Fill in the blanks with the correct option:
1. Dishonesty can never be _______ as right.
a) branched
b) condoned
c) label
d) consider
Answer: b)
2. Davis tried his best to ________ Lily but it hardly made a difference to her agony.
a) vilify
b) mollify
c) nullify
d) ramify
Answer: b)
3. His scientific explanation ________ many myths prevalent in the contemporary society.
a) debunked
b) rebuked
c) subdued
d) merged
Answer: a)
4. Their plan to ______ the enemy’s weapons at night got foiled due to the surprise attack.
a) counterattack
b) debuff
c) rebuff
d) submerge
Answer: b)
5. He __________ to himself, thinking highly about his actions as ideal and theirs as downcast.
a) beseeched
b) smeared
c) spluttered
d) smirked
Answer: d)
6. The graphic details of the horror movie left Maria feeling repulsed, prompting her to ________ her eyes and contemplate leaving the cinema.
a) avert
b) revert
c) caveat
d) subvert
Answer: a)
7. Her action to _______ child labour was commendable.
a) exterminate
b) preseve
c) fulminate
d) mitigate
Answer: d)
8. His gait _______ her of his grandfather and she _____ the good old days spent with him.
a) reminded, recalled
b) rejected, ruminated
c) remembered, recalling
d) reverberating, reciprocating
Answer: a)
9. They _________ our gesture with their courteous and polite demeanour creating a harmonious atmosphere.
a) felicitated
b) reciprocated
c) terminated
d) conjectured
Answer: b)
10. The crowd began to _________ gradually after the event was over, with people moving in various directions, bringing an end to the collective gathering.
a) disperse
b) suppress
c) repress
d) depress
Answer: a)
11. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:
We _________ the house deserted. I was scared to step inside the house. (CREST 2021-22)
a) found
b) find
c) finds
d) founded
Answer: a)
12. As the scientist continued to _________ the chemical reaction, she noticed unexpected results that led to a groundbreaking discovery.
a) obstruct
b) observe
c) obstructed
d) obsessed
Answer: b)
13. To _________ the project successfully, the team needed to coordinate their efforts and communicate effectively.
a) complicate
b) compete
c) contemplate
d) complete
Answer: d)
14. After hours of intense negotiations, the two countries decided to _________ a peace treaty that would end the conflict.
a) site
b) sight
c) sign
d) signal
Answer: c)
15. Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank:
We went to that place with a view ____________ the earthquake victims. (CREST 2022-23)
a) to help
b) to have been helped
c) to helping
d) to being helped
Answer: a)
16. The children were excited to _________ the playground, where they could enjoy the new swings and slides installed over the summer.
a) explode
b) explore
c) explain
d) expose
Answer: b)
17. To _________ their environmental impact, the company implemented several green initiatives, including reducing waste and recycling more materials.
a) magnify
b) migrate
c) mitigate
d) minimize
Answer: c)
18. During the severe storm, the family had to _________ inside their home to stay safe from the strong winds and heavy rain.
a) summon
b) select
c) separate
d) shelter
Answer: d)
19. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:
We _________ that you would succeed. We can recover from the losses if we are profitable. (CREST 2023-24)
a) hope
b) hopes
c) was hoped
d) hoping
Answer: a)
20. As the meeting came to an end, the manager decided to _________ the team's efforts and encouraged them to keep up the good work.
a) comment
b) command
c) commence
d) commend
Answer: d)
