Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. Set 1 & Set 2

 Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. (Set 1)

1. She insisted ______ paying the bill herself.
Ans. : on — showing determination to do something / किसी बात पर दृढ़ रहना / ज़िद करना

2. The principal congratulated the winners ______ their excellent performance.
Ans. : on — expressing praise for an achievement / किसी उपलब्धि के लिए बधाई देना

3. The patient is suffering ______ a high fever.
Ans. : from — affected by a disease or problem / किसी बीमारी या समस्या से पीड़ित होना

4. Are you interested ______ learning French?
Ans. : in — having curiosity or liking for something / किसी चीज़ में रुचि होना

5. Riya is good ______ Mathematics.
Ans. : at — skilled in a subject or activity / किसी कार्य में निपुण होना

6. We should always be kind ______ animals.
Ans. : to — showing kindness towards someone or something / किसी के प्रति दयालु होना

7. This book belongs ______ my elder brother.
Ans. : to — being the property of someone / किसी का होना

8. The teacher was pleased ______ our project.
Ans. : with — feeling satisfied about something / किसी बात से प्रसन्न होना

9. He is famous ______ his honesty.
Ans. : for — known because of a particular quality / किसी गुण के कारण प्रसिद्ध होना

10. The children were afraid ______ the barking dog.
Ans. : of — feeling fear towards something / किसी से डरना

11. We all depend ______ our parents for guidance.
Ans. : on — relying on someone or something / किसी पर निर्भर होना

12. Hard work is essential ______ success.
Ans. : for — necessary to achieve something / किसी उद्देश्य के लिए आवश्यक

13. She apologized ______ being late.
Ans. : for — expressing regret about something / किसी बात के लिए क्षमा माँगना

14. He is proud ______ his son's achievements.
Ans. : of — feeling pleasure because of someone or something / किसी पर गर्व होना

15. This medicine is useful ______ treating cough.
Ans. : for — suitable for a particular purpose / किसी कार्य के लिए उपयोगी

16. The manager agreed ______ our proposal.
Ans. : to — giving approval to something / किसी बात से सहमत होना

17. The committee consists ______ ten experienced members.
Ans. : of — being made up of / से मिलकर बना होना

18. Everyone admired her ______ her courage.
Ans. : for — respecting someone because of a quality / किसी गुण के कारण प्रशंसा करना

19. We must protect our environment ______ pollution.
Ans. : from — keeping safe against harm / किसी चीज़ से बचाना

20. He succeeded ______ solving the difficult puzzle.
Ans. : in — achieving success in something / किसी कार्य में सफल होना

21. The students are preparing ______ the final examination.
Ans. : for — getting ready for something / किसी कार्य की तैयारी करना

22. She is responsible ______ maintaining the school library.
Ans. : for — having the duty of doing something / किसी कार्य के लिए उत्तरदायी होना

23. My opinion differs ______ yours on this issue.
Ans. : from — being unlike or different / किसी से भिन्न होना

24. The old man complained ______ the loud noise.
Ans. : about — expressing dissatisfaction regarding something / किसी बात की शिकायत करना

25. All the students participated ______ the science exhibition.
Ans. : in — taking part in an activity / किसी गतिविधि में भाग लेना

26. The guard prevented the thief ______ escaping.
Ans. : from — stopping someone from doing something / किसी को कुछ करने से रोकना

27. The policeman accused the driver ______ careless driving.
Ans. : of — charging someone with a fault or offence / किसी पर आरोप लगाना

28. We should not compare ourselves ______ others.
Ans. : with — examining similarities or differences / किसी की तुलना किसी से करना

29. Shakespeare is often compared ______ Kalidasa.
Ans. : to — showing that two people or things are alike / किसी की समानता किसी से बताना

30. Every citizen must abide ______ the laws of the country.
Ans. : by — obeying rules or laws / नियमों या कानूनों का पालन करना

31. The company complied ______ all the safety regulations.
Ans. : with — acting according to a rule or request / नियमों का पालन करना

32. Many students objected ______ the sudden change in the timetable.
Ans. : to — expressing disagreement with something / किसी बात का विरोध करना

33. The teacher was angry ______ Ravi for his careless work.
Ans. : with — feeling displeased with someone / किसी पर नाराज़ होना

34. We must not interfere ______ other people's personal matters.
Ans. : in — becoming involved in something unnecessarily / किसी के मामले में दखल देना

