English Questions: Sentence Fillers(Double) Set – 13

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1. (I) They are now in an even more _____________ position in the market.
   (II) He has a_____________ personality.
   1) improvement
   2) dominant
   3) cognizance
   4) partitioning
   5)shield
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 2)
   Explanation:
   Dominant – having power and influence over others.
   
   
   
2. (I) An ammunition lorry_____________ with a roar.
   (II) The first British atomic device was _____________ in the Monte Bello islands.
   1)acumen
   2) prevaricate
   3) alleviate
   4) explode
   5)inclined
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 4)
   Explanation:
   explode (exploded ) – burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process.
   
   
   
3. (I) The estate came into the_____________ of the Heslerton family.
   (II) She had taken _____________ of the sofa.
   1) possession
   2)obsession
   3) tribute
   4)selfish
   5)cherish
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 1)
   Explanation:
   possession – the state of having, owning, or controlling something.
   
   
   
4. (I) He issued _____________ to the sheriff.
   (II) If a prisoner disobeys an _____________, he will be punished.
   1) harsh
   2) instruction
   3) rigorous
   4) severe
   5) exacting
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 2)
   Explanation:
   instruction – an official order or commission to do something.
   
   
   
5. (I) The fifteen people arrested were still in police _____________.
   (II) She was released after spending over a year in police _____________.
   1) hypothesizing
   2) postulation
   3) detention
   4) aloof
   5)humble
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 3)
   Explanation:
   Detention – the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.
   
   
   
6. (I) The soft colours of the Northumbrian _____________ .
   (II) The_____________ of east Norfolk.
   1) Landscape
   2) dazzling
   3) blinding
   4) dazzle
   5) fluorescent
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 1)
   Explanation:
   Landscape – all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
   
   
   
7. (I) Refusal to recognize the _____________ of both governments.
   (II) It is difficult to judge the_____________ of the rumour.
   1) putrefy
   2) accommodate
   3) suppurate
   4) legitimacy
   5) assuage
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 4)
   Explanation:
   Legitimacy – conformity to the law or to rules.
   
   
   
8. (I) His followers were _____________ by the authorities.
   (II) No one should be _____________ for their religious beliefs.
   1) persecute
   2) accustom
   3) smolder
   4) arbitrate
   5) ulcerate
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 1)
   Explanation:
   persecute (persecuted) – institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
   
   
   
9. (I) Her _____________ was to become a pilot.
   (II) Young men and women with _____________.
   1) blister
   2) compose
   3) aggravate
   4) attune
   5) ambition
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 5)
   Explanation:
   ambition – a strong desire to do or achieve something.
   
   
   
10. (I) There is a growing _____________ that the current regime has failed.
    (II) There was _____________ among most delegates.
    1) maturate
    2) appease
    3) conciliate
    4) consensus
    5) coordinate
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer : 4)
    Explanation:
    Consensus – a general agreement.