Fill in the Blanks to make the Sentence Meaningful - Part 2

Directions ( 1-5): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.

1. The significant progress _______ can be seen in terms of growth _______ to the weaker section of the society during the next few years.

1. urged, taking

2. drive, maintaining

3. made, percolating

4. shaped, creating

5. constrained, rambling

1. foot step, fleeting

2. strides, sustainable

3. measure, unendurable

4. get along, brief

5. step, tiring

1. inception, dramatic

2. conclusion, exciting

3. completion, vivid

4. result, sudden

5. outgrowth, impressive

1. defer, profusion

2. keep, surplus

3. check, expansion

4. suppress, paucity

5. held, lack'

1. cumbrous, disclaim

2. heavy, theorise

3. ponderous, refute

4. cumbersome, prove

5. easy, justify

6. The rare incident was ________ a few months ______ and has now been publishes.
1. caused, sooner
2. reported, ago
3. organised, previously
4. origined, ahead
5. grounded, prior

7. Despite some recent ______ from party, there has been no _______ in talks.
1. overture, breakeven
2. overtures, breakthrough
3. undertures, break to
4. underture, breakover
5. inture, breakout

8. US has changed visa rules _______ which international students will be eligible to ______ for three years.
1. over, stay out
2. under, stay on
3. for, stay in
4. above, stay at
5. into, stay up

9. The ministry will ______ a probe to check whether there was any ________ in the fund.
1. commence, mistake
2. experiment, error
3. develop, problem
4. promote, abnormality
5. launch, anomaly

1. get in, departured

2. look off, migrated

3. take of, emigrated

4. call off, evacuated

5. put in, lifted

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Answer :

1. made, percolating
2. strides, sustainable
3. inception, dramatic
4. held, lack'
5. cumbersome, prove
6. reported, ago
7. overtures, breakthrough
8. under, stay on
9. launch, anomaly
10. call off, evacuated