Sentence Completion - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 20466
Q. There are two sentences. Each sentence has a blank in it. Five options are given below the sentence pair. Choose the option that fits both the blanks.
1. Her husband died 10 years ago; she has been living as a _______ since then.
2. The unhappy _______ was left with no option but to sell her jewellery to support her family, after he died.- Published on 28 Mar 16a. widower
b. widow
c. celibate
d. none of the above
ANSWER: widow
The correct term for a person whose husband is dead is widow. This makes it the right choice for sentence 1. Sentence 2 is also about a male figure dying and the only options that are for female are widow and celibate. But widow is the correct term among the two choices. The right answer is (b).
