islands also preserve animals and plants, in rather _______(23)______ conditions. In fact, it was through his visit to the Galapagos Islands, and through observing the animals there, that Charles Darwin came to _____(24)_____ the theory of evolution of man.

  1. diagnose

  2. propose

  3. discard

  4. highlight
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Charles Darwin came to propose or offer the theory of evolution of man.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 19?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Christopher Columbus ______(17)______ by many to be the first European explorer to find the continents of America.
Columbus was actually looking for a sea route to Asia from Spain, when he _____(18)______ land in the Caribbean Islands.
He and his people named the Caribbean Islands as West Indies. They thought that they _____(19)_____ the western part of India.

In the United States, the second Monday of October is a colourful holiday, called Columbus Day, in _______(20)______ Christopher Columbus.

  1. reached

  2. will reach

  3. had reached

  4. have reached
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both the events (thought and reached) are in past tense. But reaching occurred before 'thought'. An event that occurs before another event in the past is expressed in past perfect tense (had).

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 17?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Christopher Columbus ______(17)______ by many to be the first European explorer to find the continents of America.
Columbus was actually looking for a sea route to Asia from Spain, when he _____(18)______ land in the Caribbean Islands.
He and his people named the Caribbean Islands as West Indies. They thought that they _____(19)_____ the western part of India.

In the United States, the second Monday of October is a colourful holiday, called Columbus Day, in _______(20)______ Christopher Columbus.

  1. was thought

  2. is taken

  3. will be assumed

  4. is preferred
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence here wants to convey the meaning that man7 believe that Columbus was the  first European explorer to find the continents of America. Therefore, (2) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 23?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

”Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink” The problem faced in the middle of the sea by a ___(21)_____ sailor, troubles us regularly in our daily lives. Life cannot _____(22)______ without water, and we get thirsty without drinking it.______(23)_____, natural water, or that from faulty supplies, may carry harmful substances or bacteria. They pollute or damage the purity of water, and sicken our body. That is why, it is always very important to make sure while drinking, that the glasses are clean, and the water is____(24)_____ to drink. 



 

  1. Although

  2. Meanwhile

  3. However

  4. But also
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence provides a contrast and tells us why natural water may also be harmful.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 18?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Christopher Columbus ______(17)______ by many to be the first European explorer to find the continents of America.
Columbus was actually looking for a sea route to Asia from Spain, when he _____(18)______ land in the Caribbean Islands.
He and his people named the Caribbean Islands as West Indies. They thought that they _____(19)_____ the western part of India.

In the United States, the second Monday of October is a colourful holiday, called Columbus Day, in _______(20)______ Christopher Columbus.

  1. would sight

  2. sighted

  3. must see

  4. was seen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is in past tense, therefore, sighted is the correct answer here.