Fill in the blanks with suitable words - 8

Directions: Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below. Click on the word you consider most APPROPRIATE. You can change the option as many times as you like.

SentenceAns

1. When she parted __________ her parents, her eyes were full of tears.

  1. from
  2. away
  3. off
  4. with

2. He went __________ to oblige his superior.

  1. on his way
  2. out of his way
  3. in his way
  4. with his way

3. During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, ___________ both the strength to work and many of the specific skills that were once possessed.

  1. regaining
  2. denying
  3. pursuing
  4. losing

4. The members of the religious sect ostracized the __________ who had abandoned their faith.

  1. coward
  2. litigant
  3. recreant
  4. suppliant

5. Would you mind ___________ the suitcase, Sir ?

  1. open
  2. opening
  3. to open
  4. opened

6. His old clothes and uncombed hair gave him a ____________ appearance.

  1. discontented
  2. disreputable
  3. disrespectful
  4. disputatious

SentenceAns

7. There are, as yet, no vegetation types or ecosystems whose study has been perfected to the extent that they no longer ___________ ecologists.

  1. interest
  2. require
  3. challenge
  4. hinder

8. The father was angry and cast __________ his son.

  1. off
  2. of
  3. down
  4. about

9. Indian masses are ___________ law-abiding..

  1. by far
  2. by any means
  3. far and away
  4. by and large

10. The film we saw last night was boring. I wish I ___________ it.

  1. didn’t see
  2. wouldn’t have seen
  3. shouldn’t have seen
  4. hadn’t seen