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.
| Sentence | Ans |
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1. When she parted __________ her parents, her eyes were full of tears. | |
a. from |
b. away |
c. off |
d. with |
| Right or Wrong | |
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2. He went __________ to oblige his superior. | |
a. on his way |
b. out of his way |
c. in his way |
d. with his way |
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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. | |
a. remaining |
b. denying |
c. pursuing |
d. losing |
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4. The members of the religious sect ostracized the __________ who had abandoned their faith. | |
a. coward |
b. litigant |
c. recreant |
d. suppliant |
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5. Would you mind ___________ the suitcase, Sir? | |
a. open |
b. opening |
c. to open |
d. opened |
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6. His old clothes and uncombed hair gave him a ____________ appearance. | |
a. discontented |
b. disreputable |
c. disrespectful |
d. disputatious |
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7. There are, as yet, no vegetation types or ecosystems whose study has been perfected to the extent that they no longer ___________ ecologists. | |
a. interest |
b. require |
c. challenge |
d. hinder |
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8. The father was angry and cast __________ his son. | |
a. off |
b. of |
c. down |
d. about |
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9. Indian masses are ___________ law-abiding. | |
a. by far |
b. by any means |
c. far and away |
d. by and large |
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10. The film we saw last night was boring. I wish I ___________ it. | |
a. didn’t see |
b. wouldn’t have seen |
c. shouldn’t have seen |
d. hadn’t seen |
| Sentence | Ans |
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11. Working in dim light __________ eye issues such as glaucome. | |
a. contributes |
b. precipitates |
c. eradicates |
d. eliminates |
| Right or Wrong | |
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12. He owns several sports cars and has an __________ lifestyle. | |
a. opulent |
b. occult |
c. ocular |
d. obscure |
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13. Those medications, ___________ are used to treat kidney infection, have been withdrawn from the market. | |
a. what |
b. which |
c. when |
d. who |
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14. __________ intake of sugar can cause health problems. | |
a. Access |
b. Excess of |
c. Excessive |
d. Excessively |
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15. She suffered ___________ pain because of the leg injury. | |
a. hurting |
b. excruciating |
c. consuming |
d. protracting |
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16. The country's politics __________ are complex with more than ten parties competing for power. | |
a. are |
b. am |
c. is |
d. were |
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17. The job advertisement stipulates that the applicant ___________ three years' experience. | |
a. have |
b. had |
c. shall have |
d. must have |
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18. Newspapers have reported heavy flooding in the coastal areas. The damage __________ to be extensive. | |
a. expected |
b. is expecting |
c. has been expected |
d. is expected |
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19. The local bank was robbed by a group of men, _______ were armed. | |
a. four of whom |
b. four of these |
c. four of those |
d. four whom |
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20. The country ___________ several economic changes in the past two decades. | |
a. underwent |
b. has undergone |
c. will be undergoing |
d. have been undergoing |