Selecting Words
Direction: Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
- After a short holiday Rajni came back totally ______________.
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What does a holiday do to you? It makes you fresh ( as if you were young ) again. (2) is rejected because you do not get a new life. (3), (4) and (5) apply to things, not to persons.
Correct Option: A
What does a holiday do to you? It makes you fresh (as if you were young) again. (2) is rejected because you do not get a new life. (3), (4) and (5) apply to things, not to persons.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
After a short holiday Rajni came back totally rejuvenated .
Therefore , option A is required word .
- His answer was such __________ I expected him to give.
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As we know that ,
‘I expected him to give’ denotes the kind (category) of the answer; it is not the result of ‘his answer’. So use as, not that.Correct Option: C
As we know that ,
‘I expected him to give’ denotes the kind (category) of the answer; it is not the result of ‘his answer’. So use as, not that.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
His answer was such as I expected him to give.
Hence , option C is correct word .
- My house is .... the Kali temple
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Beside means "by the side of"
Correct Option: C
Beside means "by the side of" and "Besides" means in addition to or moreover
- Although I was ________________ of his plans, I encouraged him, because there was no one else who was willing to help.
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As per the above given sentence , we can say that
The word ‘skeptical’ means suspicious or doubtful.Correct Option: A
As per the above given sentence , we can say that
The word ‘sceptical’ means suspicious or doubtful.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Although I was sceptical of his plans, I encouraged him, because there was no one else who was willing to help.
Therefore , option A is correct word .
- His residence is on the _____________ of Hyderabad.
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The outskirts of a city (here “Hyderabad”) or town are the part that are farthest away from its center.
Correct Option: D
As we know that ,
The outskirts of a city (here “Hyderabad”) or town are the part that are farthest away from its centre.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
His residence is on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
So , required word will be option D .