LTI Fill in the Blanks Quiz 2

Answer - Be up with the lark

To Be up with the lark means to get out of bed very early in the morning.
Hence according to the context, we use ‘be up with the lark; which is a healthy habit.

Answer - Bury the hatchet

Bury the hatchet means ending a quarrel or conflict and becoming friendly.
Play it by the ear - to do something without special preparation
Paint the town red - go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly.
Rest on my laurels - to feel comfortable because you have been successful in the past:

Here the context means that we should end our fights and forgive our enemies and get friendly again.

Answer - are

Some nouns are always considered as a plural noun like ‘tweezers’ in this sentence. Even though it is a single object, it takes a plural verb - are.

Answer - preserve

Preserve means maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
Reserve - retain for future use.
Obtain - get, acquire, or secure (something).
Provide - make available for use; supply.

Here the sentence says that if we look after our email health we can maintain our ability to enjoy our life. Hence we use preserve.

Answer - add up

Let's take a look at the meanings of all the phrases one by one.
'Add up' means to make sense or seem reasonable
'Appeal to' means either to plead or make a request or to be attractive or interesting
'Back up' means to give support or encouragement.
Extend into means to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer:

Clearly 'add up' fits the context of the sentence and hence must be used to fill the blank.

Answer - abide

'Abide' by means to respect or obey a decision or rule. Thus 'Abide' is the most suitable to fill the blank also other options are similar but they are inconsistent with the preposition 'by' and are used directly with the object

Answer - slander

'Complain' is incorrect since it should be followed by the preposition 'about' to make proper sense. Hence 'slander', which means 'to make false and damaging statements about someone' is the right choice. The act of 'praising' and 'acclaiming' is very unlikely to be used with ‘harass’ or ‘blackmail’ as a supportive noun. Thus, we use ‘slander’.

Answer - intimidated

'Intimidate' means 'frightened or nervous because you are not confident in a situation’

'Intimate' means 'to state or make known'.
'Initiate' means 'to begin or start.'
'Inhibit' means 'hinder', 'restrain', or 'prevent (an action or process)'.

Only 'intimidated' fits the context and hence is appropriate.

Answer - counselor

Counselor is a person trained to give guidance on personal or psychological problems.

Councilor is a member of a council.
Councillor and counsellor is a wrong spelling

Answer - Apex

Let's look at the meanings of the words given in the options:

• Trough: the point of low activity or achievement.


• Apex: the highest point of achievement.


• Nadir: the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.