Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropri…

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) The whole family laughed ______ at Chintu’s copy of the cricket commentator’s voice.	(I) tactfully
(B) Though three doctors told him to rest his knee, Dadaji ______ kept going for his morning walk every single day.	(II) obstinately
(C) When the teacher asked about his missing homework, Varun replied ______, “My dog ate my tablet, ma’am,” which only made her angrier.	(III) heartily
(D) Not wanting to hurt the cook’s feelings, Meena ______ called the curry “different” instead of “too salty”.	(IV) flippantly

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The whole family laughed heartily at Chintu’s copy of the cricket commentator’s voice.	(III) heartily	Heartily means in a warm, full and open way. The family enjoyed the joke and laughed loudly.
(B) Though three doctors told him to rest his knee, Dadaji obstinately kept going for his morning walk every single day.	(II) obstinately	Obstinately means in a stubborn way, refusing to change one’s mind. He did not listen to three doctors.
(C) When the teacher asked about his missing homework, Varun replied flippantly, “My dog ate my tablet, ma’am,” which only made her angrier.	(IV) flippantly	Flippantly means in a joking way, about something that needs a serious answer. He joked when he should have explained.
(D) Not wanting to hurt the cook’s feelings, Meena tactfully called the curry “different” instead of “too salty”.	(I) tactfully	Tactfully means in a careful way that does not hurt or upset anyone. She chose a gentle word for the curry.

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) The whole family laughed ______ at Chintu’s copy of the cricket commentator’s voice.	(I) tactfully
(B) Though three doctors told him to rest his knee, Dadaji ______ kept going for his morning walk every single day.	(II) obstinately
(C) When the teacher asked about his missing homework, Varun replied ______, “My dog ate my tablet, ma’am,” which only made her angrier.	(III) heartily
(D) Not wanting to hurt the cook’s feelings, Meena ______ called the curry “different” instead of “too salty”.	(IV) flippantly

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The whole family laughed heartily at Chintu’s copy of the cricket commentator’s voice.	(III) heartily	Heartily means in a warm, full and open way. The family enjoyed the joke and laughed loudly.
(B) Though three doctors told him to rest his knee, Dadaji obstinately kept going for his morning walk every single day.	(II) obstinately	Obstinately means in a stubborn way, refusing to change one’s mind. He did not listen to three doctors.
(C) When the teacher asked about his missing homework, Varun replied flippantly, “My dog ate my tablet, ma’am,” which only made her angrier.	(IV) flippantly	Flippantly means in a joking way, about something that needs a serious answer. He joked when he should have explained.
(D) Not wanting to hurt the cook’s feelings, Meena tactfully called the curry “different” instead of “too salty”.	(I) tactfully	Tactfully means in a careful way that does not hurt or upset anyone. She chose a gentle word for the curry.