CSS English Chapter 3 Grammar With Answers

CSS English Chapter 3 Grammar

Sr. # Questions Answers Choice
1 Sentence Completion.
The officers threatened to take______if the lives of their men were_____by the conquered natives.
 Liberties,,,,,irritated Measures,,,,,enhanced Pains,,,,destoryed Reprisals,,,,,,endangered Affront,,,,,,enervated
2 Sentence Completion.
Although a few years ago the fundamental facts about the Milky way seemed fairly well_______,now even its mass and its radius have come into_______.
 Determined,,,,,,,resolution Ignored,,,,,danger Problematic,,,,,prominence Diminished,,,,,disrepute Established,,,,,,question
3 Sentence Completion.
When Frazer's editors at Macmillan tried to _______his endless augmentations, he insisted on a type size so small and a page so packed as to approach Eligibility; and if that proved______thinner paper.
 Protect,,,,,unwarranted Expurgate,,,,,,satisfactory Reprimand,,,,,,irrelevant Restrict,,,,,insufficient Revise,,,,,,idiosyncratic
4 Sentence Completion.
Aimed at curbing European attempts to seize territory in the Americas,the Mouse Doctrine was a warning to_______foreign powers.
 Pertinacious Credulous Remote Overt Predatory
5 Sentence Completion.
To the dismay of the student body,the class president was_______berated by the principal at a school assembly.
 Ignominiously Privately Magnanimously Fortuitously Inconspicuously
6 Sentence Completion.
Her novel published to universal acclaim,her literary gifts acknowledged by the chief figures of the Harlem Renaissance, her reputation as yet______by envious slights Hurston clearly was at the______of her career.
 Undamaged,,,,,,ebb Untarnished....Zenith Untainted,,,,,extremity Blackened,,,,,,mercy Unmarred,,,,brink
7 Sentence Completion.
To alleviate the problem of contaminated chicken,the study panel recommends that the federal government shift its inspection emphasis from cursory bird-by-bird visual checks to a more_______random sampling for bacterial and chemical contamination.
 Rigorous Perfunctory Symbolic Discreet Dubious
8 Sentence Completion.
In a revolutionary development in technology,several manufacturers now make biodegradable forms of plastic; some plastic six-pack rings,for example gradually______ when exposed to sunlight.
 Harden Stagnate Inflate Propagate Decompose
9 Sentence Completion.
Measurement is like any other human endeavor,a complex activity,subject to error,not always used______,and frequently misinterpreted and______.
 Mistakenly,,,,,derided Erratically,,,,analyzed Systematically,,,,,,,organized Innovatively,,,,,refined Properly,,,,,,,missunderstood
10 Sentence Completion.
In one shocking instance of______research,one of the nation's most influential researchers in the field of genetics reported on experiments that were never carried out and published deliberately ________scientific papers on his nonexistent work.
 Comprehensive,,,,,abstract Theoretical,,,,,,,challenging Fraudulent,,,,,deceptive Derivative,,,,,,,authoritative Erroneous,,,,,impartial
11 Sentence Completion.
In a happy,somewhat boisterous celebration of the European discovery of America,the major phase of the Columbus Cinquecentennial got off to_____start on Friday.
 A slow A rousing A reluctant an indifferent A quiet
12 Sentence Completion.
New concerns about growing religious tension in northern India were______this week after at least fifty people were killed and hundreds were injured in rioting between Hindus and Muslims.
 Lessened Invalidated Restrained Dispersed Fueled
13 Sentence Completion.
Some Central Intelligence Agency officers have______their previous statements denying any involvement on their part with the Contra aid network and are now revising their earlier testimony.
 Justified Recanted Repeated Protracted Heeded
14 Sentence Completion.
No other artist rewards the viewer with more sheer pleasure than Miro; he is one of those blessed artists who combine profundity and _______.
 Education Wisdom Faith Fun Depth
15 Sentence Completion.
Despite the mixture's_______nature,we found that by lowering its temperature in the laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize.
 Resilient Volatile Homogeneous Insipid Acerbic
16 Sentence Completion.
If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience,you cannot do so by being understand tentative,or________.
 Hyperbolic Restrained Argumentative Authoritative Passionate
17 Sentence Completion.
We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most of public speakers could in a single speech electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.
 Enthralling Accomplished Pedestrian Auspicious Masterful
18 Sentence Completion.
Ms.Sutcliff's helpful notes on her latest wine discoveries and her no-nonsense warnings to consumers about______wins provide_____guide to the numbing array of wins of Burgundy.
 Excellent,,,,,a useful Overrated,,,,an inadequate Overpriced,,,,,,a trusty Unsatisfactory,,,,a spotty Vintage,,,,a n unreliable
19 Sentence Completion.
We lost confidence in him because he never______the grandiose promises he had made.
 Forgot reneged on Tired of Delivered on Recreated from
20 Sentence Completion.
Perhaps because something in us instinctively distrusts such displays of natural fluency,some readers approach John Updike's fiction with
 Indifference Suspicion Veneration Recklessness Bewilderment
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