Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentence, there is a blank given. Below the sentences, there are five options. Fill up the sentence with an appropriate word from the options to be filled in the given blank in the sentences.
Q1. Work is more entertaining for your brain–and therefore makes you more alert–when you _______________ as many of your senses as possible.
(a) recommend
(b) minor
(c) engage
(d) sentiment
(e) None of these.
Q2. If you are following ___________________ fasting then I recommend that you eat a lunch that has at least 30 grams of fat in it.
(a) dealing
(b) anger
(c) poured
(d) intermittent
(e) None of these.
Q3. The world’s most innovative companies prosper by _________________ on the divergent associations of their founders, executives, and employees.
(a) achieve
(b) stabilize
(c) capitalizing
(d) aimed
(e) None of these.
Q4. To _____________ your own observational skills, watch how certain customers experience a product or service in their natural environment.
(a) fragile
(b) service
(c) sharpen
(d) script
(e) None of these.
Q5. To improve your networking skills, contact the five most creative people you know and ask them to share what they do to ______________ creative thinking.
(a) stimulate
(b) tout
(c) ponder
(d) novice
(e) None of these.
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, the word ‘engage’ makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the given sentence, the word ‘intermittent’ makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, the word ‘capitalizing’ makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, the word ‘sharpen’ makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. In the given sentence, the word ‘stimulate’ makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. While all other options are grammatically and contextually wrong.
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