
Directions: In the following sentence, part(s) are left blank. Beneath, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.
Companies that try to improve employees' performance by _____ rewards encourage negative kinds of behaviour, instead of _____ a genuine interest in doing the work well.


Important Questions on Fill in the Blanks

Directions: In the following sentence, part(s) are left blank. Beneath, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.
The _____ regions of Spain all have unique cultures, but the _____ views within each region make the issue of an acceptable common language of instruction an even more contentious one.


Which of the following is analogous to the statement above?


The subject of this book is knavery, skullduggery, cheating, betrayal, unfairness, crime, sneakiness, malingering, cutting corner, immorality, dishonesty, betrayal, graft, wickedness and sin.
Which of the following best captures all the italicized words above?


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
