Directions (1-5): Each question below has tow blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. The night saw guests catching ____ and later dancing ____ their weekday blues. (2)
(1) it-on
(2) up-away
(3) onto-into
(4) for-through
(5) to-for
2. She began playing violin at the ___ age of three under the __ of her grandfather. (4)
(1) raw-house
(2) young-foresight
(3) ripe-instructions
(4) tender-guidance
(5) short-teaching
3. Hundred of citizens ___ city streets ____ the politician’s victory in the compaign. (1)
(1) thronged-fine
(2) filled-making
(3) stood-causing
(4) roamed-lifting
(5) marked-cheering
4. On being caught by the police, he was ___ with a ___ of Rs. 500. (1)
(1) slapped-line
(2) charged-amount
(3) accused-penalty
(4) penalized-punishment
(5) fined-totality
5. Specialists said that the virus spreads ___ in cool and damp atmosphere and hence, viral fevers tend to spread ___ during monsoon. (3)
(1) quickly-slower
(2) highly-through
(3) rapidly-faster
(4) urgently-accelerated
(5) soon-forever
