Filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words - Online Test
Q1. Direction: Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blanks that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole
On being asked for the passport, he ______ to his dismay that he had _______ to bring it along with him to the airport.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
'Shocked' in the first option would have been correct if preceded by a helping verb, which is not the case here and thus is incorrect.
Option C is incorrect because of 'pleaded to his dismay' does not make any sense. Same is the case with options D and E.
So, the correct response would be option B.
Q2. Direction: Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
It is also a _________of industrialization that farms have become more mechanized, putting many laborers out of _________
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Result means an outcome and work means labor or livelihood. Both the words fit the context of the statement suitably.
Q3. Direction: Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Maharashtra’s top-down approach to push schemes without _______ the foundation for them goes against the spirit of the 74th Amendment of the Constitution which promises ____________ of State’s powers, resources and administrative support to the ULBs and PRIs.
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
'laying the foundation' means providing basic ideas or structures from which something larger can be made, 'devolution' means 'delegation'.
Q4. Direction: Two statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by five alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements.
A) The nesting grounds of the birds in the Nilgiris North Eastern Range are also believed to support some of the highest___________ of the species in Southern India.
B) Urban_______ is a very specific measurement of the population of an urbanized area, excluding non-urban land-uses. Non-urban uses include regional open space, agriculture and water-bodies.
B) Urban_______ is a very specific measurement of the population of an urbanized area, excluding non-urban land-uses. Non-urban uses include regional open space, agriculture and water-bodies.
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:
Density. The statement ‘A’ is talking about the quantity of people or things in a given area or space. While statement ‘B’ states the degree of compactness of a substance.Hence, Option ‘E’ is the apt filler for both the statements.
Q5. Direction: Two statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by five alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements.
A) The sun was well past its __________ and headed toward the trees on the west side of the cabin.
B) In 1848 Airy invented the reflex __________ tube to replace the zenith sector previously employed.
B) In 1848 Airy invented the reflex __________ tube to replace the zenith sector previously employed.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
The correct answer is Zenith. Zenith means the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected. It is also the best fit for the second statement, can be inferred from the latter half of the statement.
Q6. Directions: Two statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by five alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements.
(A) Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to _____ the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God.
(B) They were paying out the rope in the vain attempt to _____ their truly immeasurable capacity for marvellousness.
(B) They were paying out the rope in the vain attempt to _____ their truly immeasurable capacity for marvellousness.
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Statement A, Fathom makes sense because the book shows in depth reading for the symbol of god.
Statement B, the word "immeasurable" used in the sentence does not fit with “to understand and “grab” while fathom makes sense because of in depth thinking and measurements.
Q7. Direction: Two sentences with one blank in each are given. Choose the option that would best fit in both the blanks.
1) Jane hates Laura so everyone was surprised when she made a ____ tribute during Laura’s going away party.
2) The beauty contestants are always ______ over the male judges.
2) The beauty contestants are always ______ over the male judges.
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
The meaning of the words is as follows:
A) copy (another person's work) illicitly or without acknowledgement.
B) Degrading
C) make (someone) ecstatically happy.
D) giving attention in an overly flattering manner
E) urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something.
Thus option D is the word that fits in both the blanks.
Q8. Direction: Two sentences with one blank in each are given. Choose the option that would best fit in both the blanks.
1) As Ryan is such an outgoing young man, he shocked everyone when he announced his engagement to his _____ coworker who rarely speaks.
2) Alone in the middle of the ocean, the survivor could think of nothing that would make the ____days seem shorter.
2) Alone in the middle of the ocean, the survivor could think of nothing that would make the ____days seem shorter.
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:
The meaning of the words is as follows:
A) Without deceit
B) stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
C) Talkative
D) Dull or boring
E) just begun and so not fully formed or developed
Thus option D is the word that fits in both the sentence.
Q9. Directions: In each question below two sentences are given with a blank in each. Each question is followed by five options with two words in each. You have to pick that option as the answer which satisfies the first sentence with the first word and the second sentence with the second word.
I) The train stopped at various stations which led to the ____delay in reaching the destination station.
II) Leaving the whole manor open meant that the robbers could have a ____ run during the robbery.
II) Leaving the whole manor open meant that the robbers could have a ____ run during the robbery.
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
The answer has to be picked according to the second statement as almost all the options seem appropriate for the first blank. ‘Free run’ is a phrase that fits perfectly in the second statement; which means ‘going about any task without any objection or hurdle’. So, option D is correct.
Q10. Direction: Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
People stop the trains, pull the chain ____________and this causes heavy ___________ to the railway, think over it.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Word unnecessarily means without any need or reason. Among all the options, word damage corresponds to the seriousness of the sentence most suitably.
