CSS English Chapter 3 Grammar With Answers

CSS English Chapter 3 Grammar

Sr. # Questions Answers Choice
1 Sentence Completion.
Because it arrives so early in the season,before many other birds,the robin has been called the_____of spring.
 Hostage Autocrat Compass Newcomer Harbinger
2 Sentence Completion.
For Miro art became a______ritual; paper and pencils were holy objects to him and he worked as though he were performing a religious rite.
 Superficial Sacred banal Cryptic
3 Sentence Completion.
The young man was quickly promoted when his employer's saw how______he was.
 Indigent Indifferent Assiduous Lethargic Cursory
4 Sentence Completion.
The_______pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty.
 Magnanimous Indulgent Meticulous Munificent Meager
5 Sentence Completion.
If you carry this______attitude to the conference,you will_____any supporters you may have at this moment.
 Belligerent,,,,delight Truculent,,,,,,,alienate Conciliatory,,,,,defer Supercilious,,,,,,attract
6 Sentence Completion.
The orator was so______that the audience because_____.
 Soporific,,,,,drowsy Inaudible,,,,,elated Pompous,,,,,,bombastic Dramatic,,,,,,affable
7 Sentence Completion.
Though he was theoretically a friend of labor,his voting record in Congress_______that impression.
 Implied Created Confirmed Belied
8 Sentence Completion.
I have no_______motive in offering this advice;I seek no personal advantage or honor.
 Nominal Altruistic Incongruous Disinterested Ulterior
9 Sentence Completion.
If you are seeking______that will resolve all our ailments,you are undertaking an impossible task.
 A precedent A panacea An abstraction A direction
10 Sentence Completion.
Modern architecture has discarded the_______trimming on buildings and has concentrated on an almost Greek simplicity of line.
 Flamboyant Austere Inconspicuous Aesthetic
11 Sentence Completion.
A______statement is an_______comparison: it does not compare things explicitly, but suggests a likeness between them.
 Sarcastic,,,,unfair Blatant,,,,overt Sanguine,,,,inherent Metaphorical,,,,,implied
12
Sentence Completion.
In japanese art,profound emotion is frequently couched in images of nature,observed with_______conditioned by life in a land of dramatic seasonal change,where perils of earthquake and processes awesome and beautiful.
 An intimacy,,,,,precarious A fidelity,,,,,munificent A skill,,,,excessive An indifference,,,,,chancy A sensitivity,,,distinctive
13 Sentence Completion.
Because Inspector Morse could not contain his scorn for the police commissioner,he was imprudent enough to make______remarkes about his superior officer.
 Ambiguous Dispassionate Unfathomable Interminable Scathing
14 Sentence Completion.
The texts as we have them were written down and edited carefully by Christians proud of their ancestors but unable to bear the thought of their indulging in heathen practices;thus,all references to the ancient religion of the Celts were_____if not______.
 Deleted,,,,,,expunged Muddied,,,,,suppressed Labored,,,,,denigrated Aggrieved,,,,,overawed Obscure,,,,,ironic
15 Sentence Completion.
The newest fiber-optic that carry telephone calls cross-country are made of glass so______that a piece 100 miles thick is clearer than a standard windowpane.
 Fragile Immaculate Tangible Transparent
16 Sentence Completion.
One of the most______educators in New York,Dr.Shalala ignited a controversy in 1984 by calling the city public schools a "rotten barrel" in need of_____reform.
 Disputatious,,,,,little Outspoken,,,,,,systemic Caustic,,,,,partial Indifferent,,,,pretentious Sycophantic,,,,superficial
17 Sentence Completion.
The _____ of time had left the castle______it towered above the village,looking much as it must have done in Richard the Lion-Hearted's time.
 Repairs,,,,,,destroyed Remoteness,,,,,alone Lack,,,,,defended Status,,,,,lonely Ravages,,,,,untouched
18 Sentence Completion.
Just as disloyalty is the mark of the renegade,_____is the mark of the _____.
 Timorousness,,,hero Temerity,,,,,coward Avarice,,,,philanthropist Cowardice,,,,,cravan Vanity....flatterer
19 Sentence Completion.
The child was so spoiled by her indulgent parents that she pouted and became_____when she did not receive all of their attention.
 Discreet Suspicious Elated Sullen Tranquil
20 Sentence Completion.
Became she had a reputation for______we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so______.
 Insolence,,,,irately Insouciance,,,cordially Graciousness,,,amiably Arrogance,,,,,disdainfully Querulousness,,,,affably
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