Fill in the blank (sports context — cricket) “Pakistan lost a ______ wicket just when they seemed to be doing so well, and that led to their eventual defeat.” Choose the most appropriate adjective.

Difficulty: Easy

crucial
casual
random
spare

Correct Answer: crucial

Explanation:

Given data

Cricket sentence where losing a key wicket changes the match outcome.

Concept/Approach
In sports reporting, “crucial/vital wicket” is the idiomatic phrase for a turning point.

Option analysis
crucial — correct; indicates importance.casual / random — imply chance or lack of importance.spare — does not collocate with “wicket.”

Final Answer
crucial

← Previous Question Next Question→

More Questions from Selecting Words

Fill in the blank (idiomatic reaction) “Sita's heart ______ at the sight of the beautiful diamond necklace.” Choose the verb that best completes the idiom.
Fill in the blank (collocation with “countryside”) “He lives near a lovely ______ of countryside.” Select the noun that best fits.
Fill in the blank (abstract noun after “one of those … which”) “Ambition is one of those ______ which are never satisfied.” Choose the most suitable plural noun.
Fill in the blank (describing temperament) “He is a person of sound character and ______ disposition.” Pick the adjective that completes the phrase naturally.
Fill in the blank (question tag with “will”) “If I take a state roadways bus, I'll get late, ______?” Choose the correct question tag.
Fill in the blank (verb with “importance … would ___ in later life”) “In high school many of us never realised the importance that grammar would ______ in later life.” Select the verb that best completes the sentence.
Fill in the blanks (adverb choice repeated for emphasis) “In a changing and ______ unstructured business environment, creativity and innovation are being ______ demanded of executives.” Fill both blanks with the most appropriate adverb (answer as “word1, word2”).
Vocabulary and context: choose the most accurate adjective describing cattle after a shortage of grass on arid plains Context: Due to a dearth of grass on dry, arid plains, the cattle’s condition deteriorates. Complete the sentence with the most precise descriptive word: "On account of the dearth of grass on the arid plains the cattle became ______." Choose the correct option.
Reported speech and tense sequence: complete the sentence about a baby and a safety pin Frame: "A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ______ a safety pin." Use the correct tense for reported speech about a completed past action. Choose the correct option.
Astronomy vocabulary: select the best noun phrase describing the goal of finding life beyond Earth Context: Hubble Space Telescope tasks include searching for planets and studying interstellar matter. Complete the sentence: "The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around the stars, a key to the ______ extraterrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born." Choose the correct option.

Discussion & Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

Join Discussion