Word usage: rise, arise, raise..

[bspkumar]

Hi All,

I would like to know the usage of the words arise, rise, raise, arose in the following context.
Please fill in the blanks with the appropriate words listed below .....Thank you.

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.

ARISE, RISE, AROSE, RAISE.

 

[Rover_KE]

This looks like homework.

Tell us what you think first.

Rover

 

[bspkumar]

Hi Rover,

It is not homework. It is a question asked in a MBA entrance exam which I have appeared last week. Why I am asking this question is I am missing the cut off marks in the Verbal Ability section of the exam to get a interview call from the college. If the answer I have chosen is correct, I will clear the cut off marks.

Actually, the question asked in the exam is: "which of the following words (rise, raise, arise, arose )can fill the blanks more number of times" .

I think the answers would be:

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


Answer choices:
1. one of the word can be used to fill 3 blanks
2. one of the word can be used to fill 2 blanks
3. two of the words can be used to fill 2 blanks
4. each word can fill only one blank.

Though the question seems easy, I felt it little tricky. I have chosen the 2nd option.

Thank you for your time.

 

[Rover_KE]

The option you chose is correct, but for the wrong reason.

Arose is correct for ii) and iv).

Rover

 

[bspkumar]

Yes, that is correct. Thank you for the reply, Rover.