Sentences Test ...

Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate option.
I like reading journals ______ novels.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. She was sitting under the shadow of the tree.
II. The customer wanted another colour of the paint on the kitchen wall of his house.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. Students started picking up their books when the bell rang.
II. There was a huge crowd at the airport waiting for the President.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. Huge crowds flung into the hall as soon as the doors were opened.
II. As the dam broke, the water of the river flowed into the village and destroyed all crops.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. Sam's ready wit often got him out of tight spots.
II. The task they did was so different that the difference was apparent.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. The issue was finally settled though with great difficulty.
II. Working women are given definite advantages over the men in our office.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. I couldn't refuse to accept his proposal.
II. Our country is witnessing a steady fall in the moral standards of political leaders.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. The waiter pulled the teapoy towards the chair.
II. The advocate wrote up an agreement for the partners.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. These trees yield commercially valuable varieties of wood.
II. The man who desires for many things at a time gets none.

Choose the word(s) which has the same meaning and can be used in the same context as the italicized word/phrase in both the given sentences.
I. The government decided to start a new series of lectures called the 'Honour Lecture Series'
II. The decision to set up a new University in that town was welcomed by the people.