Selecting Words Questions & Answers - Page 2

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11.

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

I have read one novel by Chinua Achebe. I want to read ...... novel by him.

A.

other

B.

another

C.

all

D.

few

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

12.

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

I purposely ...... meet you during my last visit to Abuja.

A.

didn't

B.

won't

C.

hadn't

D.

wouldn't

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

13.

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

The battalion operating from the mountain was able to ...... three enemy divisons.

A.

tie up

B.

tie down

C.

tie on

D.

tie with

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

14.

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

...... a failure of some traffic lights, traffic is moving very slowly.

A.

Owing

B.

Due to

C.

Because

D.

Since

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

15.

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

Colgate has also set an ambitious aim of ......on 8% value shared of tooth paste market by the end of first years.

A.

cornering

B.

soliciting

C.

disturbing

D.

keeping

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

16.

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

But the introductory fee does not stop after the initial handshake, brokers have to ...... it up after each transaction.

A.

bring

B.

cough

C.

boost

D.

give

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17.

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

The ...... of the Minister's statement cannot be verified by people who have no access to official records.

A.

veracity

B.

verbosity

C.

ambiguity

D.

validity

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

18.

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

He is so ...... to light that he never leaves the house without sunglasses.

A.

insensitive

B.

sensitive

C.

afraid

D.

immune

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

19.

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

The communalist represents the ...... of everything noble that we have inherited from our culture and history.

A.

antithesis

B.

antidote

C.

immorality

D.

antagonism

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20.

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

The boy was cured ...... typhoid.

A.

from

B.

of

C.

for

D.

through

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.