Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homonyms from List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homonyms) |
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(A) The wind blew so strongly that the weather ____ on the rooftop spun rapidly. |
(I) vain |
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(B) She has a personal ____ in the success of the play. |
(II) steak |
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(C) Her ____ efforts to fix the broken device only ended up frustrating her. |
(III) vane |
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(D) The conversation sizzled like a ____ on the grill, heated and rich with unspoken tension. |
(IV) stake |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) The wind blew so strongly that the weather vane on the rooftop spun rapidly. | (III) vane | A vane (weather vane) is a metal pointer on a roof that turns to show the direction of the wind. Vane, vain and vein sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning. |
| (B) She has a personal stake in the success of the play. | (IV) stake | A stake in something is a share or personal interest in it, so that one gains or loses by how it turns out. |
| (C) Her vain efforts to fix the broken device only ended up frustrating her. | (I) vain | Vain efforts are useless efforts that do not succeed. Her failure to fix the device frustrated her. |
| (D) The conversation sizzled like a steak on the grill, heated and rich with unspoken tension. | (II) steak | A steak is a thick slice of meat cooked on a grill. It sizzles. Steak and stake sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning. |