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Ramesh Reddy Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

In one of the english examiinations, I answered the questions like this, if any mistakes please correct it and explain for which act of kindness I would be very greatful to you.
Fill in the blanks with correct options.
1. During a severe earthquake, entire cities can be reduced to---------------(rubble)
1. rubble. 2. trash 3.Dregs 4.waste

2.Many ----------------(survivors)-of the earthquake developed Pneumonia.
1.spectators 2.customers 3.survivors 4.patients.

3.Although volcanoes are for -----------------long periods.(dorment)
1. dead 2. stable 3. dorment 4. dumb.

4.Within minutes the city of St. Pierre was charred beyond------------(recognition)
1. recognition 2. memory 3.knowledge 4.understanding.

5.The shepherd-------------in the fields for a long while and quite exhausted(has been wandering)

1. has been wandering 2. having wandered 3. have been wandering 3. had been wanderiing

6. Three dots, three dashes and three dots---------------(are)---the most famous mores-code message for help.

1.is 2. are 3. has 4. were

7.Tony knows that he is going to have a hard time -----------(convincing) his mother to let him go to the discothque.
1. convincing 2. telling 3. trying 4. founding.

8.Alexander---------------------(found)--more than 70 cities.
1. find 2. found 3. founded 4. founding

9. The Samurai---------------------(sheathed)--his sword and bowed.
1. Released 2. set 3. sheathed 4. arranged.

10. The Jaguar was so-------------------------------(wondered)-that he fell backward over his painted tail.
1. facinated 2. admired 3. astonished 4. wondered.
  

Top answer

1 rubble 2 survivors 3 dorm ant 4 recognition 5 had been wandering and was exhausted / has been wandering and is exhausted 6 are (some would argue that the entire phrase constitutes a singular, however) 7 convincing 8 founded (assuming this is the point of the example) found could also be acceptable, if he was in the process of finding cities that already existed. 9 sheathed 10 astonished Good job!

  • 1 rubble 2 survivors 3 dorm ant 4 recognition 5 had been wandering and was exhausted / has been wandering and is exhausted 6 are (some would argue that the entire phrase constitutes a singular, however) 7 convincing 8 founded (assuming this is the point of the example) found could also be acceptable, if he was in the process of finding cities that already existed.
  • 9 sheathed 10 astonished Good job!
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1 rubble

2 survivors

3 dormant

4 recognition

5 had been wandering and was exhausted / has been wandering and is exhausted

6 are (some would argue that the entire phrase constitutes a singular, however)

7 convincing

8 founded (assuming this is the point of the example) found could also be acceptable, if he

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