Sentence Completion MCQs (Set 1)

11. Prince Philip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and  __________ his right to the throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown.

  • A. reprimand
  • B. upbraid
  • C. abdicate
  • D. winnow
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Correct Answer:
C. abdicate

Explanation:
To abdicate means to formally relinquish or surrender power, office, or responsibility.

12. If you will not do your work of your own ________, I have no choice but to penalize you if it is not done on time.

  • A. Predilection
  • B. coercion
  • C. excursion
  • D. volition
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Correct Answer:
D. volition

Explanation:
means accord; an act or exercise of will.

13. After sinking in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became ______..

  • A. malodorous
  • B. prevalent
  • C. imposing
  • D. perforated
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Correct Answer:
A. malodorous

Explanation:
means having a foul-smelling odor.

14. Giulia soon discovered the source of the  ________ smell in the room: a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in the closet.

  • A. quaint
  • B. clandestine
  • C. laconic
  • D. fetid
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Correct Answer:
D. fetid

Explanation:
means having a foul or offensive odor, putrid

15. After making _______ remarks to the President, the reporter was not invited to return to the White House pressroom.

  • A. hospitable
  • B. itinerant
  • C. chivalrous
  • D. irreverent
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Correct Answer:
D. irreverent

Explanation:
means lacking respect or seriousness; not reverent

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