Exercise-25
Directions: In the following sentences, fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word front the choices given.
- If you walk fast, you ………… the train.
(A) shall catch                       (B) will catch
(C) caught                             (D)catch
- Did you go to…………. last night?
 (A) anywhere                       (B) somewhere
 (C) any place                        (D) where
- The students should devote …………. their vacation to village service.
(A) the entire of                    (B) the whole of
 (C) full of                             (D) the whole of
- He always speaks to them kindly and discusses many interesting things ………. them.
(A) with regard                      (B) with
(C) against                             (D) regarding
- All kinds of rumours are ……….. and these need to be ignored.
(A) afloat                              (B) produced
(C) manufactured                  (D) fabricated
- This list is for…………. students mother tongue is not English.
(A) of whom                         (B) whose
(C) that                                   (D) which
- A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings of others is the ……… of social conduct.
 (A) infrastructure                 (B) basis
(C) prerequisite                      (D) foundation
- Rights……….. automatically to him who duly performs his duties.
(A) belong                             (B) transfer
 (C) acquire                           (D) accrue
- To get rid of the………. for English Education is one of the essentials of Swaraj.
 (A) intensity                         (B) madness
 (C) infatuation                      (D) concern
- We shall set out as soon as the………… weather.
 (A) will improve                   (B) improves
(C) shall improve                   (D) is improved
Answers:-
1.(B) 2. (A)
3.(D) 4. (B)
5.(A) 6. (B)
7.(D) 8. (D)
9.(C) 10. (B)
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Exercise-26
Directions: In the following sentences, fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word front the choices given.
- Our educated young men prefer………..jobs these days.
 (A) blue collar                       (B) red collar
(C) white collar                      (D) none of these
- He lives in a big and ancient………..
 (A) mention                         (B) mansion
(C) man’s son                        (D) none of these
- The road is……………. after the rain.
 (A) slipping                          (B) slippery
 (C) sleeper                            (D) none of these
- He is very active. He has a………… personality.
(A) dynamite                         (B) dynamo
 (C) dynamic                         (D) none of these
- The police arrested the…………
 (A) miscreant                       (B) miscreator
 (C) misdemeanour                (D) none of these
- The court………. him in the murder case.
 (A) indexed                          (B) indicted
(C) predicted                         (D) none of these
- The Tricolour is the……… of India’s unity.
 (A) cymbal                           (B) symbol
 (C) simple                             (D) none of these
- When he finished his speech, the ………. cheered.
 (A) audience                        (B) audition
 (C) audible                           (D) none of these
- The rainbow is a ………… of colours.
 (A) spectacular                      (B) spectral
(C) spectrum                         (D) none of these
- Because of heavy losses, his company became…………..
 (A) insolvent                        (B) insoluble
(C) insolent                         (D) none of these
- The waiter gave us a ………….. as soon as We sat at the table.
(A) venue                              (B) menu
(C) meenu                             (D) none of these
- Don’t go near the dog. It will ……… you.
 (A) bite                                (B) bytes
(C) bight                                (D) none of these
- After dinner, he served us a delicious ……………….
(A) desert                              (B) desertion
 (C) dessert                            (D) none of these
- The Gita is a ………..book of the Hindus.
 (A) secret                             (B) secreted
 (C) sacred                             (D) scared
- What is the………. for this disease?
 (A) remedy                           (B) malady
(C) melody                            (D) none of these
Answers:-
1.(C)Â 2. (B)
3.(13) 4. (C)
5.(A) 6. (B)
7.(B) 8. (A)
9.(C) 10. (A)
11.(B) 12. (A)
13. (C) 14. (C)
15. (A)
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