English QuizFill in the Blanks & Vocabulary TestFor All Competitive Exams

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English Quiz

Fill in the Blanks & Vocabulary Test

For All Competitive Exams

26 August English Quiz Materials

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Useful for BANK. SSC, UPSC, PSC, WBCS

Answer : (A) - All the words except ‘beneficent’ are correctly spelt. Thus, option 3 is the correct answer.

Answer : (A) - Only the word ‘accommodative’ is correctly spelt. 

The correct spellings of the other misspelt words are: 

• cumulative,
• commemorative and
• accumulative.

Answer : (A)

'Desert' can be used for both the blanks as it has two meanings both of which fit each of the context of the blanks. They are 

(I) Noun=> a desert is a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation(II) Verb => abandon or leave; uninhabit

'Dessert' => sweet dish 'Dressed' => to wear clothes oasis' => a green watering place in the middle of a desert according to the given sentence, one would not like to 'abandon'/ 'desert' a place like a 'desert'. Thus option 1 fits both the blanks.

Answer : (B)

'Buffet' means food had from a self serve food bar. 'Buffeted' means to be thrown about in all directions usually by a gale or fast-moving stormy winds. So, it only the words given I option 2 that fit the given blanks logically.

Answer : (C)

The proper use of prepositions is ‘fearful about’; frightened ‘by’; terrified ‘to’; and afraid ‘of’, hence the right fit for the blank is option 3.

Answer : (D)

‘Draughts’ means ‘a sudden blast of cold air’; ‘drafts’ is ‘a rough copy’; ‘drought’ means ‘lack of or less rain’; ‘droaghts’ is a misspelt word. So option 4 is the correct answer, as you suffer if something is lacking like rain.

Answer : (B)

The correct phrasal verb to fit the blank is ‘look up’ which means to seek out something.

• ‘Look down’ means to degrade someone.  Eg : The students looked down upon the gardener’s son.
• ‘Look into’ means to investigate something. Eg : The police are looking into the murder of the duchess.
• ‘Look after’ means to take care of someone. Eg: The housekeeper looks after the house in his absence.

Answer : (D)

Explanation:  We need the collective noun for a group of sheep for the given blank.

‘Crew’ is a collective noun for ‘sailors’ or ‘soldiers’.
‘Gang’ is a collective noun for ‘thieves’, ‘robbers’ or ‘elephants’.
‘Fleet’ is a collective noun for ‘soldiers’, ‘birds’ or ‘cattle’.
'Flock' is a collective noun for 'sheep' or 'goat'

Answer : (A)

Explanation: (adjective)

of poor quality or inferior workmanship:

a shoddy bookcase.

intentionally rude or inconsiderate; shabby:

shoddy behavior.

SYNONYMS : inferior  run-down   shabby   shameful   base   common   gaudy   junky   makeshift   mean   plastic   poor   broken-down   cheap   cheesy   dilapidated   dingy   discreditable   disgraceful   dishonorable   disreputable   ignominious   inglorious   not up to snuff

ANTONYMS:   good   respectable   noble   refined   sophisticated   superior   fine   nice

Answer : (2)

Explanation: (noun)

the act of retracting or the state of being retracted.

withdrawal of a promise, statement, opinion, etc.:

His retraction of the libel came too late.

retractile power.

SYNONYMS : annulment  denial  disavowal  disclaimer  repudiation  reversal  abjuration  abnegation  about-face  abrogation  contradiction  disowning  forswearing  nullification  recall  revocation  volte-face  withdrawal   backtracking  contraversion  gainsaying  reneging  renouncing  unsaying

ANTONYMS:   confirmation   corroboration   reaffirmation   

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