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.

  1. The stewardess showed the passenger _____









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    stewardess (Noun) : a female flight attendant
    Here, how to fasten the seat belt is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    stewardess (Noun) : a female flight attendant
    Here, how to fasten the seat belt is the right usage.


  1. She made her stepson her ____ to her large fortune.









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    heir (Noun) : a person who has the legal right to receive somebody's property, money or title when that person dies
    Here, heir is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    heir (Noun) : a person who has the legal right to receive somebody's property, money or title when that person dies
    Here, heir is the right usage.



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

  1. The Paralympics is a competition for the ____.









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    disabled (Adj.) : unable to use a part of your body completely or easily because of a physical illness, an injury, etc.
    disadvantaged (Adj.) : not having the things, such as education, or enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life; deprived
    discouraged (Adj.) : feeling less confident
    despised (Adj.) : to dislike and have no respect for somebody
    Paralympics (Noun) : an International Athletic Competition for people who are disabled
    Here, disabled is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    disabled (Adj.) : unable to use a part of your body completely or easily because of a physical illness, an injury, etc.
    disadvantaged (Adj.) : not having the things, such as education, or enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life; deprived
    discouraged (Adj.) : feeling less confident
    despised (Adj.) : to dislike and have no respect for somebody
    Paralympics (Noun) : an International Athletic Competition for people who are disabled
    Here, disabled is the right usage.


  1. The farmers _______ their farms, if they had known that a thunderstorm was approaching.









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    Past Perfect Tense-would have left is the right usage.

    Correct Option: D

    Past Perfect Tense-would have left is the right usage.



  1. Do you prefer _____ or traditional art forms ?









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    contemporary (Adj.) : belonging to the present time.
    archaic (Adj.) : old and no longer used.
    foreign (Adj.) : in or from a country that is not your own
    Here, contemporary is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    contemporary (Adj.) : belonging to the present time.
    archaic (Adj.) : old and no longer used.
    foreign (Adj.) : in or from a country that is not your own
    Here, contemporary is the right usage.