English Quiz
Fillers Mock Test - 8
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1)A trader was __ at the city airport early on Thursday for carrying gold jewellery worth over 1 crore.
(1) hindered
(2) detained
(3) retained
(4) blocked
Ans- (2) retained (V.) : to keep something Here, detained is the right usage.
2)Light is _ than sound.
(1) faster
(2) more faster
(3) sounder
(4) lighter
Ans- (1) Here, Comparative Degree will be used. Hence, faster is the right option.
3)My mother upset the kettle of boiling water and __ her hand.
(1) scalded
(2) scolded
(3) scorched
(4) wounded
Ans- (1) scald (V.) : to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid. Here, scalded is the right option.
4)He ____ to help me and called me a fool.
(1) refused
(2) denied
(3) offered
(4) thought
Ans- (1) Here, refused is the right option. Look at the sentences : ->> He flatly refused to discuss the matter. ->> They were denied access to the information.
5)You take a decision. The ball is in ____ now.
(1) your court
(2) your net
(3) your pocket
(4) your garden
Ans- (1) the ball is in your/ somebody’s court : It is your responsibility to take action next. Here, your court is the right usage.
6)There is no ____ evidence to support your assertion.
(1) facile
(2) fictitious
(3) facetious
(4) factual
Ans- (4) Here, factual is the right usage. facile (Adj.) : produced without effort/careful thought fictitious (Adj.) : invented by somebody rather than true facetious (Adj.) : humorous ; amusing
7)In these days of inflation we all have to _ our belts.
(1) shorten
(2) strengthen
(3) tighten
(4) lesson
Ans- (3) tighten your belt : to spend less money because there is less available. Here, tighten is the right usage.
8)Rama took his __ for the wrong done to him.
(1) avenge
(2) vengeance
(3) revenge
(4) ravage
Ans- (3) revenge (N.) : something that you do in order to make somebody suffer because he has made you suffer avenge (V.) : to punish/hurt somebody in return for something bad/wrong that he has done to you, your family/ friends (to avenge) vengeance (N.) : the act of punishing/harming somebody in return for what he has done to you, your family/friends (to take vengeance) ravage (V.) : to damage something badly As take (V.) has been used, revenge is the right usage
9)They _ living here since 2000.
(1) have been
(2) are
(3) will be
(4) are still
Ans- (1) The job was started in the past and continues till present time. Hence, Present Perfect Continuous should be used here. Hence, have been is the right option.
10)As the weekend finally rolled around, the people were also too happy to laugh out the ___ away.
(1) memories
(2) joys
(3) cares
(4) struggles
Ans- (1) cares (N.) : a feeling of worry or anxiety. Here, cares is the right option.
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