English Quiz

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words a are suggested, one of which fits the blank approximately. Find out the appropriate words.

The electoral ...(1)... so far must be said to have stood the test ...(2)..., given especially the ...(3)... odds ...(4)... against it, particularly ...(5)... is the ...(6)... of the voters who ...(7)... the militant’s gun and ...(8)... the boycott call of some ...(9)... elements to walk to the polling booth and ...(10)... their franchise.


1.
(1) gambling
(2) force
(3) process
(4) phase
(5) era

2.
(1) excellently
(2) widely
(3)popularly
(4) firmly
(5) creditably

3.
(1) divisive
(2) extremist
(3) political
(4) formidable
(5) basic

4.
(1) hurled
(2) stacked
(3) hiding
(4) energised
(5) afflicted

5.
(1) commendable
(2) urgent
(3) noticed
(4) appreciated
(5) emphatic

6.
(1) choice 
(2) faith
(3) response
(4) selection
(5) result

7.
(1) snatched
(2) Refused
(3) faced
(4) braved
(5) diverted

8.
(1) Ignored
(2) reversed
(3) dictated
(4) silenced
(5)  weakened

9.
(1) drastic
(2) disturbed
(3) partial
(4) imperialist
(5) separatist

10.
(1) establish
(2) exercise
(3) empower
(4) deliver
(5) embark



ANSWERS
1. 3
2. 5
3. 4
4. 2
5. 1
6. 3
7. 4
8. 1
9. 5
10. 2