Verbal Ability :: Selecting Words

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

1.  Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.

A. with
B. over
C. on
D. round


Answer: Option C


2. The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.

A. avidly
B. admiringly
C. thoughtfully
D. earnestly

Answer: Option A

3. Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.

A. chance
B. luck
C. possibility
D. occasion


Answer: Option A



4. I saw a ...... of cows in the field.

A. group
B. herd
C. swarm
D. flock


Answer: Option B


5.  The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.

A. ready
B. mature
C. ripe
D. advanced


Answer: Option C


6. Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.

A. at
B. over
C. for
D. on


Answer: Option D


7. My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.

A. I
B. mine
C. me
D. myself


Answer: Option C


8. If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.

A. possessed
B. punished
C. confiscated
D. fined


Answer: Option C


9. Man does not live by ...... alone.

A. food
B. bread
C. meals
D. diet


Answer: Option B



10.  Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.

A. about
B. through
C. along
D. up


Answer: Option C


11. Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ......

A. unique
B. different
C. likely
D. alike


Answer: Option D


12. To err is ...... to forgive divine.

A. beastly
B. human
C. inhuman
D. natural


Answer: Option B


13. The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.

A. in
B. on
C. to
D. into

Answer: Option A


14. ...... of old paintings is a job for experts.

A. Resurrection
B. Retrieval
C. Restoration
D. Resumption


Answer: Option C


15. During Diwali the shops are ...... of people.

A. busy
B. full
C. crowded
D. bubbling


Answer: Option B