Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Adverb

Question:

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate adverbs from List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)

List-II (Adverbs)

(A) Maria has the skill for learning languages ____ fast.

(I) reasonably

(B) I am ____ sorry. I didn't mean to push you.

(II) incredibly

(C) It's a ____ cheap restaurant.

(III) surprisingly

(D) ____, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.

(IV) terribly

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I (Sentences)

List-II (Adverbs)

Explanation    

(A) Maria has the skill for learning languages ____ fast.

(II) incredibly

Incredibly (means astonishingly or extraordinarily) emphasizes the high degree of speed, complementing the idea of "skill."

(B) I am ____ sorry. I didn't mean to push you.

(IV) terribly

Terribly (means extremely or very much) is a common, emphatic intensifier used before "sorry."

(C) It's a ____ cheap restaurant.

(I) reasonably

Reasonably (means to a fair or moderate degree) suggests the price is acceptable or moderately cheap.

(D) ____, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.

(III) surprisingly

Surprisingly (means in an unexpected way) acts as a sentence adverb, commenting on the unexpected or noteworthy nature of the fact being stated.