Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay Solutions for Chapter: Fill in the Blanks, Exercise 19: Word Level Questions

Complete the crossword using the words from the above table.

There are more words than required.

Hint:

1. Across: native to or confined to a certain region;

1. Down: balance of forces or interests;

2. inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true;

3. attempting to avoid confrontation or anger, calming or conciliatory;

4. a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

(a) 1-Across-(ix); 1-Down-(i); 2-(xvi); 3-(xi); 4-(vi) (b) 1-Across-(iv); 1-Down-(v); 2-(xiv); 3-(xi); 4-(xvii) (c) 1-Across-(xv); 1-Down-(i); 2-(vi), 3-(iii); 4-(xvii) (d) 1-Across-(xii); 1-Down-(xiv); 2-(v); 3-(ii); 4-(xi)

(i) Equipoise
(iii) Emollient
(v) Nebulous
(vii) Tedious
(ix) Espouse
(xi) Soliloquy
(xiii) Militate
(xv) Endemic
(xvii) Encomium
(xix) Digitise
(ii) Assiduous
(iv) Noxious
(vi) Dogmatic
(viii) Obviate
(x) Enigmatic
(xii) Tranquil
(xiv) Tenacity
(xvi) Pursuant
(xviii) Obloquy
(xx) Tousled

Choose the correct option for the below questions:

a.Devoid of cheer or comfort, dreary.

b.Stubbornly persevering, doggedness.

Choose the correct option for the below questions:

(a) Having a softening or soothing effect.

(b) Verbal abuse, defamation.

Directions for the questions (5–6): Match the words in Column A with their Antonyms in Column B

(a) (iv)-j; (vii)-b; (viii)-e; (x)-a
(b) (i)-d; (iii)-h; (viii)-e; (v)-f
(c) (vi)-i; iv)-g; (iii)-b; (ix)-e
(d) (x)-g; (iii)-j; (ii)-h; (vii)-b
(a) (vii)-b; (x)-a; (iii)-j; (ii)-h
(b) (iv)-j; (i)-d; (iii)-h; (ix)-b
(C) (vi)-i; (v)-e; (ix)-f; (iii)-h
(d) (viii)-e; (iv)-j; (vii)-b; (x)-g

Directions for the questions (5–6): Match the words in Column A with their Antonyms in Column B

(a) (iv)-j; (vii)-b; (viii)-e; (x)-a
(b) (i)-d; (iii)-h; (viii)-e; (v)-f
(c) (vi)-i; iv)-g; (iii)-b; (ix)-e
(d) (x)-g; (iii)-j; (ii)-h; (vii)-b
(a) (vii)-b; (x)-a; (iii)-j; (ii)-h
(b) (iv)-j; (i)-d; (iii)-h; (ix)-b
(C) (vi)-i; (v)-e; (ix)-f; (iii)-h
(d) (viii)-e; (iv)-j; (vii)-b; (x)-g

Fill up the blanks with the appropriate word (idiom/colloquial) given in the options. 

Mark is always eager to argue about how this business should be run. He seems to have a real_________ on his shoulder about it.

Fill up the blanks with the appropriate word (idiom/colloquial) given in the options.

Vishnu thought the last problem on the test was a real _. It was much harder and more complex than any of the previous problems.

Fill up the blanks with the appropriate word (idiom/colloquial) given in the options.

I used to be kind of a_________ when I was little, but I lost most of the weight in my teenage years.