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21. Cloth is sold __________metre.
A. At
B. By
C. For
D. In
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION :The most appropriate preposition in this blank will be ‘by’. Here the meaning of ‘by’ is ‘through the means of’.
22. Suhani’s story is devoid _____________truth.
A. To
B. From
C. Through
D. Of
ANSWER: D
SOLUTION:If you say that someone or something is ‘devoid of’ a quality or thing, you are emphasizing that they have none of it. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
23. He invited me _____ his house.
A. To
B. With
C. Into
D. From
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: In this sentence, the correct preposition to use is “to” when referring to being invited to someone’s house. So, it should be “He invited me to his house.”
The other options, “with,” “into,” and “from,” are not the appropriate prepositions in this context.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: “He invited me to his house.”
24. You should take care _____ the little ones, else they may fall ______ the well.
A. On, into
B. Of, into
C. In, into
D. Into, in
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:If you take care of a person or animal, you provide for their needs. First blank will take ‘of’ as preposition.
When someone or something comes from outside to the inside, we use the word ‘into’. Second blank will take ‘into’ as preposition.
25. Raju’s speech pointed ______some of our defects.
A. To
B. Toward
C. At
D. On
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: ‘Towards’ is used for expressing the relation between behaviour or an attitude and the person or thing at which it is directed or with which it is concerned.
26. She leaned her head ______the back of the sofa.
A. At
B. On
C. Over
D. Against
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION :’Against’ as preposition means ‘opposing or disagreeing with someone or something’. Here, against means opposing to the sofa.
27. They could not decide which one they liked and _____ the end they didn’t bother.
A. Of
B. At
C. In
D. About
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: ‘In the end’ means ‘eventually or on reflection’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
28. We saw the live cricket ______the T.V.
A. At
B. On
C. With
D. Above
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: The correct preposition to use with TV/television is almost always ‘on’, not ‘in’. For example – We watched a movie on TV.
29. He comes ______ a noble family.
A. From
B. Off
C. Out of
D. Of
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: ‘Comes of’ means ‘have a particular ancestry or line of descent’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
30. If the sky is clear, you can see the stars ______night.
A. During
B. On
C. In
D. At
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: In the night usually refers to one particular night; at night refers to any night in general. ‘At night’ is the correct usage here.