Q3.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The police used tear gas to ______ the crowd.

Q4.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Take something with a pinch of salt

Q5.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

All her life Ms Foster had a great fear of missing a train, a plane, a boat, or _____(1)______ a theatre curtain. In other respects, she was not a _____(2)______ nervous woman. But the mere thought of _____(3)______ on occasions like these would throw her _____(4)______ such a nervous state that a tiny muscle in the corner of her left eye would _____(5)_____ twitch. This would disappear once she had boarded the plane etc.

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.