Question:
📖 Comprehension Passage:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is a (1)__________ sense of freedom about being alone in a carriage that is jolting noisily through the night. It is liberty unrestrained in a very (2)________ form. You can do anything you like. You can talk to (3)__________ as loud as you please and no one will hear you. You can have that argument out with Jones and roll him triumphantly in the dust (4)___________ fear of a counterstroke. You can stand on your head and no one will see you. You can sing or dance a two-step or practise a golf stroke, (5)_____________ play marbles on the floor without let or hindrance.
Cloze Test Blank 1: ‘There is a (1)__________ sense of freedom about being alone in a carriage…’
(a) pleasant
(b) contemptuous
(c) tedious
(d) baleful
📖 Comprehension Passage:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is a (1)__________ sense of freedom about being alone in a carriage that is jolting noisily through the night. It is liberty unrestrained in a very (2)________ form. You can do anything you like. You can talk to (3)__________ as loud as you please and no one will hear you. You can have that argument out with Jones and roll him triumphantly in the dust (4)___________ fear of a counterstroke. You can stand on your head and no one will see you. You can sing or dance a two-step or practise a golf stroke, (5)_____________ play marbles on the floor without let or hindrance.
गद्यांश रिक्त स्थान (1) भरें: ‘There is a (1)__________ sense of freedom about being alone…’
(a) pleasant (सुखद)
(b) contemptuous
(c) tedious
(d) baleful
Correct Answer: (a)
Explanation:
📖 Comprehension Passage:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is a (1)__________ sense of freedom about being alone in a carriage that is jolting noisily through the night. It is liberty unrestrained in a very (2)________ form. You can do anything you like. You can talk to (3)__________ as loud as you please and no one will hear you. You can have that argument out with Jones and roll him triumphantly in the dust (4)___________ fear of a counterstroke. You can stand on your head and no one will see you. You can sing or dance a two-step or practise a golf stroke, (5)_____________ play marbles on the floor without let or hindrance.
Detailed Explanation: ‘Pleasant sense of freedom’ fits the positive context of enjoying solitude.
📖 Comprehension Passage:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is a (1)__________ sense of freedom about being alone in a carriage that is jolting noisily through the night. It is liberty unrestrained in a very (2)________ form. You can do anything you like. You can talk to (3)__________ as loud as you please and no one will hear you. You can have that argument out with Jones and roll him triumphantly in the dust (4)___________ fear of a counterstroke. You can stand on your head and no one will see you. You can sing or dance a two-step or practise a golf stroke, (5)_____________ play marbles on the floor without let or hindrance.
विस्तृत व्याख्या: सकारात्मक संदर्भ में ‘pleasant’ (सुखद) शब्द उपयुक्त है।