Directions: In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered, and against each number, five words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each ease.
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1. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 1 ?
- Question 2 of 20
2. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 2 ?
- Question 3 of 20
3. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 3 ?
- Question 4 of 20
4. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 4 ?
- Question 5 of 20
5. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 5 ?
- Question 6 of 20
6. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 6 ?
- Question 7 of 20
7. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 7 ?
- Question 8 of 20
8. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 8 ?
- Question 9 of 20
9. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 9 ?
- Question 10 of 20
10. Question
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to …(1)… his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought …(2)… the king, he …(3)…. low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, …(4)… to a chessboard before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well …(5)…” “Are you sure ?” asked the king, greatly …(6)…. “Just grains of rice, not gold” ? “Yes, your highness,’’ affirmed the poet. “So it shall be” ordered the king. His courtiers started …(7)… the grain on the chess-board. One grain on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, …(8)… on the fourth and so no. By the time they reached the tenth square they had to place five hundred and twelve grains of rice. The number rose to lakhs on the twentieth square. When they …(9)…. the half way mark, the grain count was over hundred crores ! Soon the count …(10)… to lakhs of crores and eventually the helpless king had to hand over his entire kingdom to the clever poet. And it all began with just one grain of rice.Which of the following words fits gap 10 ?
- Question 11 of 20
11. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 1 ?
- Question 12 of 20
12. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 2 ?
- Question 13 of 20
13. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 3 ?
- Question 14 of 20
14. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 4 ?
- Question 15 of 20
15. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 5 ?
- Question 16 of 20
16. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 6 ?
- Question 17 of 20
17. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 7 ?
- Question 18 of 20
18. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 8 ?
- Question 19 of 20
19. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 9 ?
- Question 20 of 20
20. Question
When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even though a character introduced as a mime artist.Which of the following words fits gap 10 ?
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