Editorial Vocabulary Quiz – "Deserving winners"

📝 Editorial Vocabulary Quiz – "Deserving winners"

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word from the options given.

1. The match finally _______ in a glorious victory for South Africa.
   A. Culminated
   B. Elbowing
   C. Grim
   D. Salve
   


2. South Africa had long played second _______ to dominant teams.
   A. Fiddle
   B. Steep
   C. Precursor
   D. Proteas
   


3. The _______ stunned everyone by winning the title.
   A. Proteas
   B. Apartheid
   C. Fiddle
   D. Grim
   


4. South Africa _______ over a tough Australian side.
   A. Prevailed
   B. Manifested
   C. Culminated
   D. Laid
   


5. This win helped South Africa _______ many past failures.
   A. Lay a ghost to rest
   B. Drift
   C. Conclude
   D. Rein
   


6. The 1998 trophy was seen as a _______ to this success.
   A. Precursor
   B. Grim
   C. Fiddle
   D. Apartheid
   


7. Chasing a target of 282 was a _______ task.
   A. Steep
   B. Elbowing
   C. Culminated
   D. Salve
   


8. The middle overs looked _______ for South Africa.
   A. Grim
   B. Steep
   C. Fiddle
   D. Prevailed
   


9. The ‘Big Three’ are slowly _______ smaller teams.
   A. Elbowing out
   B. Drifting
   C. Prevailing
   D. Manifesting
   


10. The title win was a _______ for years of disappointment.
    A. Salve
    B. Precursor
    C. Grim
    D. Apartheid
    

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