Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.

1. He supported his arguments with —————- quotations.

a) irrelevant
b) apposite
c) opposite
d) adjudged

2. Don’t be under the —————— that you can succeed without working hard.

a) allusion
b) belief
c) illusion
d) faith

3. The students were asked to give a/an ——————— of the whole novel in about 300 words.

a) content
b) abstract
c) extract
d) none of these

4. He —————- the bottle to show that there was not a drop left.

a) averted
b) turned
c) inverted
d) emptied

5. The bill was actually passed in a/an —————- form because members suggested several amendments.

a) extenuate
b) attenuate
c) mild
d) complete

6. He has great —————– for his grand children.

a) affection
b) affectation
c) affinity
d) none of these

7. The government has introduced a project to help —————–, especially the weavers and ivory makers, find a market for their products.

a) artisans
b) partisans
c) artists
d) technicians

8. Spend wisely so that your expenditure does not —————– your income.

a) accede
b) exceed
c) cross
d) outwit

Answers

1. He supported his arguments with apposite quotations.
2. Don’t be under the illusion that you can succeed without working hard.
3. The students were asked to give a/an abstract of the whole novel in about 300 words.
4. He inverted the bottle to show that there was not a drop left.
5. The bill was actually passed in a/an attenuate form because members suggested several amendments.
6. He has great affection for his grand children.
7. The government has introduced a project to help artisans, especially the weavers and ivory makers, find a market for their products.
8. Spend wisely so that your expenditure does not exceed your income.