Fill in the blanks.
1Any medicine that makes you sleepy is a ...............
Wrong!
A sedative is a medicine that induces sleep.
2He enjoys ............... novels.
Wrong!
Enjoy is followed by an ing form.
3He could not ............... under water.
Wrong!
Breath is a noun; breathe is the verb.
4She took a deep ...............
Wrong!
5Mohandas Gandhi believed in the ............... of truth and non-violence.
Wrong!
A principle is an ideal.
6A student should be ............... towards his teacher.
Wrong!
7I will tell you something but keep it ...............
Wrong!
Confidential means private.
8She doesn't know ............... here.
Wrong!
She doesn't know anyone here means the same as she knows no one here.
9They did ............... to save him.
Wrong!
10Success often depends on your ability to ............... yourself to changing circumstances.
Wrong!
11The movie I watched yesterday was ............... uninteresting.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We can use quite or rather here.
12People these days have more ............... friends than real friends.
Wrong!
Virtual friends means unreal or online friends.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Any medicine that makes you sleepy is a sedative
- He enjoys reading novels.
- He could not breathe under water.
- She took a deep breath
- Mohandas Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.
- A student should be respectful towards his teacher.
- I will tell you something but keep it confidential
- She doesn’t know anyone here.
- They did nothing to save him.
- Success often depends on your ability to adapt yourself to changing circumstances.
- The movie I watched yesterday was rather/quite uninteresting.
- People these days have more virtual friends than real friends.
