In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.…
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In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.
It was a dappled three-storied house, away from the _____(1)_____ alleys of Benaras. There was a profound tranquillity about it. Set in the heart of a lush garden, you could stretch your arms from a window and caress a _____(2)_____parrot. A small amphitheatre hosted many _____(3)_____under the starlit sky. And then there was a room with elegant French windows – the taalim room. At least twenty men and women spent hours there, _____(4)_____in their music. The sitar, slide guitar, vocals, sarod, santoor, tabla – all rising to the didactic call of Ravi Shankar, who sat on a raised platform, singing, playing his sitar, instructing. The Guru would sometimes smile, sometimes frown, but he would not relent until every single disciple who had gathered at Hemangana, from all over the world, had _____(5)_____ his every single musical utterance.
Find the appropriate word in case 1
- A.
Dashing
- B.
Imitating
- C.
Bustling
- D.
Scuttle
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Correct answer: C
Answer: 'bustling' is the correct choice.
The noun "alleys" needs an adjective. The passage describes the house as tranquil and set apart from its surroundings, so the nearby alleys are implied to be busy and active. "Bustling" means busy and lively, so it fits both grammatically and semantically.
Why the other words don't work:
Dashing — means stylish or quick; it does not convey a noisy, busy atmosphere.
Imitating — a verb/participle meaning copying; it does not suitably modify "alleys" as an adjective nor match the intended meaning.
Scuttle — primarily a verb (to run hurriedly) or a noun; not an adjective that describes the alleys and does not convey the intended sense.