Direction : The passage given below has ten blanks in it. Read the passage carefully and fill the blanks with the words given in the options below to complete the sentences and form a coherent passage.
As reporters, every day we embark on a search for a good story. Good stories are A , shocking, disturbing, interesting, amusing or uplifting. Since many of these stories are about the B of the human condition, what often counts as a good story for us is a recollection or narration of a bad experience that other people face. Good journalism often means to ask awkward and uncomfortable questions in order to add humanising details to cold facts. For people like these women or farmers to share their stories with us reporters requires courage and C When I visited the Beed and Dharashiv districts in the drought-hit Marathwada region to write a story on farmer suicides, I had to ask some D questions of the wives of these farmers who are now managing the household and E debts.But the most uncomfortable moments are those of helplessness, when the victims or families plead for help. As reporters, our job is to report; we are not in a position to provide help to people in need. I did not promise them anything. I wrote about their struggles.But the F guilt that comes with not providing G goes away when help does come – sometimes from generous readers and at other times in more H , systemic ways. When the story on farmers’ suicide was published, for instance, I got messages on Twitter and WhatsApp, emails, and phone calls from strangers, including from someone settled in the U.S. -all I help to the affected families. I was happy that there are people who read these stories and reach out to help, and I am always glad to connect them to these families. I felt a wave of relief that day, but there is also a J sense of despair.
Q.1 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank A?
A.acquisitive
B.substantive
C.perspective
D.informative
E.prohibitive
Q.2 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank B?
A.travails
B.curtails
C.trenail
D.foresail
E.agnails
Q.3 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank C?
A.destructivity
B.pusillanimity
C.irrationality
D.vulnerability.
E.improbability
Q.4 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank D?
A.uncomfortable
B.unforgettable
C.indispensable
D.unjustifiable
E.irretrievable
Q.5 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank E?
A.blooming
B.yearning
C.repaying
D. plumbing
E.imposing
Q.6 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank F?
A.baroque
B.residue
C.vague
D.oblique
E.antique
Q.7 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank G?
A.dissonance
B.compliance
C.exuberance
D.assistance
E.acceptance
Q.8 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank H?
A.antiquated
B.variegated
C.structured
D.farsighted
E.infatuated
Q.9 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank I?
A.grueling
B.dangling
C.offering
D.mourning
E.soothing
Q.10 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank J?
A.galloping
B.grappling
C.preceding
D.lingering
E.retailing
Answers and Solution
1- Option D is the correct answer. The word ‘informative’ which means ‘giving useful knowledge or information’ is best suited for blank A .
Other word meanings:
Acquisitive-excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
Substantive-having a separate and independent existence.
2- Option A is the correct answer. The word ‘travails’ which means ‘engage in painful or laborious effort’ is best suited for blank B.
Other word meanings:
Curtails-to make something shorter or smaller.
Trenail-a hard wooden pin used for fastening timbers together.
Agnails-sore or swelling around a fingernail.
3- Option D is the correct answer. The word ‘vulnerability’ which means ‘the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed’ is best suited for blank C .
Other word meanings:
Pusillanimity-lack of courage or determination.
Improbability-the quality of being likely to happen.
4- Option A is the correct answer. The word ‘uncomfortable’ which means ‘causing discomfort or annoyance’ is best suited for blank D .
Other word meanings:
Indispensable-absolutely necessary.
Irretrievable-not able to be recovered.
5- Option C is the correct answer. The word ‘repaying’ which means ‘to pay back or to reward someone or something’ is best suited for blank E .
Other word meanings:
Blooming-used to express annoyance or for emphasis.
Imposing-big and important.
6- Option C is the correct answer. The word ‘vague’ which means ‘not clear or definite’ is best suited for blank F .
Other word meanings:
Baroque-relating to a very old detailed style.
Antique-an object of ancient times.
7- Option D is the correct answer. The word ‘assistance’ which means ‘help or support’ is best suited for blank G .
Other word meanings:
Dissonance-lack of harmony among musical notes.
Compliance-the act of obeying a law or a rule.
8- Option C is the correct answer. The word ‘structured’ which means ‘to arrange something in an organized way’ is best suited for blank H .
Other word meanings:
Variegated-having spots or marks of a different colour.
Infatuated-having a very strong but not usually lasting feeling of love.
9- Option C is the correct answer. The word ‘offering’ which means ‘someone that is given or produced for other people’ is best suited for blank I.
Other word meanings:
Grueling-very tiring and long.
Dangling-to hang freely.
10- Option D is the correct answer. The word ‘lingering’ which means ‘to stay somewhere or do something for longer than usual’ is best suited for blank J .
Other word meanings:
Galloping-to go at the fastest speed.
Grappling-to hold someone while fighting with him.
Retailing-the activity of selling goods directly to the public.