Fill in the Blank Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In each of 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 and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
Education in India is provided ____ the private as well as the public sectors.
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5f3e22e59ab97f7febefc836- 1withfalse
- 2bytrue
- 3infalse
- 4forfalse
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Answer : 2. "by"
Q: Complete the collocation.
When we met first it was very difficult to ______ the ice.
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6458e35a223d4c08a7eee8ce- 1smashfalse
- 2burstfalse
- 3breaktrue
- 4shatterfalse
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Answer : 3. "break"
Explanation :
(C) break - The collocation is "break the ice," meaning to initiate a conversation in a social setting.
Q: Fill in the blank with the correct determiner from the options given below:
The scheme was closed because _______ people were interested in it.
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636cf826825f2247ad812b88The scheme was closed because _______ people were interested in it.
- 1fewfalse
- 2a fewtrue
- 3a littlefalse
- 4nonefalse
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Answer : 2. "a few"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The planets are _______________ around the sun.
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646c7a6b45f1450a80e3d2ebThe planets are _______________ around the sun.
- 1revolvingtrue
- 2circlingfalse
- 3rotatingfalse
- 4roundingfalse
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Answer : 1. "revolving"
Explanation :
The sentence would then read: "The planets are revolving around the sun." This choice accurately describes the movement of planets in their orbits around the sun.
Q: In the following question, the sentence is given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
The recession is going to cause ___________ times for families who are already struggling to pay their bills.
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62ea4caeceafbe581b76016e- 1furiousfalse
- 2agitatedfalse
- 3turbulenttrue
- 4wildfalse
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Answer : 3. "turbulent"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It was impossible ______ guess what he was doing.
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642441c332185cce370dbbdeIt was impossible ______ guess what he was doing.
- 1totrue
- 2atfalse
- 3onfalse
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Answer : 1. "to "
Explanation :
(A) to - The correct phrase is "impossible to guess."
Q: Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the bracket.
The party was so amazing that everyone _________ (hated) leaving it.
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6462150fc899b466f44856b7The party was so amazing that everyone _________ (hated) leaving it.
- 1loathedtrue
- 2enhancedfalse
- 3reveredfalse
- 4embracedfalse
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Answer : 1. "loathed"
Explanation :
(A) loathed - The word "amazing" suggests a positive experience, and among the given options, "loathed" is the most appropriate synonym for "hated."
Q: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Tagore and Gandhi were undoubtedly the two outstanding and _________ figures of India in the first half of twentieth century 1125 06458e3a0223d4c08a7eee8df
6458e3a0223d4c08a7eee8df- 1dominatingtrue
- 2activatingfalse
- 3resumingfalse
- 4appreciatingfalse
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Answer : 1. "dominating"
Explanation :
(A) dominating - The phrase "outstanding and dominating figures" implies that Tagore and Gandhi were influential and had a significant impact.

