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Verbal Ability Test - Sentence Completion 5

In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the best alternative.

1. I don’t think that it will be wise for us to --------------- this information from her.

a) hold in
b) hold back
c) hold over
d) hold out

2. The meeting has been ----------------- till next week.

a) held back
b) held over
c) held out
d) held in

3. The roof of a house ----------------- the sun and the rain.

a) keeps of
b) keeps off
c) keeps in
d) keeps away

4. A large number of men and women ----------------- their lives for winning us our independence.

a) laid off
b) laid down
c) laid aside
d) laid by

5. Spoilt rich kids often seem to believe that they can commit a crime and then -------------

a) get on
b) get off
c) get over
d) get rid of

6. He -------------- smoking at his wife’s request.

a) gave in
b) gave up
c) gave out
d) gave away

7. The judge promised to ------------------ the matter himself.

a) go after
b) go into
c) go in for
d) go off

8. All of a sudden the gun ----------------

a) went off
b) go off
c) went out
d) went of

9. A large number of people are ----------------- every year by malaria.

a) carried off
b) carried on
c) carried out
d) carried in

10. I shall -------------- you next Monday.

a) call in
b) call on
c) call upon
d) call for

11. Adversity --------------- the best qualities in man.

a) calls forth
b) calls on
c) calls in
d) calls upon

12. The project ---------------- for lack of fund.

a) fell through
b) fell off
c) fell flat
d) fell off

13. The angry mob ----------------- the police men.

a) fell upon
b) fell out
c) fell back
d) fell off

14. How did you manage to ------------------ of that snob?

a) get over
b) get rid of
c) get off
d) get round

15. When they found that further resistance was useless, they decided to --------------

a) give up
b) give in
c) give out
d) give over

16. The father was furious at the son but was ---------------- by the mother.

a) held back
b) held in
c) held over
d) held out

17. I could not ------------------ him.

a) keep pace with
b) keep pace at
c) keep pace up
d) keep pace of

18. The lights ---------------- several times during the night.

a) went out
b) went off
c) went through
d) went by

19. Who ------------------ the sick people in hospitals?

a) looks after
b) looks for
c) looks up
d) looks on

20. The dishonest cashier ---------------- with ten thousand rupees.

a) made away
b) made after
c) made for
d) made up

21. The tiger pounced on the lamb and --------------- with it into the thicket.

a) make up
b) made off
c) make out
d) make over

22. She has ------------------ a lot of sufferings.

a) passed through
b) passed by
c) passed off
d) passed by

23. The police had to use force to --------------------- the violence.

a) put down
b) put by
c) put off
d) put on

24. The case has been ---------------- till next week.

a) put off
b) put down
c) put by
d) put on

25. The party has decided to ----------------- its candidate for the seat.

a) put up
b) put out
c) put off
d) put in

Answers

1. hold back (keep secret)
2. held over (postpone)
3. keeps off (prevents)
4. laid down (sacrifice)
5. get off (escape punishment)
6. gave up (stop doing something)
7. go into (examine)
8. went off (fire)
9. carried off (die)
10. call on (pay a visit)
11. calls forth (brings out)
12. fell through (fail)
13. fell upon (attack)
14. get rid of (be free from)
15. give in (surrender)
16. held in (restrained)
17. keep pace with (advance at equal rate with)
18. went out (extinguish)
19. looks after (takes care of)
20. made away (steal)
21. made off (carry away)
22. passed through (underwent)
23. put down (suppress)
24. put off (postpone)
25. put up (propose)