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Sentence Completion

Description: Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

He is always courteous but ________.

  1. allusive

  2. aloof

  3. alien

  4. friendly


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

She is known to _________ the value of her accomplishments.

  1. aggrandise

  2. boast

  3. accuse

  4. insist


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Boast' is followed by 'about'; 'aggrandise' (increase in size or intensity) fits here. 'Insist' is followed by 'on', alos it doesn't make sense here.

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. He tried to stay ________ of the infighting and scandals.

  1. aloof

  2. away

  3. untouched

  4. unaffected


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aloof means to stay away or be indifferent. Away could also have been the answer, but the preposition 'of' after the blank suggests that allof must be the answer. 'Away from' is the correct usage if you want to use 'away'. 

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

I kept asking for an explanation, but he only gave an ________ response.

  1. ambiguous

  2. clear

  3. apprehensive

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here, ambiguous is the best options to go for because an ambiguous response doesn't explain something which requires an explanation. Ambiguous refers to something which is not clear, doubtful or something having several possible interpretations.

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. They have been _______ about the gravity of the situation.

  1. apprised

  2. estimated

  3. aware

  4. gauged


Correct Option: A

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. He put on an air of _______ self importance.

  1. blunt

  2. arrant

  3. ugly

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. Without ________ labour force, no amount of foreign assistance or natural wealth can ensure successful development and modernisation.

  1. a big

  2. a productive

  3. an effective

  4. an educated


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

Our artillery _______ heavy casualties on the enemy forces.

  1. inflicted

  2. incurred

  3. heaped

  4. caused


Correct Option: A

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. Numerous events taking place around the world show that religious intolerance can indeed __________ social peace and harmony.

  1. discourage

  2. disrupt

  3. prevent

  4. effect


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. Is the music _________ you?

  1. effecting

  2. interesting

  3. bothering

  4. hurting


Correct Option: C

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. The exploitation of the helpless tribal people should be ________.

  1. criticised

  2. condemned

  3. encouraged

  4. ensued


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. All along., space explorations have meant studying the planets, the Moon and looking for __________ life.

  1. terrestrial

  2. extraterrestrial

  3. heavenly

  4. planetary


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. Don't _________ into hostilities without trying diplomacy first.

  1. run

  2. plunge

  3. get

  4. engage


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. Thinking that he had finally found someone with similar interests, the traveler tried to ___________ a conversation.

  1. strike up

  2. strike at

  3. strike to

  4. strike with


Correct Option: A

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

The drug had a ________ effect and the patient fell asleep quickly.

  1. gentle

  2. sedative

  3. warming

  4. relaxing


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

The priest addressed the ________ of devotees for over an hour.

  1. company

  2. crew

  3. congregation

  4. audience


Correct Option: C

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

The detective novel is a ________ of fiction.

  1. genre

  2. category

  3. form

  4. field


Correct Option: A

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

Keats died in the __________ of youth.

  1. prime

  2. height

  3. depth

  4. time


Correct Option: A

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. The spokesman ______ the use of violence.

  1. demoted

  2. deprecated

  3. disgraced

  4. depreciated


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

Parents and teachers must try to _________ a sense of patriotism in children.

  1. inculcate

  2. invigorate

  3. install

  4. insure


Correct Option: A

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. I was feeling quite ______ by the strain of moving.

  1. energised

  2. enthused

  3. enervated

  4. bored


Correct Option: C

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

Industrialisation does provide jobs but the ________ on the environment has been significant.

  1. toll

  2. charge

  3. affect

  4. change


Correct Option: A

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. He didn't even _________ to get out of the car.

  1. worry

  2. bother

  3. make

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense. Following the accident, his leg had to be ________

  1. cut

  2. removed

  3. amputated

  4. avoided


Correct Option: C

Directions: Complete the following sentence by using the best option from the given choices so that the sentence makes coherent sense.

He stumbled ___________ the note while he was cleaning the closet.

  1. at

  2. across

  3. with

  4. on


Correct Option: B
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