Sentence Completion

He did not give me --

• much advice
• much advices
• many advice
• many advices

Which word is not correctly spelled in the following sentence: Neither fiscal "cliff", nor "sequester", nor any other Washington "chicanery" can derail an American recovery that looks like may be hitting its "strid".

• cliff
• sequester
• chicanery
• strid

Identify the word that has been incorretly used: "Planned" Parenthood may "discribe" itself as a 'health organization', but in "real" it is an "ideological" outfit.

• Planned
• discribe
• real
• ideological

At such a serious moment, your ----- is inappropriate.

• courtesy
• levity
• pertinence
• solemnity

The surgeons were worried about the possibility of finding ---- growth in the patient.

• a benign
• superficial
• an organic
• a malignant

Having published over 300 books in 50 years, he is the most --- author of our day.

• fastidious
• insecure
• ancient
• prolific

Since there are so few liberal thinkers on the committee, their influence on its recommendations is----

• monumental
• negligible
• discriminatory
• distorted

After completing her usual morning chores. Shilpi found herself ----- tired.

• surprisingly
• erratically
• buoyantly
• forcibly

Because the novel was so long, Jamil decided to read the ---- version.

• lengthend
• generous
• abridged
• famous

Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional republics overnight; on the contrary, the change was---

• unpopular
• gradual
• adventageous
• sufficient

Few people would care to take the negative side of the proposition that the women of the world are ---- and ----

• oppressed.....scorned
• admired...provoked
• rebuked....regaled
• slighted....celebrate

The ---- beauty of this land captivates our mind and makes us happy.

• grand
• ideal
• scenic
• great

Susan's self-confidence was ---- as she has scored poorly in the exam.

• boosted
• destroyed
• demoralized
• elevated

People who assume that no evil can befall them are foolishly--

• ardent
• complacent
• confident
• apprehensive

The olympic games were watched by ----- billions of people all over the world.

• exactly
• usually
• truly
• literally

Many students will now be starting to --- about their exams result.

• worry
• reflect
• inquire
• comment

It will be your task to make sure the ---- of traffic is maintained without interruption.

• circulation
• flow
• current
• procession

Two of the children have to sleep in one bed, but the other three have --- ones.

• different
• separate
• complete
• lonely

Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved --- mistress to her cats.

• a harsh
• an indolent
• an ambivalent
• a lenient

Even if you do not --- what I have to say. I would appreciate your listening to me with an open mind.

• concur with
• reject
• clarify
• deviate from

Only the fear of immediate --- prevents that country from launching an attack.

• reprisal
• surrender
• truce
• surveillance

A diligent scholar, she devoted herself --- to the completion of the work.

• assiduously
• ingenuously
• theoretically
• voluminously

When we show black smoke billowing from the wing of the plane, we were certain that disaster was-----

• unlikely
• catastrophic
• imminent
• undeserved

A ---- galance pays ---- attention to details.

• furtive....meticulous
• cursory...little
• cryptic...close
• keen....scanty

I regret that my remarks seemed ----. I never intended to belittle you.

• inadequate
• justified
• unassailable
• disparaging

The plot of this story is so --- that I can predict the outcome.

• intricate
• theoretical
• pivotal
• title

Because he was --- by nature, he prefered reading a book in the privacy of his own study to visitng a night club with friends.

• an exhibitionist
• a hedonist
• an introvert
• an egoist

Because he was ---, he shunned human society.

• a misanthrope
• an oligarch
• an anomaly
• a stereotype

We cannot pardon such ----- act of violence.

• an expedient
• an egregious
• a munificent
• a circumspect

I can vouch for his honesty; I have always found him ---- and carefully observant of the truth.

• arbitrary
• plausible
• volatile
• veracious

If you come to the conference table with such an ---- attitude. We cannot expect to reach any harmonious agreement.

• exemplary
• indescent
• indolent
• obdurate

As news of his indictment spread through the town, the citizens began to -- him and to avoid meeting him.

• ostracize
• congratulate
• desecrate
• minimize

Your-remarks spoil the effect of yourspeech; try not to stray from your subject.

• innocuous
• digressive
• derogatory
• persistent

The teacher suspected cheating as soon as he noticed the pupils ---- glances at his classmate's paper.

• futlle
• sporadic
• cold
• furtive

The selection committee for the exhibit was amazed to see such fine work done by a mere-----

• connoissur
• artist
• amateur
• entrepreneur

No act of ---- was more pronounced then his refusal of any rewards for his discovery.

• obeyance
• submission
• egoism
• abnegation

I was so bored with the verbose and redundant style of victorian novelists that welcomed the change of the ---- style of Hemingway.

• prolix
• consistent
• terse
• logistical

Some students are ---- and went to take only the courses for which they see immediate value.

• theoretical
• impartical
• pragmatic
• idealistic

We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we have too many --- among us.

• visionaries
• students
• philistanes
• pragmatists

Overindulgence ---- character as well as physical stamina.

• strengthens
• stimulates
• debilitates
• maintains

If you are seeking ---- that will resolved all our aliments, you are undertaking an impossible task.

• a precedent
• a panacea
• an abstraction
• a direction

A ---- statement is an comparison it does not compare things explictely, but suggests a likeness between them.

• sarcastic....unfair
• blatant....overt
• sanguine...inherent
• metaphorical...implied

Because she had a reputation for ---- we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so----

• insolence........irately
• insouciance....cordially
• graciousness....amiably
• querulousness.....affably

Because he is so ---. We can never predict what he will do at any moment.

