The GATE Grind

GATE 2022 MA – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

As you grow older, an injury to your ______ may take longer to ______.

  1. heel / heel
  2. heal / heel
  3. heal / heal
  4. heel / heal

Practise this question in The GATE Grind →

Show answer and explanation

Correct answer: (D) heel / heal

Explanation

Heel is the part of the foot that can be injured; heal is the verb meaning recover. Thus **heel / heal, D**.

More Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary questions

All Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary questions →