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Fill in the Blanks

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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Each occupation has its own ________; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example all use among themselves a _________ that outsiders find difficult to follow.

  1. merits, incidents

  2. disadvantages, methods

  3. rewards, endearment

  4. jargon, language

  5. problems, fundamentals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

We are talking about a means of communication here which cannot be understood by outsiders. Hence, option 4 is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Biological clocks are of __________ adaptive value to animals since they _____________ nervous and physiological functions of the body.

  1. immense, assumes

  2. great, regulate

  3. ultimate, created

  4. high, engulfs

  5. no, governs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

From the sentence, we can see that both 'immense' and 'great' are correct for the first blank. Options 3 (ultimate) and 4 (high) do not fit. 'Clocks' can regulate or adjust but cannot assume. So, option 2 is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given five words as answer choices and from the five choices you have to pick up the one that will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

Open debates would be of immense help to thinkers and social scientists in their attempts to formulate their point of view on the critical question of ________.

  1. society

  2. mortality

  3. morality

  4. civilization

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

Out of the given options, only morality is debatable and open to varied interpretation.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given five words as answer choices and from the five choices you have to pick up the one that will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The U.S. money for Syrian ________ figures began flowing under President George W. Bush after he effectively froze political ties with Damascus in 2005.

  1. literary

  2. governmental

  3. administrative

  4. revolutionary

  5. scholarly

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

(4) conveys a logical continuation of the idea expressed in the sentence. After freezing political ties with a nation, U.S. would fund only the opposition or ‘revolutionary’ figures.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given five words as answer choices and from the five choices you have to pick up the one that will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The ________ should ensure that those who manage to break out of the vicious cycle are able to sustain their upward momentum.

  1. measures

  2. laxities

  3. constraints

  4. restrictions

  5. conditions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

‘Measures’ conveys a positive initiative that would allow upward momentum.

Multiple choice

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

The whole point of democracy is to give people a way to place the system of governance where it can do the least ________.

  1. benefit

  2. utility

  3. impact

  4. damage

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

The sentence cynically observes that the system of governance should be placed where it can do the 'least' damage. The usage of the word 'least' implies that only a negative quality is fitting for the blank.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The two artists _______ markedly in their temperaments, one was reserved and courteous, while the other was __________ and boastful.

  1. changed, irritable

  2. similar, jovial

  3. differed, rude

  4. appeared, funny

  5. addressed, ill-tempered
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Since the two temperaments mentioned in the sentence are different, the first blank has to be 'differed'.

Multiple choice

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

The richer children are able to buy education, while the poor cannot. So, the richer children do better in exams, creating the illusion that they are a meritocracy, when in fact they are merely ________.

  1. aristocracy

  2. privileged

  3. nobility

  4. intelligent

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

The sentence implies that the rich can afford to buy education; so they are privileged, not necessarily more intelligent.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Despite a growing _________ that a lot needs to be done to help those without clean water, a _______ says that more than 34 million people die every year of water borne diseases.

  1. interest, reason

  2. recognition, report

  3. fantasy, review

  4. authority, legend

  5. turbulence, logic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence clearly states that more and more people are becoming aware or are recognising the need for helping those without clean water. So, 'recognition' is the correct answer for first blank. The figures given in the latter part of sentence can be a part of a report but not of reason/logic/legend/review. So, option 2 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Many people believed that spices help ___________ food; however nutritionists found that most spices were __________ of having any effect on growth of microbes present in the food.

  1. preserve, incapable

  2. produce, impossible

  3. save, preventive

  4. spoil, probable

  5. protect, deprived
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Growth of microbes' is the key phrase. To prevent this, generally different methods of preservation are followed and one such method is the use of spices. So, the correct word for first blank has to be 'preserve'. For the second blank, 'incapable' is correct as the nutritionists have found that it is otherwise.