Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words giv…

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Words)
(A) After a month in hospital with typhoid, Rehan looked so ______ that his cheekbones stood out sharply.	(I) untidy
(B) Even after clearing the prelims with a good score, Arjun remained ______ and kept saying he had no chance in the mains.	(II) pessimistic
(C) Nisha’s ______ elder brother decides what she wears, whom she meets and even which stream she should take after Class 10.	(III) gaunt
(D) The hostel warden fined the boys because their room was so ______, with wet towels on the beds and plates under the chairs.	(IV) overbearing

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) After a month in hospital with typhoid, Rehan looked so gaunt that his cheekbones stood out sharply.	(III) gaunt	Gaunt means very thin and bony, often because of illness or hunger. The illness left Rehan’s face thin and bony.
(B) Even after clearing the prelims with a good score, Arjun remained pessimistic and kept saying he had no chance in the mains.	(II) pessimistic	Pessimistic means expecting bad things to happen. Arjun expected to fail in spite of his good score.
(C) Nisha’s overbearing elder brother decides what she wears, whom she meets and even which stream she should take after Class 10.	(IV) overbearing	Overbearing means trying to control other people without caring about their wishes. The brother makes every choice for Nisha.
(D) The hostel warden fined the boys because their room was so untidy, with wet towels on the beds and plates under the chairs.	(I) untidy	Untidy means not neat, with things lying in the wrong places. Towels and plates were lying all over the room.

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Words)
(A) After a month in hospital with typhoid, Rehan looked so ______ that his cheekbones stood out sharply.	(I) untidy
(B) Even after clearing the prelims with a good score, Arjun remained ______ and kept saying he had no chance in the mains.	(II) pessimistic
(C) Nisha’s ______ elder brother decides what she wears, whom she meets and even which stream she should take after Class 10.	(III) gaunt
(D) The hostel warden fined the boys because their room was so ______, with wet towels on the beds and plates under the chairs.	(IV) overbearing

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) After a month in hospital with typhoid, Rehan looked so gaunt that his cheekbones stood out sharply.	(III) gaunt	Gaunt means very thin and bony, often because of illness or hunger. The illness left Rehan’s face thin and bony.
(B) Even after clearing the prelims with a good score, Arjun remained pessimistic and kept saying he had no chance in the mains.	(II) pessimistic	Pessimistic means expecting bad things to happen. Arjun expected to fail in spite of his good score.
(C) Nisha’s overbearing elder brother decides what she wears, whom she meets and even which stream she should take after Class 10.	(IV) overbearing	Overbearing means trying to control other people without caring about their wishes. The brother makes every choice for Nisha.
(D) The hostel warden fined the boys because their room was so untidy, with wet towels on the beds and plates under the chairs.	(I) untidy	Untidy means not neat, with things lying in the wrong places. Towels and plates were lying all over the room.