Fill in the Blank - SSC
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I never could quite get the idea ________ my mind that I should do some teaching, yet I felt a great deal of satisfaction with the pastorate.
- A.
out of
- B.
out act
- C.
out come
- D.
out cast
Answer: Option A
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Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
I really admire his ___________ to fulfil his dream to join navy.
- A.
persistance
- B.
parsistance
- C.
persistence
- D.
parcistanse
Answer: Option C
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
First of all, planting trees should be given (1) ___________ attention. Above all, tree is the (2) ____________ of oxygen. Unfortunately, due to (3) __________ of buildings many trees have been cut down. This (4) __________ reduces the amount of oxygen in the environment. Growing (5) ___________ trees means (5) _________ oxygen. Hence, growing more trees would mean better life quality.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.
lesser
- B.
massive
- C.
trivial
- D.
minor
Answer: Option B
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.
source
- B.
base
- C.
foundation
- D.
tank
Answer: Option A
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- A.
planning
- B.
destruction
- C.
construction
- D.
renovation
Answer: Option C
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.
certainly
- B.
doubtfully
- C.
rarely
- D.
hardly
Answer: Option A
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
no, more
- B.
more, more
- C.
less, more
- D.
more, less
Answer: Option B
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The world is constantly living in risk, uncertainty and fear of _________.
- A.
life
- B.
body
- C.
nature
- D.
death
Answer: Option D
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The term ‘health’ refers to human beings’ state of physical, psychological and (1)________ well-being. Health and fitness are (2)______ linked and we must concentrate on maintaining our health and (3)_______. If we need to be healthy, we must (4)_______ our wellness. We (5)______ start taking care of ourselves because health is wealth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank numbera:
- A.
political
- B.
cultural
- C.
social
- D.
economic
Answer: Option C
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number b:
- A.
diametrically
- B.
explicitly
- C.
solely
- D.
inextricably
Answer: Option D
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number c:
- A.
fitness
- B.
flatness
- C.
fineness
- D.
fatness
Answer: Option A
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4
- A.
perceive
- B.
consider
- C.
prioritise
- D.
foresee
Answer: Option C
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
may
- B.
must
- C.
could
- D.
can
Answer: Option B
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Funny stories made me and my brother_________.
- A.
conscious
- B.
determined
- C.
giggly
- D.
gritty
Answer: Option C
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Settlers ______ a new colony in the early 18th century.
- A.
fixed
- B.
extended
- C.
established
- D.
entrenched
Answer: Option C
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There was once a young man who wished to (1)_________ his heart’s desire. And while that is, as beginnings go, there was much about this young man and what happened to him that was unusual, (2)_________ even he never knew the whole of it. The tale started. The town of Wall stands today as it has (3)_________ for six hundred years, on a high (4)_________ of granite slab amidst small forest woodland. There is a road from Wall, a winding track rising sharply up from the forest, where it is (5)_________with rocks and small stones.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank numbera:
- A.
appreciate
- B.
appreciateachieve
- C.
achieveprevail
- D.
prevailvalue
- E.
value
Answer: Option A
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number b:
- A.
despite
- B.
even though
- C.
although
- D.
in spite
Answer: Option C
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number c:
- A.
established
- B.
stood
- C.
erected
- D.
edified
Answer: Option B
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.
furrow
- B.
trench
- C.
jut
- D.
line
Answer: Option C
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
sequenced
- B.
lined
- C.
queued
- D.
furnished
Answer: Option B
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A major ________ of modern times is that we have come to assume that all creation is ________ to the material interests of us, the homo-sapiens inhabiting earth, which has cut the _________ relationship we otherwise enjoyed with other constituents of creation
- A.
fallacy, subservient, symbiotic
- B.
frankness, superior, disadvantageous
- C.
accuracy, domineering, encumbering
- D.
felicity, disobedient, hindering
Answer: Option A
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of __________ education or lack of logical ______________.
- A.
indefinite, stupor
- B.
institutional, shiver
- C.
inadequate, rigour
- D.
inadvertent, snigger
Answer: Option C
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The news of the robbery spread faster than ________.
- A.
fire
- B.
wind
- C.
water
- D.
air
Answer: Option A
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The (1)_________ of roads in the 1700s and 1800s made the (2)_________ of goods and people much easier. Many nobles and businessmen (3)___________ their wealth in building bridges and tunnels. John Metcalfe was one of the most (4)__________ road builders of this period. He was blind and felt the surface of the road. This was done to make sure that it met his (5)_________.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.
stagnation
- B.
recovery
- C.
setback
- D.
improvement
Answer: Option D
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.
traffic
- B.
delivery
- C.
shipment
- D.
transportation
Answer: Option D
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