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SSC Fill in the blank Test 155
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    Soda is much ________ your health than water or healthy juices.
    Solutions

    Let us understand the meaning of the given words :-

    Worse = inferior to another in quality, condition, or desirability

    Wore (past form of wear) = be dressed in

    Wind = air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

    Wet = covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

    Only the first option, i.e., ‘worse for’ gives the most appropriate meaning as soda is considered inferior to water or healthy juices.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

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    The little puppy was _______ by a speeding car.

    Solutions

    Let's understand the meaning of the given words.

    Run into = meet by chance.

    Run away = escape from a place, person, or situation.

    Run over = injure/kill someone with a car/ vehicle.

    Run at = rush towards (someone) to attack them or as if to attack them.

    Hence, "run over" is the correct phrasal verb to use here. Option C is correct.

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    I congratulated him ______ his promotion.

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    While applauding someone for some achievement "on" is used after the verb "congratulate" and "to" after noun "congratulation". Hence, option C is correct here.
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    Because Frank is so rude, I ________ to think of him as a boor.
    Solutions

    Let us understand the meaning of the given words :-

    Extend = increase in scope, range or area.

    Bent = a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.

    Tend = to be likely to happen or to have a particular characteristic or effect.

    Want = have a requirement for.

    A boor is a crude uncouth ill-bred person, lacking culture or refinement. In the given sentence, Frank is a rude person, and this made the subject think of him as a 'boor'. Thus, ‘tend’ is the most suited one.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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    She seemed _______ about the plan as she did not react much.

    Solutions

    Let's understand the meaning of the given words:

    Interested: showing curiosity or concern about something or someone

    Uninterested: not showing curiosity or concern about something or someone

    Enthusiastic: having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

    Excited: very enthusiastic and eager.

    Looking at the meanings of the words, option B seems to be apt because she was indifferent, which is not supposed to be done by someone who is Interested, Enthusiastic or Excited.

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    I was determined not to stay in hospital for any longer _________ was strictly necessary.

    Solutions

    When speaking about a particular point in time and not beyond it, we use the expression "no longer than". Hence, option A is the correct answer.

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    The author touched the _________ of her career with her second novel which won the Pulitzer Prize.

    Solutions

    Let's understand the meaning of the given words:

    Peek: look quickly or furtively.

    Nadir: the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.

    Peak: the point of highest activity, quality, or achievement.

    Base: the lowest part or edge of something.

    Winning the Pulitzer Prize is a sign of highest achievement and analyzing the meanings of the given words.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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    The bodies _________ identified as those of two suspected drug dealers.

    Solutions

    "The bodies" are dead-bodies, hence they cannot perform any action actively. The sentence is given in passive voice. Also, the subject is plural in number. Hence option D is the appropriate auxiliary verb to choose.

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    Our PM _______ to Paris last month.

    Solutions
    “Last month” indicates that the action took place in the past, thus “went” (IInd form of verb “Go”) is the appropriate choice

    Hence option A is the correct answer.

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    The wonderful performance of the maestro left the audience ______.

    Solutions

    Let's understand the meaning of the given words.

    Puzzled = unable to understand; perplexed.

    Entranced = fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention.

    Hungry = feeling or showing the need for food.

    Sleepy= needing or ready for sleep.

    A maestro is a distinguished performer of classical music. Looking at the meaning of the given words, "entranced" seems to be the most appropriate word to use here.

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