| Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using the most appropriate words or words from among the options given below. |
| 1. | Learning is more efficient when it is ………….It is less efficient when it is ……………… |
| (a) fast, slow | |
| (b) rapid, turtle-show | |
| (c) tedious, like a joy ride | |
| (d) fun, drudgery |
| 2. | To a greater or lesser degree all the civilized countries of the world are made up of a small class of rulers………… and of large class of subjects………… |
| (a) formed by a small minority, who are uncivilized | |
| (b) powerfully corrupt, pointless crusaders | |
| (c) corrupted by too much power, corrupted by too much passive obedience | |
| (d) who are ruled, who ruled |
| 3. | Simple arithmetic tells us that there is more ……………………… than ………………… |
| (a) imitation, innovation | |
| (b) improvisation, improvement | |
| (c) impracticality, knowledge | |
| (d) improbability, probability |
| 4. | As a step towards protesting against the spiraling prices the farmers have decided to stage a picket in an effort to…………………. |
| (a) show their virility | |
| (b) make themselves heard | |
| (c) curb the prices | |
| (d) topple the government |
| 5. | Science is a sort of news agency comparable……………………… to other news agencies. |
| (a) principally | |
| (b) in principle | |
| (c) in principally | |
| (d) in spirit and formation |
| 6. | Most political leaders acquire their position by causing a large number of people to believe that these leaders are ………………………by altruistic desires. |
| (a) actuated | |
| (b) convinced | |
| (c) categorized | |
| (d) led |
| 7. | Everyone will admit that swindling one’s fellow beings is a necessary practice;upon it is based the really sound commercial success formula………………………. |
| (a) sell what you cannot buy back | |
| (b) buy what you will sell to another at a higher prices | |
| (c) buy cheap and sell dear | |
| (d) sell what you can, do not buy from a competitor. |
| 8. | An act of justice closed the book on misdeed; an act of vengeance……………………… |
| (a) is reprehensible | |
| (b) is sordid | |
| (c) reopens the first chapter | |
| (d) writes and epilogue |
| 9. | This is about ……………………… a sociological analysis can penetrate. |
| (a) as far as | |
| (b) the outer limits that | |
| (c) just how far into the subjects | |
| (d) just the relative distance that |
| 10 | I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I………… achieve five years ago. |
| (a) set out to | |
| (b) went to | |
| (c) thought to | |
| (d) though of |
Answer
| 1. | (D) fun, drudgery | 2. | (C) corrupted by |
| 3. | (A) imitation, innovation | 4. | (B) make themselves heard |
| 5. | (B) in principle | 6. | (A) actuated |
| 7. | (C) buy cheap and sell dear | 8. | (C) reopens the first chapter |
| 9. | (A) as far as | 10 | (A) set out to |
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