Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) Most children in my class ______ the dentist’s drill far more than any exam. | (I) concede |
| (B) The bus driver braked hard just in time to ______ a collision with the school van. | (II) dread |
| (C) When the recount showed she was forty votes behind, the candidate had to ______ defeat and congratulate her rival. | (III) emphasise |
| (D) In her assembly talk, the principal wanted to ______ the need to drink water often during the heatwave. | (IV) avert |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Most children in my class dread the dentist’s drill far more than any exam. | (II) dread | Dread means to fear something very much before it happens. The children fear the drill more than exams. |
| (B) The bus driver braked hard just in time to avert a collision with the school van. | (IV) avert | Avert means to stop something bad from happening. The driver braked and the crash did not happen. |
| (C) When the recount showed she was forty votes behind, the candidate had to concede defeat and congratulate her rival. | (I) concede | Concede means to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true, such as that one has lost. She was behind after the recount. |
| (D) In her assembly talk, the principal wanted to emphasise the need to drink water often during the heatwave. | (III) emphasise | Emphasise means to show that something is very important. The principal wanted to stress the need for water. |