Selecting Words Questions and Answers Part-8

1. The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.
a) straight
b) but
c) in
d) directly

Answer: b

2. The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.
a) was ringing
b) has rung
c) had rung
d) would ring

Answer: c

3. He passed the examination in the first class because he ......
a) was hard working for it
b) worked hardly for it
c) had worked hard for it
d) was working hard for it

Answer: c

4. Jawaharlal spent his childhood ________ Anand Bhawan.
a) at
b) in
c) on
d) across

Answer: a

5. If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerity on each side, but there must also be ...... in the sincerity of the other side.
a) faith
b) belief
c) substance
d) certainty

Answer: a

6. Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.
a) spread
b) plunged
c) merged
d) deep

Answer: b

7. Find the ...... that accompany these cartoons
a) topics
b) titles
c) captions
d) headings

Answer: c

8. I don't really know how to ...... the problem.
a) tackle
b) cope
c) draw
d) erase

Answer: a

9. The English schemed to continue their rule in India by playing off one community ...... the other.
a) before
b) upon
c) against
d) with

Answer: c

10. The passengers were afraid, but the captain ...... them that there was no danger.
a) promised
b) assured
c) advised
d) counselled

Answer: b