Sentence Completion (Level-3): Test-2

Obviously, the essential quality of a nursery teacher is patience and all of energy. The word that fits in best in the given context is fortitude, ‘Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage’. The meanings of the other words are as follows: 1. Idiosyncrasy is any personal peculiarity. 2. Pedigree is good ancestry or pure bred, not necessary to be a nursery teacher. 3. Penance is punishment, humiliation.

We need a pair of perfect antonyms, virtues which reflect two opposite sentiments, in these two blanks. The two words that do that job for us are imitation and innovation. These represent the opposites we need.

In this case, the word that comes to mind when we read the sentence for the first time is ‘driven’. We need to find a word that is synonymous with this sentiment. We find that in option A. Actuated means ‘moved to action’. Remember, ‘guided’ is a close answer choice in this case but we select actuated as the correct answer as it is a better answer.

What would think when your novel was an unexpected success? Well, you obviously did not think too highly of yourself, and this is well-exhibited by option A. ‘Days were up’ means ‘good times have come to an end’.

In this case, we require two words that highlight how the author reveals something of value. In order to decipher the answer, let’s have a look at the meanings of the difficult words in the answer options: 1. Candid: Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. 2. Diverged: Move or draw apart. 3. Fidgeted: Move restlessly 4. Dodged: Avoid dealing with. 5. Quibbled: Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections