Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate Homonyms given in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homonyms) |
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(A) As the letter was addressed '____', the secretary did not open it. |
(I) personnel |
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(B) I was asked to fetch a ____ of water during my first year as an intern. |
(II) personal |
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(C) The ____ working for that company seemed to be satisfied. |
(III) pale |
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(D) His face turned ____ when he was caught stealing red-handed. |
(IV) pail |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) As the letter was addressed 'personal', the secretary did not open it. | (II) personal | Personal means private, meant for one person only; a letter marked personal is opened only by the person named. |
| (B) I was asked to fetch a pail of water during my first year as an intern. | (IV) pail | A pail is a bucket; one fetches a pail of water. |
| (C) The personnel working for that company seemed to be satisfied. | (I) personnel | Personnel means the people employed in an organisation, the staff. |
| (D) His face turned pale when he was caught stealing red-handed. | (III) pale | Pale means having lost colour, as a face does from fear or shock. |