Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homophones from List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Homophones) |
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(A) The management will ____ the closure of hospitals over a three-year period. |
(I) peal |
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(B) He appeared as if nothing could ____ him. |
(II) peel |
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(C) The label will ____ off if you soak it in water. |
(III) faze |
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(D) A ____ of thunder broke overhead. |
(IV) phase |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) The management will phase the closure of hospitals over a three-year period. | (IV) phase | To phase something is to carry it out in stages. "Over a three-year period" shows stages. |
| (B) He appeared as if nothing could faze him. | (III) faze | To faze someone is to disturb or upset them. Nothing could upset him. |
| (C) The label will peel off if you soak it in water. | (II) peel | To peel off is to come away in a thin layer, as a wet label does. |
| (D) A peal of thunder broke overhead. | (I) peal | A peal is a loud ringing or rolling sound, as of bells or thunder. |