Question : Direction: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Hardly had he finished ______ the opening roar of the cannonade at Waterloo was heard.
Option 1: when
Option 2: then
Option 3: than
Option 4: till
Correct Answer: when
Solution : The correct answer is option 1.
Explanation:
- The adverb "hardly" is used to say "only a very short time before." - When two events occurred quickly one after the other, we say "hardly...when" (i.e. there was a very short space of time between the two things happening).
- "hardly" cannot be paired with any of the alternative choices.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
While he was crossing the road , he heard a ______voice.
Option 1: familiar
Option 2: similar
Option 3: customary
Option 4: routine
Question : Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Less ______a month later Seema passed another examination.
Option 1: since
Option 2: that
Option 3: then
Option 4: than
Question : Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Scarcely had I reached the bus stop______ the bus arrived.
Option 1: then
Option 2: than
Option 3: where
Option 4: when
Question : Choose most appropriate word from the options and fill in the blank
The forest was so dark that he could ___________ see anything.
Option 1: hardly
Option 2: nearly
Option 3: almost
Option 4: scarcely
He need more resources __________ his competitor
Option 1: than
Option 2: of
Option 3: as
Option 4: for
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