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. How much longer __ this book ?









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    Future Progressive Tensewill you be needing is the right usage.
    It shows a polite enquiry.

    Correct Option: B

    Future Progressive Tensewill you be needing is the right usage.
    It shows a polite enquiry.


  1. The news was _______ good to be true.









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    too (Adv.) : used before Adjective and Adverbs to say that something is more than is good, necessary, possible, etc. too + Adj + to (gives a negative sense)
    Here, too is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    too (Adv.) : used before Adjective and Adverbs to say that something is more than is good, necessary, possible, etc. too + Adj + to (gives a negative sense)
    Here, too is the right usage.



  1. How did these things come _______ ?









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    come about (Idiom) : to happen
    Here, about is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    come about (Idiom) : to happen
    Here, about 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. The worker used _____ to patch up the hole in the wall.









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    cement (Noun) is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    cement (Noun) is the right usage.



  1. I am exhausted; let’s ____ a day.









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    call it a day (Idiom) : to decide or agree to stop doing something.
    Here, call it is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    call it a day (Idiom) : to decide or agree to stop doing something.
    Here, call it is the right usage.