Fill in the Blanks — GK Questions with Answers

1. The moon ______ round the earth.
   1. moves
   2. moved
   3. is moved
   4. move
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   Answer: (A) moves

   A universal fact, third person.

2. She ______ to Goa last summer.
   1. goes
   2. went
   3. has gone
   4. going
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   Answer: (B) went

   last summer → V2.

3. They ______ here since 2015.
   1. are living
   2. live
   3. lived
   4. have lived
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   Answer: (D) have lived

   since → present perfect.

4. Look! The children ______ in the garden.
   1. are playing
   2. plays
   3. play
   4. played
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   Answer: (A) are playing

   Look! → ongoing action.

5. It ______ when we left the house.
   1. was raining
   2. has rained
   3. rain
   4. rains
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   Answer: (A) was raining

   when → past ongoing action.

6. The patient ______ before the doctor arrived.
   1. died
   2. had died
   3. has died
   4. dies
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   Answer: (B) had died

   the earlier act → had + V3.

7. If I ______ you, I would apologise.
   1. be
   2. am
   3. was
   4. were
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   Answer: (D) were

   unreal → were.

8. The letter was ______ by the clerk.
   1. written
   2. writing
   3. write
   4. wrote
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   Answer: (A) written

   passive → V3.

9. He wants ______ a doctor.
   1. to become
   2. becoming
   3. became
   4. become
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   Answer: (A) to become

   want + to V1.

10. She enjoys ______ old songs.
    1. to hear
    2. hearing
    3. hear
    4. heard
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    Answer: (B) hearing

    enjoy + V-ing.

11. The teacher made the boy ______ the answer again.
    1. writing
    2. to write
    3. write
    4. wrote
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    Answer: (C) write

    make + object + V1.

12. He is ______ honest officer.
    1. the
    2. no article
    3. a
    4. an
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    Answer: (D) an

    silent h in honest.

13. She is the ______ girl in the class.
    1. taller
    2. tallest
    3. more tall
    4. tall
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    Answer: (B) tallest

    the + superlative.

14. The meeting will begin ______ 10 a.m.
    1. in
    2. on
    3. at
    4. by
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    Answer: (C) at

    clock time → at.

15. Her birthday is ______ 14 March.
    1. by
    2. at
    3. in
    4. on
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    Answer: (D) on

    date → on.

16. The shop is open ______ Monday to Saturday.
    1. for
    2. at
    3. from
    4. since
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    Answer: (C) from

    from … to …

17. The child is afraid ______ the dark.
    1. of
    2. at
    3. on
    4. from
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    Answer: (A) of

    afraid of.

18. He is senior ______ me by two years.
    1. than
    2. to
    3. from
    4. of
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    Answer: (B) to

    senior to.

19. Though he is poor, ______ he is honest.
    1. because
    2. but
    3. yet
    4. so
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    Answer: (C) yet

    though … yet.

20. Hardly had she reached the station ______ the train left.
    1. that
    2. then
    3. than
    4. when
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    Answer: (D) when

    hardly … when.

21. Neither the teacher ______ the students were present.
    1. nor
    2. and
    3. but
    4. or
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    Answer: (A) nor

    neither … nor.

22. This is the house ______ I was born.
    1. which
    2. where
    3. who
    4. what
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    Answer: (B) where

    where for a place.

23. It is the best song ______ I have heard.
    1. what
    2. which
    3. who
    4. that
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    Answer: (D) that

    that after a superlative.

24. She sits between Rani and ______.
    1. my
    2. mine
    3. I
    4. me
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    Answer: (D) me

    objective case after a preposition.

25. The man ______ car was stolen reported to the police.
    1. whose
    2. whom
    3. which
    4. who
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    Answer: (A) whose

    possession → whose.

26. He is ______ weak to lift the box.
    1. very
    2. too
    3. so
    4. enough
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    Answer: (B) too

    too … to.

27. There is ______ water in the tank. (hardly any)
    1. many
    2. few
    3. little
    4. a few
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    Answer: (C) little

    little water.

28. She made a ______ to work harder. (a decision)
    1. noise
    2. mistake
    3. promise
    4. progress
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    Answer: (C) promise

    make a promise.

29. Please do your ______ before you play.
    1. photo
    2. noise
    3. mistake
    4. homework
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    Answer: (D) homework

    do homework.

30. The ______ (decide) of the committee surprised everyone.
    1. decide
    2. decision
    3. decisive
    4. decidedly
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    Answer: (B) decision

    the … of → noun.

31. She spoke very ______ (clear).
    1. clearness
    2. clear
    3. clearly
    4. clarity
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    Answer: (C) clearly

    an adverb after the verb.

32. He is a ______ (courage) soldier.
    1. courageously
    2. encourage
    3. courage
    4. courageous
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    Answer: (D) courageous

    an adjective before the noun.

33. I have ______ finished my homework.
    1. already
    2. ago
    3. since
    4. yet
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    Answer: (A) already

    positive → already.

34. Have you met him ______?
    1. already
    2. yet
    3. ago
    4. just
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    Answer: (B) yet

    question → yet.

35. He left two days ______.
    1. from
    2. before
    3. ago
    4. since
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    Answer: (C) ago

    ago.

36. Each of the girls ______ a prize.
    1. getting
    2. are getting
    3. get
    4. gets
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    Answer: (D) gets

    “Each” is singular.

37. One should do ______ duty.
    1. their
    2. one’s
    3. its
    4. his
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    Answer: (B) one’s

    one → one’s.

38. Walk fast lest you ______ the bus.
    1. miss
    2. will miss
    3. should miss
    4. missed
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    Answer: (C) should miss

    lest + should.

39. He speaks as if he ______ the owner.
    1. be
    2. is
    3. was
    4. were
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    Answer: (D) were

    unreal → were.

40. ______ I had known, I would have helped. (inversion)
    1. Have
    2. Did
    3. If
    4. Had
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    Answer: (D) Had

    Had I known…

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