35. The witness was astonished ______ the judge's decision.
Ans. : at — feeling great surprise / किसी बात पर आश्चर्य होना

36. Never give ______ your dreams, however difficult life becomes.
Ans. : up — to stop trying or quit / हार मान लेना

37. Please carry ______ with your work while I answer the phone.
Ans. : on — to continue doing something / कार्य जारी रखना

38. Who looks ______ your grandmother when you are at school?
Ans. : after — to take care of someone / देखभाल करना

39. The police are looking ______ the matter carefully.
Ans. : into — to investigate something / जाँच करना

40. The meeting was put ______ because of heavy rain.
Ans. : off — to postpone something / स्थगित करना

41. The cricket match was called ______ due to bad weather.
Ans. : off — to cancel something / रद्द करना

42. Rohan takes ______ his father in both appearance and behaviour.
Ans. : after — to resemble an older family member / किसी पर जाना (स्वभाव या रूप में)

43. We ran ______ milk, so I went to the grocery store.
Ans. : out of — to have nothing left / समाप्त हो जाना

44. I came ______ an old photograph while cleaning my cupboard.
Ans. : across — to find something by chance / संयोग से मिल जाना

45. Please turn ______ the music. It is too loud.
Ans. : down — to reduce the volume / आवाज़ कम करना

46. Many guests turned ______ late because of traffic.
Ans. : up — to arrive or appear / आ पहुँचना

47. She quickly got ______ her illness and returned to school.
Ans. : over — to recover from something / बीमारी या कठिनाई से उबरना

48. The little boy made ______ an interesting story to entertain his friends.
Ans. : up — to invent or create something / गढ़ लेना

49. Our school bus broke ______ on the way to the picnic.
Ans. : down — to stop working / खराब हो जाना

50. The teacher asked the students to hand ______ their assignments before leaving.
Ans. : in — to submit something officially / जमा करना

51. The teacher asked the students to carry ______ the instructions carefully.
Ans. : out — to perform or complete a task / किसी कार्य को पूरा करना

52. The firemen put ______ the fire before it spread further.
Ans. : out — to extinguish a fire / आग बुझाना

53. We should always stand ______ what is right.
Ans. : for — to support or defend something / किसी बात का समर्थन करना

54. Please switch ______ the lights before leaving the classroom.
Ans. : off — to turn off a machine or light / बंद करना

55. The manager turned ______ my request for leave.
Ans. : down — to refuse or reject / अस्वीकार करना

56. The police are searching ______ the missing child.
Ans. : for — to try to find someone or something / खोज करना

57. We must keep ______ our promises.
Ans. : to — to remain faithful to something / अपने वचन पर कायम रहना

58. The little girl burst ______ tears after hearing the sad news.
Ans. : into — to begin suddenly / अचानक शुरू हो जाना

59. The meeting has been brought ______ until next Monday.
Ans. : forward — to move to an earlier date or time / पहले कर देना

60. Please fill ______ this application form in capital letters.
Ans. : in — to complete a form / प्रपत्र भरना

61. Although he was tired, he reached the station ______ time.
Ans. : in — before it was too late / समय रहते

62. The train arrived ______ time despite the heavy rain.
Ans. : on — at the scheduled time / समय पर

63. I know the poem ______ heart.
Ans. : by — from memory / कंठस्थ

64. The patient is now ______ danger after successful treatment.
Ans. : out of — no longer in danger / खतरे से बाहर

65. The poor family lives ______ hand to mouth.
Ans. : from — living with only enough money for daily needs / रोज़ कमाकर रोज़ खाने की स्थिति

66. His efforts went ______ vain because he worked very hard.
Ans. : in — without any result / व्यर्थ

67. We met our old teacher ______ chance at the railway station.
Ans. : by — accidentally / संयोगवश

68. The speaker put the audience ______ ease with his cheerful smile.
Ans. : at — making someone feel relaxed / सहज करना

69. Most parents are ______ favour of regular homework.
Ans. : in — supporting something / पक्ष में

70. The players performed well even ______ pressure.
Ans. : under — while facing stress or difficulty / दबाव में

71. We reached the airport just ______ the nick of time.
Ans. : in — at the last possible moment / बिल्कुल अंतिम समय पर

72. The old woman lived all ______ herself in a small cottage.
Ans. : by — alone / अकेले

73. You should never lose heart ______ failure.
Ans. : over — because of disappointment / असफलता से निराश होना

74. The students listened ______ attention to the Principal's speech.
Ans. : with — showing careful interest / ध्यानपूर्वक

