Fill in Blanks (Vocabulary) — Set 10
Questions 91–100 of 140
The decision will _____ everyone's career prospects.
Correct Answer: A. affect
Affect (verb) means to influence or change something. Effect (noun) means a result or consequence. The decision influences (affects) careers. Effect is a noun meaning outcome.
What _____ did the new policy have on employee satisfaction?
Correct Answer: B. effect
Effect as a noun means the result or consequence of something. The question asks about what result (effect) occurred. Affect is primarily a verb meaning to influence.
He will come back _____ a week, not _____ two days.
Correct Answer: C. in, after
In indicates a future time from now (in a week = 7 days from now). After indicates a point following something (after two days = on the third day). These prepositions have different temporal meanings.
The error will _____ the final results significantly.
Correct Answer: A. affect
Affect as a verb means to influence or alter. The error influences (affects) results. Effect as a noun would be 'have an effect,' but affect is the correct verb here.
The lighting _____ in the room was more inviting _____ the renovation.
Correct Answer: C. effect, after
Effect as a noun means the result or appearance created. After shows temporal relationship. The lighting effect improved after the renovation. 'Following' would also work but 'after' is more common.
Success comes first in importance, and then_____ satisfaction comes.
Correct Answer: A. then
Then indicates sequence or order, used here to mean 'and after that' or 'next in priority.' The sentence structure 'comes first in importance, and then _____ satisfaction comes' requires a temporal/sequential connector showing what follows, not a comparison. Than is used in comparative structures such as 'more than' or 'less than,' but this sentence does not compare two quantities — it orders two things in sequence.
He studied hard, and _____ he took the exam.
Correct Answer: A. then
Then indicates sequence in time — he studied first, and then (next) he took the exam. This shows the natural order of preparation followed by assessment. Than is used for comparisons, and 'later' would work loosely but is not as precise as 'then' for showing the immediate next step in a sequence.
She is more ambitious _____ her brother, and _____ she works longer hours.
Correct Answer: B. than, then
Than shows comparison (more ambitious than her brother). Then shows consequence/sequence (and then she works longer). The sentence needs both: comparison word and temporal word.
The medication will _____ the patient's symptoms within hours.
Correct Answer: A. affect
Affect as a verb means to influence or alter. The medication influences (affects) symptoms. While 'change' and 'modify' work, affect is the grammatically precise choice.
Though the statistics _____ great progress, the actual _____ on people's lives was minimal.
Correct Answer: C. affect, effect
The first blank is in a verb slot ('the statistics _____ great progress'), so affect — the verb meaning 'to show or reflect' — is correct. The second blank is a noun slot ('the actual _____ on people's lives'), so effect — the noun meaning 'impact or result' — is correct. Using effect twice (option B) would require the statistics to 'effect great progress,' an unnatural construction. Option C (affect, effect) correctly pairs the verb with the noun.