Selecting Words


Direction: Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate and suitable word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

  1. Like humans, zoo animals also must have a dentist ______ their teeth.









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    Here, to fill (Inf. with to) is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    Here, to fill (Inf. with to) is the right usage.


  1. The hotel was not too expensive,_____









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    The sentence is Negative. So, the Question Tag will be Positive.
    Here, was it ? is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    The sentence is Negative. So, the Question Tag will be Positive.
    Here, was it ? is the right usage.



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

  1. The sudden change in his behaviour came as a surprise to me, I began __









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    to smell a rat (Idiom) : to have suspicion
    to cut a sorry figure (Idiom) : to be ashamed
    to turn a new leaf (Idiom) : to reform and begin again
    to blow hot and cold (Idiom) : to change one’s mind
    Here, to smell a rat is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    to smell a rat (Idiom) : to have suspicion
    to cut a sorry figure (Idiom) : to be ashamed
    to turn a new leaf (Idiom) : to reform and begin again
    to blow hot and cold (Idiom) : to change one’s mind
    Here, to smell a rat is the right usage.


  1. He is the most generous man, I –––––– him for a long time.









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    The structure of the sentence is as follows :
    He ..........., I → (Subject) have → (Aux.V.) known → (Main.V.)him
    for a long time. (Present Perfect Tense)
    Here, have known is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    The structure of the sentence is as follows :
    He ..........., I → (Subject) have → (Aux.V.) known → (Main.V.)him
    for a long time. (Present Perfect Tense)
    Here, have known is the right usage.



  1. She feared that she __________.









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    The structure of the sentence is as follows :
    It is possible → She feared + that → that + Pro. → she + might → might + verb → fail.
    Here, might fall is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    The structure of the sentence is as follows :
    It is possible → She feared + that → that + Pro. → she + might → might + verb → fail.
    Here, might fall is the right usage.