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 as your answer.
- The principal congratulated him ______ passing the final exam.
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Here, on (Prep.) is the right usage.
Correct Option: C
Here, on (Prep.) is the right usage.
- Asha and Rima could not get admission in the college ______ they had already managed to get a passing score in the official exam.
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even though (Idiom) : despite the fact or belief that ; no matter whether
Here, even though is the right usage.Correct Option: A
even though (Idiom) : despite the fact or belief that ; no matter whether
Here, even though is the right usage.
- Men ______ are thinkers look for facts.
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Here, who (Rel. Pro.)
Here, who is the right usage.Correct Option: A
Here, who (Rel. Pro.)
Here, who is the right usage.
- There were ______ participants at the conference than we had expected, so we had trouble seating them.
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Here, many more : an even greater amount
Here, many more is the right usage.Correct Option: B
Here, many more : an even greater amount
Here, many more is the right usage.
- I have to recite Tagore’s sonnet, I will be the ____ one to do so in my school.
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Here, only (Adv.) is the right usage.
Correct Option: D
Here, only (Adv.) is the right usage.
