Selecting Words


Direction: Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.

  1. The head ____ was annoyed to see a ____ in the soup. The option that would best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:









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    Sentence is about seeing a fly in a soup. This is major concern to a chef. Hence, options (a) and (c) are rejected. The word housefly is not hyphenated and a space in between house and fly changes the meanings of the sentence.

    Correct Option: B

    Sentence is about seeing a fly in a soup. This is major concern to a chef. Hence, options (a) and (c) are rejected. The word housefly is not hyphenated and a space in between house and fly changes the meanings of the sentence.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The head chef was annoyed to see a housefly in the soup. The option that would best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:


Direction: The following questions consist of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given six words denoted by A, B, C, D, E & F as answer choices and from the 6 choices you have to pick 2 correct answers, either of which will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

  1. The States should take steps _________ to the process of teachers” appointments as the Center has already sanctioned six lakh posts.
    (A) fasten
    (B) move
    (C) hasten
    (D) speed
    (E) early
    (F) quicken











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    The correct word is given as :-
    fasten /hasten

    Correct Option: B

    As we can say that ,
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The States should take steps fasten /hasten to the process of teachers” appointments as the Centre has already sanctioned six lakh posts.



  1. A senior citizen’s son _________ threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to transfer her properly to him.
    (A) superficially
    (B) mistakenly
    (C) allegedly
    (D) miserably
    (E) doubtfully
    (F) purportedly











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    The correct word is given as :-
    allegedly /doubtfully

    Correct Option: C

    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    A senior citizen’s son allegedly /doubtfully threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to transfer her properly to him.


  1. The parents had approached the high court to ________________ the government order after their children, who passed UKG, were denied admission by a school.
    (A) void
    (B) quash
    (C) annual
    (D) stay
    (E) lift
    (F) post











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    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    annual /lift

    Correct Option: C

    As we can say that ,
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The parents had approached the high court to annual /lift the government order after their children, who passed UKG, were denied admission by a school.



  1. Medical teachers said that the management had continued to remain ________________ to their cause leading to the stretching of their strike.
    (A) unmoved
    (B) lethargic
    (C) unconcerned
    (D) apathetic
    (E) indifferent
    (F) bored











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    As we can say that ,
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    unconcerned /bored

    Correct Option: B

    As we can say that ,
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    Medical teachers said that the management had continued to remain unconcerned /bored to their cause leading to the stretching of their strike.