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  1. Harm 
    1) I didn’t mean to cause him any harm
    2) the voltage is not sufficient to cause harm
    3) the villains didn’t harm him
    4) he’s never harmed anybody in his life
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 5) 
    Explanation : All of the above are correct usage

  2. Charge 
    1) wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150
    2) he appeared in court on a charge of attempted murder
    3) they were charged with assault
    4) the article charged the mayor
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : option fourth is not correct use of charge. charged should be replaced with exculpated

  3. Pressure 
    1) the gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside
    2) the victim was pressured by friends before being taken to hospital
    3) backbenchers put pressure on the government to provide safeguards
    4) it might be possible to pressure him into resigning
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : Replace “pressure” with “comforted”

  4. Excuse
    1) he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob’s cruelty
    2) she has been excused from her duties for now
    3) two escaped excuse kidnapped them at gunpoint
    4) such conduct can never be excused
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : Option third is not correct use of avoid.”Excuse” should be replaced with “convicts”

  5. Neglect 
    1) the old churchyard has been sadly neglected
    2) this generation has made the environment a neglect of attention
    3) she smoked and drank, and neglected the children
    4) the whole place had a hopeless air of neglect
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : Option second is not correct use of Neglect.”Neglect” should be replaced with “focus”

  6. Noble 
    1) the medieval palace was once owned by a noble Florentine family
    2) the promotion of human rights was a noble aspiration
    3) the greater a noble’s military power, the more land he could control
    4) seven Scottish nobles were killed in that battle
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : All of the above are correct usage

  7. Repair 
    1) an army of seamstresses repaired costumes and cut new ones
    2) their relationship may well be beyond repair
    3) faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electrician
    4) the car was badly repaired in the accident
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : Option fourth is not correct use of avoid.”Repaired” should be replaced with “damaged”

  8. Scold
    1) Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour
    2) she is turning into a scold
    3) she paid me an enormous scold
    4) Joe meekly accepted her scolding
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer –  3)
    Explanation : Option third is not correct use of scold. ”Scold” should be replaced with “compliment”

    Fault
    1) they fault the station for the benefit of customers
    2) the continental crust has been thinned and faulted as a result of geological processes
    3) her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job
    4) if books were not selling, it wasn’t the fault of the publishers
    5) All of the above are correct usage

    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : Option first is not correct use of fault.” fault” should be replaced with “improved”

  9. Relief 
    1) much to her relief, she saw the door open
    2) it was such a relief to share my secret worries with her
    3) the distribution of relief is uniform across the bar
    4) the coming of the rains brought no physical relief to the besieged
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 3) 
    Explanation : Option third is not correct use of relief.”relief” should be replaced with “stress”

  10. Spread
    1) I spread a towel on the sand and sat down
    2) he fetched the map and spread it out on the table
    3) the male’s antlers can attain a spread of six feet
    4) disaffection with his policies is spreading
    5) All of the above are correct usage
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : All of the above are correct usage