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English (Fill in the Blanks)

Description: Improving English (Fill in the Blanks) Knowledge for Students who Want to Clear Various Competitive Exams
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions: Choose the option that is most similar to the following expression.

Female horse

  1. Pony

  2. Foal

  3. Mare

  4. Cot


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mare is feminine gender of horse.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

Of the two leading major parties, ______ party got a majority in the election?

  1. no

  2. neither

  3. which

  4. either


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Since the sentence is a question, "which" must be used to indicate that a choice must be given.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

She _____ to play tennis before marriage.

  1. used

  2. is used

  3. was used

  4. was using


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

She used to play tennis before marriage.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

Jobin saw a ____ of cubs in the zoo.

  1. pack

  2. swarm

  3. litter

  4. mass


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

Pen is ____ than sword.

  1. stronger

  2. smaller

  3. mightier

  4. better


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pen is mightier than sword.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

The juice _____ good.

  1. taste

  2. tastes

  3. is tasted

  4. was tasted


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

He is too miserly to part _____ his money.

  1. from

  2. with

  3. to

  4. in


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Part with means to give up or let go.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

Hardly had I reached the home _____ it began to rain.

  1. when

  2. than

  3. then

  4. soon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hardly had I reached the home when it began to rain.

Directions: Choose the option that best explains the following expression.

A child born after the death of father.

  1. adult

  2. basted

  3. bigot

  4. posthumous


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

One who deals in flowers is called _____.

  1. grocer

  2. florist

  3. draper

  4. coddler


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the option that is most similar in meaning to the given word.

Sagacity

  1. Sanity

  2. Strange

  3. Honesty

  4. Wisdom


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the option that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Alien

  1. Natural

  2. Robust

  3. Resident

  4. Stranger


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence:

I am a little late today, _____?

  1. isn't it

  2. aren't I

  3. amn't I

  4. isn't me


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For first person pronoun, I, there is no contraction with the verb am + not. (“Amn’t” is not a word in English.) Therefore, in casual speech and writing, English speakers use aren’t instead.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

He resembles _____ her father.

  1. to

  2. with

  3. for

  4. No preposition needed


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Resemble doesn't take any preposition. So, the sentence is correct.

Directions: Choose the option that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Forbidden

  1. Aggressive

  2. Allowed

  3. Reserved

  4. Prohibited


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Forbidden means not allowed.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

Jobin _____ the manger's job from Mr. John's.

  1. took over

  2. took down

  3. took after

  4. took off


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

She finds fault _____ everything I do.

  1. with

  2. at

  3. on

  4. for


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Preposition 'with' is used with phrase 'finding fault'. It means to make an adverse criticism or objection, sometimes unfairly.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

She was found guilty of murder and was _____.

  1. hanged

  2. hang

  3. hanging

  4. hung


Correct Option: A

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

Let us go for a movie, _____?

  1. will you

  2. can we

  3. shall we

  4. are us


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Only 'shall we' fits best here.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

Too many cooks spoil _____.

  1. the broth

  2. the wine

  3. food

  4. the water


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

Long ago, the wages of sin _____ death.

  1. are

  2. is

  3. have been

  4. were


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Since the sentence is simple past, then "were" needs to be used to indicate this.

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

I prefer juice _____ coffee.

  1. better

  2. to

  3. than

  4. rather


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

______ stitch in time saves nine.

  1. A

  2. The

  3. Few

  4. Many


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

The Kargil war ____ in 1999.

  1. broke into

  2. broke off

  3. broke out

  4. broke up


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the right option to fill up the blank in the following sentence.

She is not rich, _____?

  1. isn’t she

  2. is she

  3. does she

  4. did she


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag in the same tense.

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