Selecting Words


Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

  1. The deceased left ______ him two young children.









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    leave behind (Phr. V.) : to have family remaining after your death
    Here, behind is the right usage.

    Correct Option: D

    leave behind (Phr. V.) : to have family remaining after your death
    Here, behind is the right usage.


Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

  1. Lata Mangeshkar was _____ with a natural talent for music.









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    Here, endowed (Verb) is the right usage.
    be endowed with something (Phr. V.) : to naturally have a particular feature, quality, etc.

    Correct Option: C

    Here, endowed (Verb) is the right usage.
    be endowed with something (Phr. V.) : to naturally have a particular feature, quality, etc.



  1. The driver was _____ injured; he died within an hour.









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    fatally (Adv.) : causing or ending in death
    Here, fatally is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    fatally (Adv.) : causing or ending in death
    Here, fatally is the right usage.


  1. My servant _____ with all my money.









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    Here, has run off is the right usage.
    run off with something (Idiom) : to steal something and take it away

    Correct Option: C

    Here, has run off is the right usage.
    run off with something (Idiom) : to steal something and take it away



  1. With danger _____ the door, you cannot sit idle.









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    at the door : at the front door of a house
    Here, at is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    at the door : at the front door of a house
    Here, at is the right usage.