Double Blanks in Sentences


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Double Blanks in Sentences

Double Blanks In a Sentence

In many competitive examinations, the question paper of English has five or ten questions with two blank spaces. Candidates are required to fill up these blank spaces out of the four or five given choices. On filling up these blank spaces the sentence takes a meaningful shape. The knowledge of appropriate use of words and good command over vocabulary will help the candidates in solving such type of questions.

Directions: Each sentence in the questions given below has two blanks, each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits into the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Illustration: 1.  A ______ is a ________ .

(a) Norm, standard                   (b) knowledge, mistake

(c) Students, school                 (d) Doctrine, follower

Solution: A.

Illustration: 2. A  ___________ shade of distinction is a  _____________ .

(a) beautiful, vindication               (b) Complete, profanity

(c) Subtle, nuance                      (d) thorough, prejudice

Solution: C.

Illustration: 3. __________ flattery is known as ________ .

(a) Regular, maturity                  (b) Indiscriminate, encomium

(c) Servile, adulation                  (d) Unasked for, gratitude

Solution: C.

Illustration: 4. At some private schools pupils, are under the  ___________ of a  ____________ .

(a) guidance, palladium                 (b) tutelage, preceptor

(c) coaching, verity                       (d) assiduity, palladium

Solution: B.

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Question : 1

Direction : - In the sentence below there are two blank spaces. Find out, which pair of words in the given options can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The partners broke off as they found each other  __________ of  __________ breach of promise.

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Direction : In the sentence below there are two blank spaces. Find out, which pair of words in the given options can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

He had managed to  ___________ several times, but was finally  ________ by the police.

Right Option : C
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Question : 3

Direction : -  In the sentence below there are two blank spaces. Find out, which pair of words in the given options can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The  ___________ words of the mother comforted the  ________ child.

Right Option : D
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