Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.
| List-I Sentences | List-II Words |
| (A) She ________ to work harder to achieve her goal. | (I) shoved |
| (B) He ______ out at the employee for being late to the office. | (II) resolved |
| (C) The children _________ the grapes in the shade in a bid to make raisins. | (III) lashed |
| (D) The crowd ________ him aside despite his best efforts. | (IV) dried |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) She resolved to work harder to achieve her goal. | (II) resolved | Resolve (to do something) means to decide firmly; it is followed by a to-infinitive, "resolved to work". |
| (B) He lashed out at the employee for being late to the office. | (III) lashed | Lash out at someone means to speak to or attack someone angrily; the "out at" after the blank needs "lashed". |
| (C) The children dried the grapes in the shade in a bid to make raisins. | (IV) dried | Dry means to remove the water from something; raisins are grapes that have been dried. |
| (D) The crowd shoved him aside despite his best efforts. | (I) shoved | Shove means to push roughly; a crowd shoves a person aside. |