English Quiz

Directions (Q. 1–5): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the
sentence meaningfully complete.

1. How people would ______ in a particular situation cannot be ______ with perfect accuracy.
1) think, observed
2) act, expected
3) behave, predicted
4) react, analyzed
5) feel, resolved


2.When the mob turned ______, the police opened fire to control the ______ situation.
1) away, burning
2) up, untoward
3) around, devastating
4) quietly, aggravate
5) hostile, rioting

3. The Government ______ down the opposition ______ for a joint parliamentary committee probe.
1) boiled, proposal
 2) shot, demand
3) put, leaders
4) whipped, portfolio
5) struck, party

4. The handwriting on the letter was very ______, none could ______ it.
1) legible, write
2) illegible, read
3) original, recognize
4) faint, notice
5) shabby, identify

5. The delay in completing the task ______ can be attributed to their ______
1) expeditiously, lethargy
2) fully, punctuality
3) economically, rigidity
4) religiously, strictness
5) carefully, perfectionism

Answers
1-3
2-5
3-2
4-2
5-1

Directions (Q. 1–5): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the
sentence meaningfully complete.

1. How people would ______ in a particular situation cannot be ______ with perfect accuracy.
1) think, observed
2) act, expected
3) behave, predicted
4) react, analyzed
5) feel, resolved


2.When the mob turned ______, the police opened fire to control the ______ situation.
1) away, burning
2) up, untoward
3) around, devastating
4) quietly, aggravate
5) hostile, rioting

3. The Government ______ down the opposition ______ for a joint parliamentary committee probe.
1) boiled, proposal
 2) shot, demand
3) put, leaders
4) whipped, portfolio
5) struck, party

4. The handwriting on the letter was very ______, none could ______ it.
1) legible, write
2) illegible, read
3) original, recognize
4) faint, notice
5) shabby, identify

5. The delay in completing the task ______ can be attributed to their ______
1) expeditiously, lethargy
2) fully, punctuality
3) economically, rigidity
4) religiously, strictness
5) carefully, perfectionism

Answers
1-3
2-5
3-2
4-2
5-1