75. The workers completed the project ______ all odds.
Ans. : against — despite difficulties / सभी कठिनाइयों के बावजूद

76. The teacher divided the class ______ four groups.
Ans. : into — separating something into parts / भागों में बाँटना

77. The manager is in charge ______ the entire project.
Ans. : of — having responsibility for something / किसी कार्य का प्रभारी होना

78. The old bridge is no longer fit ______ use.
Ans. : for — suitable for a purpose / किसी कार्य के योग्य

79. We should not be jealous ______ others' success.
Ans. : of — feeling envy towards someone / किसी से ईर्ष्या करना

80. The teacher warned the boys ______ making noise in the corridor.
Ans. : against — advising someone not to do something / किसी कार्य के विरुद्ध चेतावनी देना

81. His opinion is quite different ______ mine.
Ans. : from — not the same as / से भिन्न

82. The success of the event depends ______ good planning.
Ans. : on — relying upon / पर निर्भर होना

83. She has great confidence ______ her abilities.
Ans. : in — having trust or faith / विश्वास होना

84. The workers protested ______ the unfair decision.
Ans. : against — expressing opposition / विरोध करना

85. The children are eager ______ the holidays to begin.
Ans. : for — strongly wishing for something / उत्सुक होना

86. The doctor advised him to abstain ______ smoking.
Ans. : from — to deliberately avoid doing something / किसी कार्य से दूर रहना

87. You should not interfere ______ other people's affairs.
Ans. : with — to become involved in something without invitation / किसी के काम में दखल देना

88. The children were absorbed ______ reading the storybook.
Ans. : in — giving complete attention to something / किसी कार्य में पूरी तरह डूब जाना

89. We must not boast ______ our achievements.
Ans. : about — to talk too proudly about oneself / अपनी उपलब्धियों का घमण्ड करना

90. The teacher hinted ______ the answer but did not reveal it.
Ans. : at — to suggest something indirectly / किसी बात का संकेत देना

91. The old lady called ______ her neighbour for a cup of tea.
Ans. : on — to pay a short visit / संक्षिप्त मुलाक़ात करना

92. Never look ______ your parents' advice.
Ans. : down upon — to treat someone as inferior / किसी को तुच्छ समझना

93. The passengers boarded the train just as it was about to pull ______.
Ans. : out — to leave a station / स्टेशन से रवाना होना

94. The speaker pointed ______ the importance of discipline in life.
Ans. : out — to draw attention to something / किसी बात की ओर ध्यान दिलाना

95. We should keep ______ from bad company.
Ans. : away — to avoid someone or something / दूर रहना

96. The old custom has died ______ in many villages.
Ans. : out — to disappear gradually / धीरे-धीरे समाप्त हो जाना

97. The proposal was turned ______ by the management.
Ans. : down — to refuse or reject / अस्वीकार करना

98. The audience burst ______ laughter at the comedian's joke.
Ans. : into — to begin suddenly / अचानक शुरू हो जाना

99. The workers were determined to carry the task ______ despite the difficulties.
Ans. : through — to complete something successfully / कठिनाइयों के बावजूद कार्य पूरा करना

100. The students look ______ to the annual school trip every year.
Ans. : forward — to eagerly await something / किसी बात की उत्सुकता से प्रतीक्षा करना

 

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. (Set 2)

1. The students complied ______ the instructions given by the invigilator.
Ans. : with — acting according to a rule or instruction / नियम या निर्देश का पालन करना

2. She confided ______ her best friend before making the decision.
Ans. : in — sharing a secret or personal matter / किसी पर विश्वास करके मन की बात बताना

3. The manager dealt ______ the complaint immediately.
Ans. : with — taking action to solve a problem / किसी समस्या का समाधान करना

4. We should not indulge ______ idle gossip.
Ans. : in — taking part in something, especially unnecessarily / किसी कार्य में लिप्त होना

5. The child recovered ______ the shock very quickly.
Ans. : from — returning to a normal condition / किसी सदमे या बीमारी से उबरना

6. The twins could not be distinguished ______ each other.
Ans. : from — recognizing the difference between two things / अलग पहचानना

7. Parents should not impose their opinions ______ their children.
Ans. : on — forcing something upon someone / किसी पर अपनी बात थोपना

