Given below is a word, followed by three sentences which consist of that word. Identify the sentence(s) which best express(es) the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 ‘None of the above’ if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences. BLOCKED A. The door blocked and Jo walked in. B. The road was blocked by fallen logs. C. A flock of sheep blocked our entry to the village.

Given below is a word, followed by three sentences which consist of that word. Identify the sentence(s) which best express(es) the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 ‘None of the above’ if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences. BLOCKED A. The door blocked and Jo walked in. B. The road was blocked by fallen logs. C. A flock of sheep blocked our entry to the village. Correct Answer Both B and C

The correct answer is '​Both B and C​​'.

Key Points

  •  The meaning of the word 'blocked' is 'make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible'. It is a verb.  
  • In sentence A, the word 'blocked' is incorrectly used. The word 'opened' is more appropriate. 
  • Sentence B has correctly used the given word. The road was obstructed by the fallen logs. 
  • Sentence C has correctly used the given word. A flock of sheep made entry into the village difficult. 
     

Additional Information

  • Synonyms of 'blocked' are: Plug, Choke, Jam
  • Antonyms of 'blocked' are: Unblock, open. 

Related Questions

A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploring the countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had a useless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going to buckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. "Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?" I asked my parents while visiting them next. "Chalavara," they said. "It's not an easy road to walk on," my father added. "There are too many ups and downs." Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was a narrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, I would get up and walk that road again. What makes Chalavara better than Mundakotukurussi?