Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1It is very difficult to give ............... criticism.
Wrong!
Objective criticism means impartial criticism.
2Paying taxes is ...............
Wrong!
If something is obligatory, it is compulsory.
3How can you be so ............... to her rude remarks?
Wrong!
If you are oblivious to something, you are unmindful of it.
4Don’t be so ............... in other people’s affairs.
Wrong!
Obtrusive means interfering or meddling.
5The weather was good except for an ............... shower.
Wrong!
Occasional means taking place from time to time.
6An egg with two yolks is an ...............
Wrong!
Oddity means rarity.
7The peoples of the two countries must learn to understand ...............
Wrong!
One another applies to more than two people while each other applies to only two people.
8The army’s ............... march continued.
Wrong!
Onwards can only be an adverb. Onward is always correct as an adjective or an adverb.
9Now would be an ............... time to buy a new book.
Wrong!
Opportune means favourable or advantageous.
10The experiment was conducted under ............... conditions.
Wrong!
Optimum means ideal or perfect. Optimal means the same.
11Which of the following phrases mean in good faith?
Wrong!
Bona fide means in good faith.
12The Ohio river forms the boundary ............... Kentucky and Indiana.
Wrong!
To speak of two distinct objects we use between.
Done.
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Answers
- It is very difficult to give objective criticism.
- Paying taxes is obligatory
- How can you be so oblivious to her rude remarks?
- Don’t be so obtrusive in other people’s affairs.
- The weather was good except for an occasional shower.
- An egg with two yolks is an oddity
- The peoples of the two countries must learn to understand one another
- The army’s onward march continued.
- Now would be an opportune time to buy a new book.
- The experiment was conducted under Either could be used here conditions.
- Which of the following phrases mean in good faith? bona fide
- The Ohio river forms the boundary between Kentucky and Indiana.
