Fill in the blanks.
1The lecture was so interesting that the audience sat ............... .
Wrong!
Use the adjective "motionless" after "sat" to describe the audience's state.
2The movie I watched yesterday was ............... boring.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Quite" and "rather" can naturally modify the negative adjective "boring" here.
3Raju worked ............... to succeed.
Wrong!
"Hard" means with a lot of effort, while "hardly" means almost not.
4The ointment ............... his pain.
Wrong!
"Alleviated" means made pain less severe.
5She is a ............... woman.
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"Virtuous" means morally good.
6My hen ............... twenty eggs last month.
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"Laid" is the past tense of "lay" when we talk about producing eggs.
7He is always ............... towards his teachers and elders.
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"Respectful" means showing respect to someone.
8They tried to solve the dispute ............... .
Wrong!
"Amicably" means in a friendly and peaceful way, especially after disagreement.
9We may ............... the game.
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"Lose" means fail to win, while "loose" means not tight.
10I would have loved to invite all of my friends to my wedding, but it was not ............... .
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"Practicable" means possible to do in the circumstances.
11He gave a ............... account of rural India.
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"Masterly" means very skillful or authoritative.
12Gandhi believed in the ............... of truth and non-violence.
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"Principles" are basic beliefs or rules of conduct.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The lecture was so interesting that the audience sat motionless .
- The movie I watched yesterday was quite / rather boring.
- Raju worked hard to succeed.
- The ointment alleviated his pain.
- She is a virtuous woman.
- My hen laid twenty eggs last month.
- He is always respectful towards his teachers and elders.
- They tried to solve the dispute amicably .
- We may lose the game.
- I would have loved to invite all of my friends to my wedding, but it was not practicable .
- He gave a masterly account of rural India.
- Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.
