PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

FILL IN THE BLANK(S)

PREPARATORY SET-68 (DOUBLE FILLER)

Direction (Qs.1 to 10): There are two different sentences with a blank space in each sentence. Choose the word from the given options which fits appropriately in both the blanks adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences.

Question No : 1

(I) I felt my stomach backflip as the smoke _____ around me

(II) This new shampoo has left my hair _____ and tangled

(1) Curled

(2) Rose

(3) Moved

(4) Originated

(5) All can fit

Question No : 2

(I) _____ of tourists come each year to marvel at the sights

(II) The city of Jakarta _____ every year, without fail

(1) Storms

(2) Marks

(3) Parts

(4) Floods

(5) All can fit

Question No : 3

(I) Police are trying to _____ a white van seen in the area

(II) Cadmium is found in all types of soils in at least _____ quantities

(1) Tracked

(2) Trace

(3) Support

(4) Plead

(5) None can fit

Question No : 4

(I) The detective _____ his gun on the side door

(II) I got a letter from somebody who said he could have _____ the team better than me

(1) Planned

(2) Swapped

(3) Trained

(4) Aimed

(5) None can fit

Question No : 5

(I) Police initially _____ the case as a missing person inquiry, but mounting concern prompted a forensic examination of her home.

(II) The lawns were _____ with pesticides every year

(1) Treated

(2) Deleted

(3) Sprayed

(4) Considered

(5) None can fit

Question No : 6

(I) You thus take a positive view of life and find it ________.

(II) Solitude can be ________ even sweet just for cherishing hope of love.

(1) Tidy

(2) Light

(3) Endurable

(4) Harsh

(5) Foul

Question No : 7

(I) You will need to drain the central heating system before you ________ the radiator.

(II) These measures in no way ________ the need for regular safety checks.

(1) Replace

(2) Refund

(3) Drain

(4) Disappear

(5) Hamper

Question No : 8

(I) The exact nature of black holes continues to ________ scientists.

(II) The exam questions were made so as to ________ you completely.

(1) Explain

(2) Baffle

(3) Relieve

(4) Indicate

(5) Charge

Question No : 9

(I) A good ________ story is a battle of wits between author and reader.

(II) He was a man of ________ – erased from the history books.

(1) Gloss

(2) Repulsion

(3) Account

(4) Mystery

(5) Understanding

Question No : 10

(I) Circumstances are the rulers of the weak, instruments of the ________.

(II) A fool can ask more questions than seven ________ men can answer.

(1) Victim

(2) Wise

(3) Eminent

(4) Servile

(5) Gentle