Vocabulary

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with appropriate homonyms in List-II :

List-I List-II
(Sentences) (Homonyms)
(A) At the other side of the beautiful valley, was a steep to the top of the hill. (i) assent
(B) I noticed colour up in her cheeks when I caught her staring at me. (II) flair
(C) There were murmurs of _ from a very small section of the crowd. (III) ascent
(D) He has an amazing ___ for languages. (IV) flare

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homonyms)
(A) At the other side of the beautiful valley, was a steep ______ to the top of the hill.	(i) assent
(B) I noticed colour __________ up in her cheeks when I caught her staring at me.	(II) flair
(C) There were murmurs of _________ from a very small section of the crowd.	(III) ascent
(D) He has an amazing _______ for languages.	(IV) flare

(A) - (i), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (i), (D) - (II)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (i)

(A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (i)

✅ Correct Option: 2

(A) - (III) ascent → "Ascent" means upward climb/slope, perfect for describing the steep path up the hill. "Assent" means agreement.

(B) - (IV) flare → "Flare" means to blaze up suddenly or spread outward, describing colour spreading in cheeks. "Flair" means natural talent.

(D) - (II) flair → "Flair" means natural talent or ability, used for someone's skill. "Flare" means sudden flame/spread.

Hence, Option 2: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (i), (D) - (II) → Each homonym pair (ascent/assent and flare/flair) sounds similar but has distinct meanings, and the correct words fit the context of their respective sentences perfectly → correct

2025: 20 May Shift 2

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

The ______ rumble of the thunder hinted at the approaching danger, filling the air with a sense of unease.

2025: 13 May Shift 1

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

The committee's appeal to the people for money _________ little response.

2023: 19 June Shift 2

Replace the underlines words in List-I with a single Adverb from List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) In terms of technique she is very competent.	(I) Theoretically
(B) It is reasonable and sensible that the money should be divided between her sons.	(II) Technically
(C) It is possible that we could work on Sunday, but we'd be exhausted.	(III) Traditionally
(D) It is the custom that the festival is held on the last weekend in May.	(IV) Logically

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:

The crowd panicked on hearing a loud scream and ten people were ___ to death.

2022: 5 Aug Shift 1

From the given options, select the one which will correctly replace the expression

"writing instruments and other office materials"

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Insert the appropriate words from List-I in the blanks in List-II to form meaningful sentences.

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Sentences)
(A) affected	(I) The mother's____for her child knows no bounds.
(B) affectation	(II) The flood has greatly____the entire region.
(C) affection	(III) The innovative methods of solving the problems proved very____.
(D) effective	(IV) No one can put up with his irritating ______.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

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