CDS 2026 (I) English, question 68

Topic: Word classes

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Directions · Q61 to Q70

Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read each sentence carefully, and determine which word class the underlined word belongs to. Mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q68

Vicky refused to join the trek to the hills because he is afraid of heights.

  1. (a) Verb
  2. (b) Adverb
  3. (c) NounCorrect answer
  4. (d) Adjective

Solution.

Answer: (c) Noun

  1. The underlined word is heights, not afraid.
  2. Heights is a plural noun and is the object of the preposition of.
  3. Afraid would be an adjective, but it is not the word being tested.