Question

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words related to the senses.
The supervisor was______''
(spotting/glimpsing/observing) the activities of
the workers in the factory.
2. The nurse_________
(whispered/stammered/mumbled) so that the patient
would not be disturbed
3. The woman's hands had turned_______
(uneven/coarse/prickly), from
working hard every day in the sun.
4. We wanted to go away to the mountains and________
(sniff/inhale/gulp) the
fresh air, which is without any pollutants.
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Answer 1

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words related to the senses.

1. The supervisor was observing (spotting/glimpsing/observing) the activities of  the workers in the factory.

→ For the senior authority who supervises, always observes the work of its employees. The other 2 words are inappropriate.

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2. The nurse whispered (whispered/stammered/mumbled) so that the patient  would not be disturbed.

→ For preventing disturbance, people usually whisper. Stammering is something completely different (which means unable to speak properly) and mumbled is inappropriate.

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3. The woman's hands had turned coarse (uneven/coarse/prickly), from  working hard every day in the sun.

→ Coarse means rough and hard, which our hands turn into after working hard. Prickly means itchy hands which is not suitable. Uneven means unsmooth, which is probably inappropriate.

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4. We wanted to go away to the mountains and inhale  (sniff/inhale/gulp) the  fresh air, which is without any pollutants.

→ Sniffing is what done by animals. Fresh air is neither sniffed nor gulped, but is inhaled.

Answer 2

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1. The supervisor was Observing (spotting/glimpsing/observing) the activities of the workers in the factory.

• Meaning - noticing

• Sentence - I was observing each and every activities.

The detective was observing his movements.

2. The nurse whispered (whispered/stammered/mumbled) so that the patient would not be disturbed.

• Meaning - saying silently into somebody's ear.

• Sentence - Preeti's mother whispered something in ear when she was leaving.

"I missed you" he whispered in my ear.

3. The woman's hands had turned coarse (uneven/coarse/prickly), from working hard every day in the sun.

• Meaning - rough object.

• Sentence - My grandma woven my sweater by using the coarse fabric.

My tortoise have coarse shell on his back.

4. We wanted to go away to the mountains and inhale (sniff/inhale/gulp) the fresh air, which is without any pollutants.

• Meaning - respire or breathe.

• Sentence - Always Inhale happiness and exhale disappointments.

I love to inhale petrichor of the soil after the rain.