Direction.
Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
No child is _________ understanding. One has to wait and provide proper guidance.
dull to
dull in
dull of
dull for
Correct Answer :
B. dull in
dull of and dull for can be out rightly rejected as they do not fit well with the word understanding. Dull in is correct. When we understand it enters --- in ---- our mind so with understand in is used.
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cajoled, ask
pressured, sit
forced, settle
strained, compromise
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chances, fresh
platform, capable
opportunities, unemployable
prospects, eligible
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(1) and (6)
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nowhere
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forecast-shrink
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with; into
for; upon
over; on
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value, choose
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reject, consider
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pungent, animated
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have exceed
exceeded
was to exceeds
exceeds
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such comfortable
as comfortable as
comfortable enough
so comfortable that
She tries to adjust __________ her relations.
for
at
so
with
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luxurious
luxury
luxuriant
luxuriously
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prejudices
ideas
interests
safeguards
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can, as
could, because
may, account
will, despite
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certain, the
known, of
aware, of
aware, of
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cut down
cut off
cut in
cut out
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frequent
ambiguous
severe
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bete noire
peccadillo
magnum opus
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be, sincere
flee, guilty
defend, common
avoid, uninformed
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for
since
after
before
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retarded
declined
contracted
minimised
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aspect
pretext
intention
instance
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than
from
by
to
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spiralling, booming
spiralling, soaring
ascending, debilitating
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outlook
trend
cost
pattern
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begins
began
started beginning
would begin
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bad in
bad to
bad for
bad at
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cover
kill
burn out
fizz out