Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q:

The . . . . . . of rural schools is poor as . . . . . . to their urban counterparts.

• 1
  functions , like
• 2
  progress , unlike
• 3
  condition , compared
• 4
  state , marched
• 5
  situation , contrast