8. The officer is entrusted ______ an important responsibility.
Ans. : with — giving someone responsibility for something / किसी को जिम्मेदारी सौंपना

9. The witness refrained ______ making unnecessary comments.
Ans. : from — deliberately avoiding an action / किसी कार्य से परहेज़ करना

10. We should not be prejudiced ______ anyone because of religion or caste.
Ans. : against — having an unfair opinion about someone / किसी के प्रति पूर्वाग्रह रखना

11. The committee is divided ______ the issue.
Ans. : over — having different opinions about something / किसी मुद्दे पर मतभेद होना

12. His explanation was consistent ______ the facts.
Ans. : with — being in agreement with something / किसी बात के अनुरूप होना

13. The workers appealed ______ better working conditions.
Ans. : for — making a serious request / किसी चीज़ की माँग करना

14. The child takes great delight ______ listening to bedtime stories.
Ans. : in — finding great pleasure in something / किसी कार्य में आनंद लेना

15. The old building was converted ______ a public library.
Ans. : into — changing something into another form / किसी चीज़ में बदल देना

16. The teacher warned the students ______ the consequences of cheating.
Ans. : about — making someone aware of possible danger / किसी बात के बारे में चेतावनी देना

17. The villagers were deprived ______ clean drinking water.
Ans. : of — being prevented from having something / किसी चीज़ से वंचित होना

18. We should never resort ______ unfair means during an examination.
Ans. : to — using something as a last option / किसी उपाय का सहारा लेना

19. The new policy will come ______ effect from next month.
Ans. : into — becoming active or operational / लागू होना

20. The old bridge gave ______ during the heavy floods.
Ans. : way — collapsing under pressure / दबाव के कारण टूट जाना

21. The little boy came ______ a rare coin while digging in the garden.
Ans. : upon — discovering something unexpectedly / संयोग से मिल जाना

22. The meeting was held ______ the chairmanship of the Principal.
Ans. : under — being conducted under someone's leadership / किसी के अध्यक्षता में

23. We should not give ______ temptation so easily.
Ans. : in to — yielding to something / किसी प्रलोभन के आगे झुक जाना

24. The factory has done away ______ outdated machinery.
Ans. : with — getting rid of something / समाप्त कर देना

25. The two brothers fell ______ over a property dispute.
Ans. : out — quarrelling and ending a friendship / आपस में झगड़ पड़ना

51. The villagers appealed ______ the District Collector for immediate relief.
Ans. : to — making a serious request to someone / किसी से गंभीर अनुरोध करना

52. The child was trembling ______ fear when the lights went out.
Ans. : with — showing a strong feeling or emotion / किसी भावना से काँपना

53. We should not meddle ______ other people's affairs.
Ans. : in — interfering unnecessarily / दूसरों के मामलों में दखल देना

54. The old lady prevailed ______ her grandson to complete his education.
Ans. : upon — persuading someone to do something / किसी को मनाना

55. The Principal dwelt ______ the importance of discipline in his speech.
Ans. : on — speaking about something at length / किसी विषय पर विस्तार से बोलना

56. The speaker referred ______ several examples to support his argument.
Ans. : to — mentioning something / किसी बात का उल्लेख करना

57. The manager was entrusted ______ the responsibility of opening the new branch.
Ans. : with — giving someone an important responsibility / किसी को जिम्मेदारी सौंपना

58. The child was accustomed ______ waking up early every morning.
Ans. : to — being used to something / किसी चीज़ का आदी होना

59. The school is equipped ______ modern laboratory facilities.
Ans. : with — having the necessary equipment / आवश्यक सुविधाओं से सुसज्जित होना

60. The old bridge was swept ______ by the flood waters.
Ans. : away — carried off by force / बह जाना

61. The teacher asked the students to put ______ their mobile phones before the examination.
Ans. : away — keep something in its proper place / किसी चीज़ को हटा कर रख देना

62. The child burst ______ crying when he could not find his mother.
Ans. : out — beginning suddenly / अचानक शुरू हो जाना

63. We should always live ______ our promises.
Ans. : up to — fulfil expectations or promises / अपने वचन या अपेक्षाओं पर खरा उतरना

64. The old factory has been taken ______ by a multinational company.
Ans. : over — gaining control of something / अपने नियंत्रण में लेना

65. The students carried ______ the experiment successfully in the laboratory.
Ans. : out — performing or completing a task / किसी कार्य को पूरा करना

