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English Language — Sentence Completion — Questions with Answers
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Q1.
The old house, abandoned for decades, had a very ________ atmosphere.
lively
vibrant
eerie
cheerful
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Answer: C. eerie
RULE: Contextual vocabulary. 'Eerie' means strange and frightening, which perfectly describes the atmosphere of an old, abandoned house. The other options suggest a positive or lively mood, which contradicts the context.
Q2.
Neither the students nor their teacher ________ present at the meeting.
were
is
are
was
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Answer: D. was
RULE: Subject-verb agreement with 'neither...nor'. When two subjects are joined by 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. In this case, 'teacher' is singular, so the singular verb 'was' is correct.
Q3.
She is very good ________ solving complex puzzles.
in
at
for
with
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Answer: B. at
RULE: Correct use of prepositions. The idiomatic expression for being skilled or proficient in something is 'good at'.
Q4.
By the time we arrived, the movie ________ already begun.
has
had
is
will have
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Answer: B. had
RULE: Past Perfect Tense. The past perfect tense (had + past participle) is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here, the movie began before 'we arrived'.
Q5.
He worked hard all year; ________, he failed the final exam.
therefore
moreover
however
consequently
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Answer: C. however
RULE: Logical connectors/Conjunctions. 'However' is used to introduce a statement that contrasts with something that has just been said, indicating an unexpected or contradictory outcome. Working hard usually leads to success, so failure is a contrast.
Q6.
The manager decided to ________ the meeting until next week due to low attendance.
put off
put up
put on
put out
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Answer: A. put off
RULE: Phrasal verbs. The phrasal verb 'put off' means to postpone or delay something. The context of delaying a meeting due to low attendance fits this meaning.
Q7.
Despite facing numerous challenges, she managed to keep her ________ and achieve her goals.
head above water
chin up
nose in the air
cards close to her chest
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Answer: B. chin up
RULE: Idiomatic expressions. 'To keep one's chin up' means to remain cheerful and courageous in difficult circumstances, which fits the context of overcoming challenges to achieve goals.
Q8.
If I ________ a bird, I would fly to the highest mountain.
am
was
were
had been
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Answer: C. were
RULE: Conditional sentences (Type 2 / Subjunctive Mood). In hypothetical conditional sentences (Type 2) that express an unreal or improbable situation in the present or future, 'were' is used for all subjects in the 'if' clause, including 'I'.
Q9.
The scientist's groundbreaking discovery was met with ________ from the conservative academic community.
adulation
approbation
skepticism
endorsement
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Answer: C. skepticism
RULE: Advanced vocabulary and contextual understanding. 'Groundbreaking' discoveries often challenge existing norms, and 'conservative' communities are typically resistant to change. Therefore, 'skepticism' (doubt or disbelief) is the most appropriate reaction, rather than praise or approval.
Q10.
To succeed in this field, one must be not only intelligent ________ also highly disciplined.
but
and
or
as well
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Answer: A. but
RULE: Correlative conjunctions and parallelism. The correlative conjunction 'not only...but also' is used to connect two grammatically similar elements (in this case, adjectives 'intelligent' and 'highly disciplined') and emphasize that both are true.
Q11.
The committee members, ________ opinions varied widely, finally reached a consensus after a long debate.
whose
whom
which
that
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Answer: A. whose
RULE: Relative pronouns. 'Whose' is a possessive relative pronoun used to show possession or relationship. Here, it indicates that the opinions belong to the committee members. 'Whom' is for objects, 'which' and 'that' are for things or animals, not people's possession.
Q12.
The ancient manuscript was so ________ that only a few scholars could decipher its faded script.
legible
coherent
recondite
lucid
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Answer: C. recondite
RULE: Advanced vocabulary and contextual inference. 'Recondite' means difficult or obscure to understand, which fits the context of an ancient, faded manuscript that only a few scholars can decipher. 'Legible' means readable, 'coherent' means logical, and 'lucid' means clear, none of which fully capture the difficulty implied.