• incoherent
• capricious
• superficial
• deleterious

Cancer cells are normal cells run toit, growing and multiplying out of----

• spite
• danger
• control
• apathy

Hot milk has long been a standard care for insomnia because of its --- quality.

• malevolent
• amorphous
• soporific
• rapturous

Although dress is ---- in all other ways he seems to be a perfectly normal man.

• ordinary
• mellifluous
• eccentric
• intrinsic

This poetry is not ---- ; it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly regional themes.

• familar
• democratic
• technical
• complex

Unless the power condition improves, factories will ----- huge losses.

• avoid
• incur
• attract
• recover

Travel insurance is a legal ----- for the people traveling abroad.

• exquisite
• requisite
• inquisitive
• respite

All questions must be original, that is, formulated ---- for the test.

• really
• exclusively
• certainly
• equally

One fiscal discipline has been achived, successful monetary policy implementation should be---

• difficulty
• complexity
• feasible
• appropriatenss

Experts fail to understand the behind the decisionto move coal by road when there is enough rail capacity in this sector.

• ideology
• judgement
• rationale
• politics

The man who is ----- hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither.

• persistently
• constantly
• consistently
• sagacity

I have a profound respect for his political---

• personality
• ambition
• temperament
• sagacity

His actions had --- pain and suffering on thousands of people.

• deplored
• eliminited
• affected
• inflicted

Success comes to those who are vigilant not to permit ---- from the chosen path.

• diversion
• deviation
• obstruction
• distraction

The young man was quickly promoted when his employers saw how -- he was.

• Indigent
• Indifferent
• Assiduous
• Lethargic

He failed in the examination because none of his answer was ---- to questions asked for.

• pertinent
• referenced
• elusive
• omniscience

--- is essential when you send telegram as you are charged for every word.

• Gravity
• Clarity
• Honesty
• Brevity

---- is a vice.

• Vanity
• Efficacy
• Skepticism
• Astuteness

Cutting back on perks has been used as a --- of increasing profit margin.

• method
• means
• policy
• alternative

It is --- to try to destroy pests completely with chemical poisons, for as each new chemical pesticide is introduced, the insects gradually become to it.

• useless/drawn
• pointless/vulnerable
• futile/resistant
• wicked/indifferent

Beacuse it was already known that retroviruses could cause cancer in animals, it seemed only -- to searchfor similar cancer causing viruses in human beings.

• culpable
• charitable
• hypothetical
• logical

Sharmin pointed out that Karim's resume was --- because it merely recorded his previous positions and failed to highlight the specific skills he has mastered in each job.

• disinterested
• inadequate
• conclusive
• obligatory

Rahim felt that the uninspiring routine of office work was too ---- for someone of his talent and creativity.

• diverse
• boring
• exacting
• enthralling

The quotation was erroneously --- to an English poet.

• attributed
• relegated
• resolved
• activated

All the vehicles that cross the bridge must pay a--

• lavy
• toll
• tax
• duty

Physical laws do not, of course, in themselves force bodies to behave in a certain way but merely --- how they behave.

• describe
• preclude
• counteract
• determine

The bank cashier's ------ of the funds was not discovered until the auditors examined the accounts.

• extradition
• embezzlement
• patronage
• subordination

Science progresses by building of what has come before; important findings thus from the basis of -- experiments.

• gardual
• ingenious
• subsequent
• repetitive

It is necessary to be ---- while dealing with mounting outstanding loan.

• confident
• aggressive
• active
• bold

The smile on a baby's face is always--

• endearing
• attractive
• supreme
• cute

It is quite unfortunate that he is still under the ---- that others are sympathizing with him.

• allusion
• delusion
• belief
• illusion

It is an old ----- that says 'only the wearer known where the shoe pinches'.

• belief
• perception
• person
• notion

He ---- pursued the implementation of the project.

• arrogantly
• absolutely
• doggedly
• instinctively

It is stereotyping ---- that all people prefer basketball as a sport over all others.

• belief
• information
• fact
• reality

Some people believe that money is the primary ----- that drives individuals.

• effect
• issue
• aspect
• motivator

The prices of the commodities ------ during the fuel crisis but the producers incurred ---- in profits.

• increased/a downfall
• shot up/an expansion
• stabilized/a boon
• fluctuated/a deprivation

She was very pleased by the appreciation she received.Like every one else, she enjoyed being---

• entertained
• praised
• playful
• vindicated

There have been short periods in which the share market has ----- drastically, although the market has experienced strong --- in the last couple of years.

• extension/atabilizer
• fallen/growth
• expansion/stagnated
• augmentation/steadied

He was very angry as usal. However, his angry words ----- me.

• jolted
• criticized
• fluttered
• thwarted

---- of these measures is increasing agricultural production will be known shortly.

• Propensity
• Efficacy
• Advocacy
• Vitality

Lack of money ------ me badly in my pursuit of higher education.

• diverted
• ventured
• damaged
• handicapped

We wouldn't mind ----.

• wait
• to waiting
• to have waited
• waiting

Plagiarism is ------.

• the art of writing
• the science of human thoughts and reading minds
• the art of politics
• the philosophi of existence

------ of this room will be sold.

• The possession
• The position
• Position
• A possession

For an investor who ----- money, silver or bond are good options.

• has so little a
• has very little
• has so few
• has very few

The invigilator made us ---- our identity card at the test center.

• showing
• show
• showed
• to show

Lucky is to fortunate as weak is to ----.

• humble
• obsolete
• legitimate
• fragile