Question

Find the maximum number of times any one of the given words fits the sets of sentences.

Words: RAISE, ARISE, AROSE, RISE

i) Opportunities will ______, and you must grab them.
ii) A hot wind ______ from the desert.
iii) I ______ at dawn on most days.
iv) A mood of optimism ______ among the people.

• A. in all four sentences
• B. in 3 sentences
• C. in 2 sentences
• D. in 1 sentence

Hint:

Check which of raise, arise, arose, or rise can fill the most blanks; arose fits two.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

This question gives four related words, raise, arise, arose, and rise, and asks which one can correctly fill the most number of blanks among the four sentences.

1. RAISE: This is a transitive verb and always needs an object, as in "raise a hand" or "raise a question". None of the four sentences give it an object, so raise does not fit any of them.
2. ARISE: This word is used for abstract things coming into being, such as opportunities, problems, or doubts. It fits sentence (i), "Opportunities will arise, and you must grab them", but not the other three in their given form.
3. AROSE: This is the past tense of arise. It fits sentence (ii), "A hot wind arose from the desert", and also sentence (iv), "A mood of optimism arose among the people". That is two sentences.
4. RISE: This word fits sentence (iii), "I rise at dawn on most days", since rise is the natural word for a person getting up. It does not fit the remaining sentences as naturally.

AROSE is the only word that fits two sentences, sentences (ii) and (iv), while every other word fits at most one. So the maximum number of times any one word fits is 2.

Let's summarize:

• Raise needs an object and fits none of the sentences.
• Arise and rise each fit exactly one sentence.
• Arose fits two sentences, (ii) and (iv), making it the best-scoring word.

The correct answer is option (3), in 2 sentences.