Verbal Question of the Day: 17
Fill in the Blanks
The following question has a sentence with two blanks. Given below it are four pairs of words. Choose the pair that best completes the sentence.
The southern right whale appeared in the harbour on Wednesday and has onlookers as it and blows water spouts a short distance from downtown office buildings.
- delighted, breaches
- piqued, bellows
- vexed, yawps
- galvanized, arises
The answer is option 2.Piqued by someone is to get attracted to it or awaken interest which fits in the first blank.Hence i choose option 2.
Thanks for sharing your approach, Shubhra!
You can confirm it with the solution that I’ll post tomorrow morning 🙂
I’m afraid that’s not correct, Shubhra.
Do check my explanation to the answer, in my comment below. Reach out in case you have any doubts 🙂
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1
Correct, Priyanka!
Have a look at the answer’s explanation in my comment below. It contains the meanings of some of the trickier words.
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1. Delighted, Breaches
Well done, Sumit!
See the answer’s explanation in my comment below.
3
That’s off the mark, Mayank. But don’t worry. See the explanation to the answer, in my comment below. It has the meanings of some of the difficult words.
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4. Galvanized and Arises
That’s not the answer, Sudeept. Check the answer, along with its explanation, in my comment below. It contains the meanings of some of the harder words.
Please get back to me in case you have any doubts 🙂
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The answer is 1.
Explanation:
Seeing the second blank, 1. and 4. fit. For the first blank, option 1. fits best as to ‘galvanise’ means to shock or excite (someone) into taking action, which cannot be inferred from the sentence. The sentence only speaks of onlookers.
Breach: (of a whale) rise and break through the surface of the water
Pique: feel irritated or resentful resulting from a slight, especially to one’s pride.
Bellow: (of a person or animal) emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger.
Vex: make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.
Yawp: shout or exclaim hoarsely.