Let’s go through each question one by one and choose the best answer with explanation.
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1. The beggar lived a ________ life on the street. He had to beg all day.
Options:
A. quiet
B. happy
C. miserable
D. successful
✔ Correct Answer: C. miserable
Explanation:
The sentence says “He had to beg all day,” which implies hardship, poverty, and suffering. “Miserable” means extremely unhappy or uncomfortable — this fits perfectly.
- “Quiet” doesn’t convey the emotional or physical hardship.
- “Happy” contradicts begging all day.
- “Successful” is the opposite of what begging suggests.
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2. I cut ________ while slicing onions in the kitchen.
Options:
A. itself
B. myself
C. herself
D. himself
✔ Correct Answer: B. myself
Explanation:
The subject of the sentence is “I,” so the reflexive pronoun must match: “myself.”
- “Itself” refers to things or animals (not people).
- “Herself” and “himself” refer to third-person singular female/male — not “I.”
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3. ________ I ________ Susie will be attending Mary’s party.
Options:
A. Either, if
B. Neither, if
C. Neither, or
D. Neither, nor
✔ Correct Answer: D. Neither, nor
Explanation:
This is a correlative conjunction pair: “Neither...nor” is used to connect two negative ideas.
The sentence means: “I will not attend, and Susie will not attend.”
- “Either...if” is grammatically incorrect.
- “Neither...if” doesn’t form a proper conjunction.
- “Neither...or” is incorrect — it should be “neither...nor.”
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4. Ivan swam very hard, yet he could not go ________ the tide.
Options:
A. along
B. across
C. among
D. against
✔ Correct Answer: D. against
Explanation:
“Go against the tide” is a common phrase meaning to move in the opposite direction of a strong current — often used metaphorically, but here literally. Since Ivan swam hard but couldn’t make progress, he was fighting *against* the tide.
- “Along” = moving with the tide (would mean he succeeded).
- “Across” = perpendicular to the tide — possible, but not idiomatic here.
- “Among” = not used with “tide” in this context.
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5. Jason found a bird’s nest in ________ backyard.
Options:
A. its
B. his
C. her
D. their
✔ Correct Answer: B. his
Explanation:
The subject is “Jason,” a male name, so the possessive pronoun should be “his.”
- “Its” is for animals or objects without gender — but here we’re talking about Jason’s backyard.
- “Her” would be for a female.
- “Their” is plural — Jason is singular.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
C. miserable
2.
B. myself
3.
D. Neither, nor
4.
D. against
5.
B. his
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