Exercise-17
Directions: In the following sentences, fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word front the choices given.
- Fortunately, her parents were …………. unaware of what was going on.
(A) rapturously (B) blissfully
(C) exultantly (D) confusingly
- When the car suddenly swerved to avoid hitting the dog, it …………. out of control and crashed into a tree.
(A) popped (B) bolted
(C) careered (D) dashed
- When she switched the bathroom light on she was horrified to catch glimpse cockroaches………..away into cracks in the tiles.
(A) plummeting (B) scuttling
(C) creeping (D)nipping
- I am going to …………. into town in my lunch hour. Can I get you anything?
(A) bolt (B)soared
(C) totter (D)tore
- If you do not…………… you’ll miss the bus and be late for school.
(A) accelerate (B) rocket
(C) speed (D) crawl
- Meena’s spirits …………. when she learnt that she had won first prize.
(A) plunged (B) soared
(C) zipped (D) tore
- When the dog saw the fierce dog, he …………. into the house.
(A) darted (B) careered
(C) totalled (D) bolted
- I am just going to…………….. to the letterbox to post these letters.
(A) scurry (B) totter
(C) plunge (D) hurry
- Richard ………….. into the house, trying hard not to wake his parents.
(A) soared (B) crept
(C) scampered (D) accelerated
- The Egyptian …………are one of the wonders of the world.
(A) palaces (B) pyramids
(C) sand (D) none of these
Answers:-
1.(B) 2. (C)
3.(B) 4. (D)
5.(C) 6. (B)
7.(D) 8. (D)
9.(B) 10. (B)
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Exercise-18
Directions: In the following sentences, fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word front the choices given.
- The captain and the other members of the……….. tried their best to save the Titanic.
(A) crow (B) screw
(C) crew (D) none of these
- There is an ancient ………… in our town.
(A) mosque (B) mask
(C) musk (D) none of these
- The Jews worship in a …………
(A) Gurudwara (B) Church
(C) Mosque (D) Synagogue
- A great………… destroyed many buildings.
(A) cyclone (B) cycle
(C) cyclic (D) none of these
- The police used tear gas to control the ……….
(A) reuters (B) rioters
(C) writers (D) none of these
- The hotel has a number of …………rooms.
(A) luxury (B) lux
(C) lacerating (D) none of these
- The earth was………. due to drought.
(A) perched (B) parched
(C) purchaded (D) none of these
- The culprit was……… with stealing.
(A) absconded (B) charged
(C) charged (D) none of these
- The adventurer succeeded in his………….
(A) mason (B) mystery
(C) mission (D) mansion
- Please use a ………. syringe.
(A) disposing of (B) disposable
(C) disposed (D) none of these
Answers:-
1.(C) 2. (A)
3.(D) 4. (A)
5.(B) 6. (A)
7.(B) 8. (B)
9.(C) 10. (B)
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