In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which…
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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
The BCCI and its State associations will probably _____ 1_____ the day the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal began in 2013, but in all honesty, there have been so many opportunities for them to stem the rot that it is difficult to pinpoint how it all went so wrong. Increasingly, the BCCI has become _____ 2_____ and waged a battle that has seemed strategically unsound. There was a major disconnect between how far the Board really believed the court would go and the ground reality. What may also have _____ 3 _____ the BCCI’s notice is the changing perception of governance in sport and not just in India. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has seen an ___4_____ overhaul recently, and in India, the Sports Ministry’s vocal _____ 5 _____ of the Indian Olympic Association’s controversial appointments is a case in point.
Find the appropriate word in case 3
- A.
indicated
- B.
caught
- C.
escaped
- D.
come
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Correct answer: C
Key insight: the blank requires a verb that expresses "fail to be noticed by someone." The idiom "escape somebody’s notice" fits this meaning.
indicated — Incorrect. This means "pointed out" or "shown" and does not convey "went unnoticed." It does not collocate appropriately with "notice" in this sentence.
caught — Incorrect. "Caught" means "noticed," which is the opposite of what the context requires. The sentence implies the BCCI failed to notice the change.
escaped — Correct. "Escaped somebody’s notice" is an idiom meaning "went unnoticed by somebody." It fits both the grammar and the intended meaning of the sentence: the changing perception "went unnoticed by the BCCI."
come — Incorrect. The correct idiom would be "come to somebody’s notice." Using only "come" omits the necessary preposition "to" and would imply the issue became noticed, which contradicts the context.
Therefore, "escaped" is the appropriate choice.