Directions (1-15): In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five options and each blank is to be filled with the same word given below to make the sentence correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.
Q1. (i) The increased cost brought many ....... for the many young people deterred from going to the university.
(ii) Anyone fearing ....... from the circumstantial evidence merely has to tell their story to the DA.
(a) Outcomes
(b) Repercussions
(c) Effects
(d) Changes
(e) Modifications
Q2. (i) Without a word, he lifted her into his arms and carried her to the world of ....... they called their bedroom.
(ii) No prophet, it was declared, could speak in ......., that was devilish; further, only false prophets accepted gifts.
(a) Happiness
(b) Ebullience
(c) Ecstasy
(d) Joy
(e) Sorrow
Q3. (i) The mention of Liszt has led us to anticipate the end of the story, and we must ....... to 1836, when the acquaintance began.
(ii) The nation would never accept a Catholic king, a Stuart, nor ........ as against England, to the ancient French alliance.
(a) Avert
(b) Convert
(c) Revert
(d) Counterstroke
(e) Reply
Q4. (i) This was the ....... of my happiness, from which I was in a little while dashed to earth.
(ii) The recalled parliament seemed at the ....... of power.
(a) Plinth
(b) Foundation
(c) Pinnacle
(d) Startup
(e) Commencement
Q5. (i) When the sedative put Helen in a state of ......., she started to profess her love for everyone
(ii) John is a spiritual man who claims he experienced ....... during his baptism.
(a) Rapture
(b) Shock
(c) Confusion
(d) Thwart
(e) Freeze
Q6. (i) The ....... doctrine of truth, which it is now possible to outline, results from a convergence of the above lines of argument.
(ii) The parable of the three rings is the epitome of the ....... position.
(a) Prognosis
(b) Pragmatic
(c) Perceived
(d) Parched
(e) Plagiarism
Q7. (i) A ....... sample of doctors from around the country were selected for the study.
(ii) GRBs appear seemingly at ....... in the Universe and rarely last less than a minute, making them hard to study.
(a) Sudden
(b) Immediate
(c) Actual
(d) Random
(e) Shocking
Q8. (i) I have attached a PDF file of my ....... vitae.
(ii) They have a very good ....... at that university.
(a) Biodata
(b) Image
(c) Reputation
(d) Rapport
(e) Curriculum
Q9. (i) Mom always ...... me for making a fuss about the eye drops because I used to struggle.
(ii) In its October monthly report, the bank once again ...... eurozone governments for not working hard enough to reduce public deficits.
(a) Mocked
(b) Chided
(c) Exasperated
(d) Beaten
(e) Ridiculed
Q10. (i) Man is a hopeless ...... to himself, until he sees himself in the light of being a human with human failings.
(ii) The crowds of Epicureans were a standing ...... to the adherents of less popular sects.
(a) Enigma
(b) Stigma
(c) Stamina
(d) Prototype
(e) Example
Q11. (i) When we go deer hunting, we dress in ...... so we can fade into nature’s background.
(ii) My mother always wears long skirts to ...... what she refers to as her “lumpy knees.
(a) Veil
(b) Coverage
(c) Camouflage
(d) Weil
(e) Hide
Q12. (i) Certain ...... powers were also attributed to the stone.
(ii) Rebecca was curious about the ...... group that performed hermetic practices in the town, but most people stayed away from them.
(a) Onus
(b) Revealed
(c) Active
(d) Occult
(e) Superficial
Q13. (i) This fact, which threatened to give to Russia the whole prestige of the ....... of Greece, spurred the other powers to further concessions.
(ii) In England ....... was of democratic origin and concerned itself with practical questions.
(a) Vindicate
(b) Vandalize
(c) Emancipation
(d) Liberal
(e) Freed
Q14. (i) In the condition known as albinism there is a ....... deficiency or entire absence of pigment.
(ii) Other mechanical disturbances may assist in this production of ....... variation.
(a) Congenial
(b) Congenital
(c) Banal
(d) Substantial
(e) Subtle
Q15. (i) He returned to the castle, stopping at the sound of ....... from the direction of the forest before he reached the entrance.
(ii) As they approached the house, Prince Andrew with a smile drew Pierre's attention to a ....... going on at the back porch.
(a) Threat
(b) Confusion
(c) Distraction
(d) Noise
(e) Commotion
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.C
5.A
6.B
7.D
8.E
9.B
10.A
11.C
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.D
Q1. (i) The increased cost brought many ....... for the many young people deterred from going to the university.
