CCW

42. Given below are five sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words . From the

pair of words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences

are followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the

set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one.

A man came floundering (A) / foundering (B) through the snow towards us.

For some persevere (A) / perverse (B) reason he is refusing to see a doctor.

His mordent (A) / mordant (B) wit appealed to students.

She set off at a cantor (A) / canter (B).

The fire chard (A) / charred (B) the paper.

(a) ABAAB (b) BABAA (c) ABBBB (d) BAABB

43. Given below are five sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are italicized. From the

italicized words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences

are followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the

set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one.

The white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt

aureole (A) / oriole (B).

Conflicts among the various groups do not auger (A) / augur (B) well for the future of the peace talks.

Sometimes shipbuilders sheath (A) / sheathe (B) a ship's bottom with copper for extra protection

from barnacles and other threats.

She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to drupe (A) / droop (B).

She developed complications (A) / complexities (B) after the surgery.

(a) AAAAA (b) BBBAA (c) BAABB (d) ABBBA