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.
- The Chairman is ill and we’ll have to _________ the meeting for a few days.
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put off (Phr. V.) : postpone; to change something to a later time or date
Here, put off is the right usage.Correct Option: D
put off (Phr. V.) : postpone; to change something to a later time or date
Here, put off is the right usage.
Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alter natives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
- The police pushed the people back to make _____ for Prime Minister’s car to pass.
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make way (Idiom) : to allow somebody/something to pass
Here, way is the right usage.Correct Option: B
make way (Idiom) : to allow somebody/something to pass
Here, way is the right usage.
- He decided to ____ for his matric examination in order to get a higher score.
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reappear (Verb) : to appear again
Here, reappear is the right usage.Correct Option: B
reappear (Verb) : to appear again
Here, reappear is the right usage.
- Had I saved money, I _____ a new car.
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The structure of the sentence will be as follows :
Had → (Past Perfect) I saved → (Tense) money, I would have → (would have) purchased a → (Past Participle).............
Here, would have purchased is the right usage.Correct Option: C
The structure of the sentence will be as follows :
Had → (Past Perfect) I saved → (Tense) money, I would have → (would have) purchased a → (Past Participle).............
Here, would have purchased is the right usage.
- It's a ______, that young people are inspired by celebrities.
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myth (Noun) : something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false
lie (Noun, Verb) : to say or write something that you know is not true; a statement made by
somebody knowing that it is not true
Here, myth is the right usage.Correct Option: B
myth (Noun) : something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false
lie (Noun, Verb) : to say or write something that you know is not true; a statement made by
somebody knowing that it is not true
Here, myth is the right usage.
