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- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The two brothers divided the property ______ themselves. Answer: D. between Answer: (D) between “Between” is used for two people or things; “among” for more than two. Two brothers → between. 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The teacher, along with her students, ______ gone on an educational trip. Answer: C. has Answer: (C) has Words joined by “along with / as well as / together with” do not change the number of the subject. The subjec... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The new rules will ______ effect from the first of next month. Answer: A. take Answer: (A) take The fixed expression is “take effect”, meaning come into force. 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The old man was ______ of all charges after the court found no evidence against him. Answer: A. acquitted Answer: (A) acquitted To acquit someone of a charge = to declare them not guilty. “Accused of all charges” contradicts... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.No sooner had the bell rung ______ the children rushed out of the classroom. Answer: B. than Answer: (B) than “No sooner … than” is a fixed pair (“Hardly/Scarcely … when” is the other one). So: No sooner had the bell... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.He has been living in Pune ______ 2015. Answer: B. since Answer: (B) since With the present perfect continuous, a point of time takes “since” (since 2015); a period of time takes “... 1
- Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.The thief managed to ______ the police by hiding in a crowded market. Answer: B. evade Answer: (B) evade 'Evade' means to escape or avoid someone. Invade = enter by force; pervade = spread through; persuade = c... 1
- Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.The committee has decided to ______ the meeting till next Monday. Answer: A. postpone Answer: (A) postpone 'Till next Monday' shows the meeting is being moved to a later date, so 'postpone' (put off to a la... 1
- Select the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.She is very good ______ mathematics. Answer: B. at Answer: (B) at The fixed expression is 'good at' a subject or skill. 1