Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with appropriate homonyms in List-II :-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homonyms) |
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(A) At the other side of the beautiful valley, was a steep ____ to the top of the hill. |
(I) assent |
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(B) I noticed colour ____ up in her cheeks when I caught her staring at me. |
(II) flair |
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(C) There were murmurs of ____ from a very small section of the crowd. |
(III) ascent |
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(D) He has an amazing ____ for languages. |
(IV) flare |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) At the other side of the beautiful valley, was a steep ascent to the top of the hill. | (III) ascent | An ascent is an upward slope or a climb. A steep path to the hilltop is an ascent. |
| (B) I noticed colour flare up in her cheeks when I caught her staring at me. | (IV) flare | To flare up is to rise or blaze suddenly. Her cheeks suddenly turned red. |
| (C) There were murmurs of assent from a very small section of the crowd. | (I) assent | Assent means agreement or approval. A few people murmured that they agreed. |
| (D) He has an amazing flair for languages. | (II) flair | A flair is a natural talent for something. |