Below, a passage is given with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the…
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Below, a passage is given with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage and mark the corresponding answer.
William Shakespeare was a great English ____(A)_____, dramatist and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early ____(B)_____ centuries. Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford in 1564. Shakespeare’s poems and plays show love for nature and rural life which ____(C)_____ his childhood. It is believed that he may have become well known in London‘s ____(D)_____ life by 1592. By that time, he had joined one of the city’s ____(E)_____ theatre companies.
Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (A)?
- A.
Sportsman
- B.
Composer
- C.
Playwright
- D.
Politician
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Correct answer: C
Answer: Playwright
Explanation: The passage describes William Shakespeare as a dramatist and mentions plays and theatre, so the word that best completes the sentence is the one that means someone who writes plays.
Sportsman is incorrect because it denotes an athlete, which is unrelated to writing plays or poetry.
Composer is incorrect because it denotes someone who writes music, not theatrical plays.
Politician is incorrect because it denotes a public office holder, not a writer of plays.
Playwright is correct because it specifically denotes a person who writes plays, matching the passage’s references to dramatist, plays and theatre.