Selecting Words
Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
- His words were hardly .... with that screaming and shouting in the market.
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legible (Adj.) : clear enough to read
The correct word will be
audible (Adj.) : that can be heard clearlyCorrect Option: D
legible (Adj.) : clear enough to read
The correct word will be
audible (Adj.) : that can be heard clearly
Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
- The passenger car sales showed a decline .......... 7% to 5.6%.
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Here, from (Prep.) is the right usage. It is used for showing the range of something. (from ........ to)
Correct Option: A
Here, from (Prep.) is the right usage. It is used for showing the range of something. (from ........ to)
- ......... the new Safari Storme, Mahindra has more leverage in increasing the sales.
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with (Prep.) is the right usage.
leverage (Noun) : power to influence peopleCorrect Option: A
with (Prep.) is the right usage.
leverage (Noun) : power to influence people
- Many Tamil-speaking Sri Lankans ........ from the island to escape the military and its atrocities.
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flee (Verb) : to leave a place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger flee (S. Pr.) fled (S. Past)
Here, fled is the right usage.Correct Option: C
flee (Verb) : to leave a place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger flee (S. Pr.) fled (S. Past)
Here, fled is the right usage.
- I’m not so successful....... she is.
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as + Adj. + as is used for comparing things that are equal in some way
Here, as is the right usage.Correct Option: B
as + Adj. + as is used for comparing things that are equal in some way
Here, as is the right usage.