Choose from the options given below, the word that can be used to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

The statue was _____ heavy that a crane was brought to lift it.

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

Economist Deena Khatkhate, who________at the age of 92 on September 15 in Bethesda Maryland, in the US, was an unusual man.

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

He is afraid _______ doing this task.

Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:

This year he visited ____ Varanasi, ___ Ayodhya.

Choose the appropriate direct form of speech of the sentence given below :

He said that his master was writing letters :

(A) He said," My master was writing letters".

(B) He said,"My master has been writing letters".

(C) He said,"My master had been writing letters".

(D) He said,"My master is writing letters".

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Match the figures of speech in List-I with the correct examples from List-II

List-I	List-II
Figure of Speech	Examples
(A) Simile	(I) The school bus had thousands of students.
(B) Hyperbole	(II) She is like a beautiful yellow sunflower.
(C) Metaphor	(III) The books danced in the breeze.
(D) Personification	(IV) She is the tiger of her tribe.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the appropriate alternative for the underlined word.

You should at least congratulate your friend for his grand success in the elections.