(ii) Anyone fearing ....... from the circumstantial evidence merely has to tell their story to the DA.
(a) Outcomes
(b) Repercussions
(c) Effects
(d) Changes
(e) Modifications
Q2. (i) Without a word, he lifted her into his arms and carried her to the world of ....... they called their bedroom.
(ii) No prophet, it was declared, could speak in ......., that was devilish; further, only false prophets accepted gifts.
(a) Happiness
(b) Ebullience
(c) Ecstasy
(d) Joy
(e) Sorrow
Q3. (i) The mention of Liszt has led us to anticipate the end of the story, and we must ....... to 1836, when the acquaintance began.
(ii) The nation would never accept a Catholic king, a Stuart, nor ........ as against England, to the ancient French alliance.
(a) Avert
(b) Convert
(c) Revert
(d) Counterstroke
(e) Reply
Q4. (i) This was the ....... of my happiness, from which I was in a little while dashed to earth.
(ii) The recalled parliament seemed at the ....... of power.
(a) Plinth
(b) Foundation
(c) Pinnacle
(d) Startup
(e) Commencement
Q5. (i) When the sedative put Helen in a state of ......., she started to profess her love for everyone
(ii) John is a spiritual man who claims he experienced ....... during his baptism.
(a) Rapture
(b) Shock
(c) Confusion
(d) Thwart
(e) Freeze
Q6. (i) The ....... doctrine of truth, which it is now possible to outline, results from a convergence of the above lines of argument.
(ii) The parable of the three rings is the epitome of the ....... position.
(a) Prognosis
(b) Pragmatic
(c) Perceived
(d) Parched
(e) Plagiarism
Q7. (i) A ....... sample of doctors from around the country were selected for the study.
(ii) GRBs appear seemingly at ....... in the Universe and rarely last less than a minute, making them hard to study.
(a) Sudden
(b) Immediate
(c) Actual
(d) Random
(e) Shocking
Q8. (i) I have attached a PDF file of my ....... vitae.
(ii) They have a very good ....... at that university.
(a) Biodata
(b) Image
(c) Reputation
(d) Rapport
(e) Curriculum
Q9. (i) Mom always ...... me for making a fuss about the eye drops because I used to struggle.
(ii) In its October monthly report, the bank once again ...... eurozone governments for not working hard enough to reduce public deficits.
(a) Mocked
(b) Chided
(c) Exasperated
(d) Beaten
(e) Ridiculed
Q10. (i) Man is a hopeless ...... to himself, until he sees himself in the light of being a human with human failings.
(ii) The crowds of Epicureans were a standing ...... to the adherents of less popular sects.
(a) Enigma
(b) Stigma
(c) Stamina
(d) Prototype
(e) Example
Q11. (i) When we go deer hunting, we dress in ...... so we can fade into nature’s background.
(ii) My mother always wears long skirts to ...... what she refers to as her “lumpy knees.
(a) Veil
(b) Coverage
(c) Camouflage
(d) Weil
(e) Hide
Q12. (i) Certain ...... powers were also attributed to the stone.
(ii) Rebecca was curious about the ...... group that performed hermetic practices in the town, but most people stayed away from them.
(a) Onus
(b) Revealed
(c) Active
(d) Occult
(e) Superficial
Q13. (i) This fact, which threatened to give to Russia the whole prestige of the ....... of Greece, spurred the other powers to further concessions.
(ii) In England ....... was of democratic origin and concerned itself with practical questions.
(a) Vindicate
(b) Vandalize
(c) Emancipation
(d) Liberal
(e) Freed
Q14. (i) In the condition known as albinism there is a ....... deficiency or entire absence of pigment.
(ii) Other mechanical disturbances may assist in this production of ....... variation.
(a) Congenial
(b) Congenital
(c) Banal
(d) Substantial
(e) Subtle
Q15. (i) He returned to the castle, stopping at the sound of ....... from the direction of the forest before he reached the entrance.
(ii) As they approached the house, Prince Andrew with a smile drew Pierre's attention to a ....... going on at the back porch.
(a) Threat
(b) Confusion
(c) Distraction
(d) Noise
(e) Commotion
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.C
5.A
6.B
7.D
8.E
9.B
10.A
11.C
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.D
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