Selecting Words Questions & Answers - Page 6

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51.

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

Hardly had he arrived ...... it started raining.

A.

before

B.

when

C.

than

D.

after

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

52.

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

The pilot had been warned about the storm, before he ......

A.

took away

B.

took up

C.

took over

D.

took off

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

53.

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

...... all intents and purposes, the manager is the master of the firm.

A.

in

B.

upon

C.

with

D.

to

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

54.

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

I put ...... the light and slept.

A.

up

B.

down

C.

in

D.

out

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

55.

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

'Please' and 'Thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the ...... of life oiled and running smoothly.

A.

path

B.

machine

C.

garden

D.

river

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

56.

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

It is not what you say that ...... but what you do

A.

matches

B.

implies

C.

matters

D.

moves

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

57.

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

This brand of TV is quite inferior ...... that one.

A.

than

B.

to

C.

with

D.

over

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

58.

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

Port Harcourt ...... plentiful rainfall and is consequently a very green part of the country.

A.

misses

B.

receives

C.

expects

D.

regrets

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

59.

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

He is a very careful person, he never takes side but remains ......

A.

impartial

B.

unbiased

C.

neutral

D.

prejudiced

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

60.

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

It was difficult to remove my feet as it had got stuck ...... in the mud.

A.

fairly

B.

greatly

C.

widely

D.

firmly

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.