(A) sulking
(B) sifting
(C) combine
(D) screening
✅ Answer: (B) sifting
(A) sulking
(B) sifting
(C) combine
(D) screening
✅ Answer: (B) sifting
(A) depreciated
(B) inundated
(C) deterioration
(D) dilapidated
✅ Answer: (D) dilapidated
(A) simple
(B) compound
(C) complex
(D) compound-complex
✅ Answer: (A) simple
(A) simple
(B) compound
(C) complex
(D) compound-complex
✅ Answer: (C) complex
Instructions: Complete the following passage by selecting the best answers.
During the final years of the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation created a government in the United States. This government (1) because it had very little power. Each state did not trust (2) and gave almost no authority to the central government. As a result, the Articles of Confederation (3) a national government that couldn’t collect money (4) taxes or drive the British Empire out (5) __ the United States.
Questions and Options:
(A) destroyed
(B) suffered
(C) failed
(D) minimized
(E) reacted
✅ Answer: (B) suffered
(A) other
(B) the other
(C) others
(D) the others
(E) another
✅ Answer: (D) the others
(A) produced
(B) made
(C) obtained
(D) collected
(E) manufactured
✅ Answer: (A) produced
(A) with
(B) from
(C) for
(D) to
(E) none of these
✅ Answer: (B) from
(A) to
(B) from
(C) for
(D) since
(E) of
✅ Answer: (E) of
(A) attribute
(B) feasible
(C) coherence
(D) acumen
✅ Answer: (A) attribute
(A) was living
(B) has lived
(C) has been living
(D) lived
✅ Answer: (C) has been living
(A) fairly
(B) a little
(C) rather
(D) to some extent
✅ Answer: (A) fairly
(A) were avoided
(B) might have avoided
(C) could have been avoided
(D) would be avoided
✅ Answer: (C) could have been avoided
(A) have been told
(B) told
(C) be told
(D) tell
✅ Answer: (C) be told