66. The officer looked ______ the complaint personally.
Ans. : into — investigating something / जाँच करना

67. The workers called ______ the strike after the management accepted their demands.
Ans. : off — cancelling something / रद्द करना

68. We should never put ______ till tomorrow what we can do today.
Ans. : off — postponing something / टालना

69. The little girl takes ______ her grandmother in appearance.
Ans. : after — resembling an older family member / किसी पर जाना

70. The old man passed ______ peacefully in his sleep.
Ans. : away — dying / मृत्यु होना

71. The audience broke ______ loud applause at the end of the performance.
Ans. : into — beginning suddenly / अचानक शुरू हो जाना

72. The travellers were held ______ because of heavy snowfall.
Ans. : up — being delayed / देर हो जाना

73. The captain called ______ the players before announcing the team.
Ans. : in — asking someone to come / बुलाना

74. The students must keep ______ from bad habits.
Ans. : away — avoiding something harmful / दूर रहना

75. The new rule came ______ force from the first of July.
Ans. : into — becoming legally effective / लागू होना

76. The Principal impressed ______ the students the importance of regular attendance.
Ans. : upon — making someone understand something firmly / किसी बात का महत्व अच्छी तरह समझाना

77. The villagers are deprived ______ basic medical facilities.
Ans. : of — being prevented from having something / किसी सुविधा से वंचित होना

78. The police are searching ______ the missing documents.
Ans. : for — trying to find something / किसी चीज़ की खोज करना

79. The workers protested ______ the sudden reduction in their wages.
Ans. : against — expressing strong opposition / विरोध करना

80. The child was absorbed ______ drawing beautiful pictures.
Ans. : in — giving complete attention to something / किसी कार्य में पूरी तरह डूब जाना

81. The company has done ______ the old rules and introduced new ones.
Ans. : away with — abolishing or removing something / समाप्त कर देना

82. The doctor advised him to cut ______ sugar in his diet.
Ans. : down on — reducing the amount of something / किसी चीज़ का सेवन कम करना

83. We should never give ______ to greed or dishonesty.
Ans. : way — allowing oneself to be controlled by something / किसी भावना के आगे झुक जाना

84. The students came ______ many difficulties during the trek.
Ans. : up against — facing unexpected problems / कठिनाइयों का सामना करना

85. The old custom has passed ______ in many parts of the country.
Ans. : away — disappearing completely / पूरी तरह समाप्त हो जाना

86. The meeting was brought ______ because the Chairman had another appointment.
Ans. : forward — moving something to an earlier time / पहले कर देना

87. We should always stand ______ our friends in times of difficulty.
Ans. : by — supporting someone / साथ देना

88. The police cordoned ______ the area after the accident.
Ans. : off — blocking an area from public access / किसी क्षेत्र को घेर देना

89. The teacher called ______ the monitor to distribute the answer sheets.
Ans. : upon — requesting someone formally / किसी से औपचारिक रूप से कहना

90. The old records have been preserved ______ future generations.
Ans. : for — intended for a particular purpose / किसी उद्देश्य के लिए सुरक्षित रखना

91. The workers are entitled ______ one day's leave every month.
Ans. : to — having the right to something / किसी अधिकार का पात्र होना

92. The success of the mission was attributed ______ careful planning.
Ans. : to — considering something as the cause / किसी कारण को श्रेय देना

93. The witness complied ______ the court's directions without hesitation.
Ans. : with — acting according to instructions / निर्देशों का पालन करना

94. The speaker abstained ______ making political comments.
Ans. : from — deliberately avoiding an action / किसी कार्य से परहेज़ करना

95. The committee arrived ______ a unanimous decision after a long discussion.
Ans. : at — reaching a conclusion / किसी निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचना

96. We should never lose sight ______ our goals in life.
Ans. : of — forgetting or ignoring something important / किसी लक्ष्य को नज़रअंदाज़ करना

97. The manager dispensed ______ the services of two temporary employees.
Ans. : with — doing without or dismissing / सेवाएँ समाप्त करना

98. The speaker touched ______ the issue only briefly.
Ans. : upon — mentioning something briefly / संक्षेप में उल्लेख करना

99. The old lady called ______ us while returning from the market.
Ans. : at — paying a short visit to a place / किसी स्थान पर थोड़ी देर के लिए रुकना

100. The students set ______ on the educational tour early in the morning.
Ans. : out — beginning a journey / यात्रा पर निकलना