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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation inAffairsCloud.com. Here we are creating question sample in Word Usage, which is BASED ON NEW PATTERN which have been asked in many banking exams recently.

In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in options. You have to determine which of these words fits well in all, or the maximum number of sentences. If none of these words fits well, mark your answer as none of these.

  1. A. his chin was jutting with__________.
    B. he called for an end to foreign__________against his country
    C. the sheer volume and__________of his playing
    D. he played the game with unceasing__________.
    E. None of these
    1) aggression
    2) possession
    3) obsession
    4)  enthusiasm
    5) None of these
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : “aggression” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.

  2. A. he has a__________invitation to visit them
    B. a squabble of long__________.
    C. an inter-departmental squabble of long__________.
    D. their__________in the community
    E. None of these
    1) torpedoing
    2) standing
    3) slugging
    4) sitting
    5) None of these
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : “standing” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.

  3. A. this thought had_________him throughout the years
    B. he_________severe head injuries
    C. she had lived life to the full, but now had only the memories of such times to________her
    D. six Marines_________slight injuries
    E. None of these
    1) hale
    2) desist
    3) sustain
    4) hefty
    5) None of these

    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : “sustain” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.
    this thought had sustained him throughout the years
    he sustained severe head injuries
    six Marines sustained slight injuries

  4. A. the__________due to a great artist
    B. he speaks to the old lady with__________
    C. the director had a lot of____________for Douglas as an actor
    D. as a teacher he was highly____________for his industry and patience
    E. None of these
    1) diligent
    2) disdain
    3) respect
    4) dishonor
    5) None of these
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : “Respect” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.

  5. A. he__________his fellow passengers for help
    B. he__________her not to leave him
    C. a young woman was__________in the street
    D. he scavenged and__________when that was the only way to stay alive
    E. None of these
    1) begged
    2) heartied
    3) inured
    4) muscular

    5) None of these

    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : “beg” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.
    he begged his fellow passengers for help
    he begged her not to leave him
    a young woman was begging in the street
    he scavenged and begged when that was the only way to stay alive

  6. A. she has always__________money on her children
    B. the media couldn’t__________enough praise on the film
    C. he held__________dinner parties at his home
    D. a__________banquet
    E. None of these
    1) pleased
    2) lavish
    3) acclimatized
    4) burly
    5) None of these
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : “lavish” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.
    she has always lavished money on her children

  7. A. she liked the__________of his nose
    B. the sweater was too big for her but did not disguise the__________of her body
    C. I had plenty of time and__________to kick to the near touchline
    D. most caves are__________by the flow of water through limestone
    E. None of these
    1) shape
    2) hardened
    3) endure
    4) line
    5) None of these
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : “shape” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.
    I had plenty of time and shaped to kick to the near touchline
    most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone

  8. A. by now, he was too__________to leave his room
    B. he was very old and__________.
    C. I know it’s__________but I’ve never been one to stand up for myself
    D. he’s too__________to stand up to his boss
    E. None of these
    1) mighty
    2) feeble
    3) capable
    4) brawny
    5) None of these
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : “feeble” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.

  9. A. he could look sterner than his__________temperament would suggest
    B. he was in a remarkably__________mood
    C. an__________climate
    D. the island enjoys an__________climate
    E. None of these
    1) allinging
    2) varying
    3) fluctuating
    4) equable
    5) None of these
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : “equable” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.

  10. A. the timeless__________of a good tune
    B. this reform has many__________for those on the left
    C. the church is the town’s main tourist__________.
    D. the fair offers sideshows, stalls, and other__________.
    E. None of these
    1) concretion(s)
    2) attraction(s)
    3) affection(s)
    4) affiliation(s)
    5) None of these
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : “attraction/attractions” is correct answer for all the blanks of this questions.