Directions for the Close Comprehension Passage (For the 20 items which follow) :
Supply suitable word in the blank of each item which is followed by four words groups of words.
In a few second we ran the boat into a little bay, where we made her fast to a piece of coral, and running up the beach, entered the ranks of the penguins armed with our sticks and spears. We are greatly surprised to 1. that instead of attacking us or 2 sings of fear at our 3 these strange birds do not have 4 their places until we took hold 5 them, merely 6 their eyes on us 7 wonder as we passed. There 8 one old penguin, however that 9 to walk slowly towards the sea, and Peterkin 10 it into his head that he 11 try to stop it, so he 12 between it and the sea and 13 his tick in its face. But this 14 to be a determined old 15 It would not go back; in fact, it 16 not cease to advance, but 17 with Peterkin bravely, and 18 him before it until it 19 the sea Had Peterkin used his 20
QUESTIONS:
1.
(A) find
(B) learn
(C) hear
(D) understand
2.
(A) showing
(B) giving
(C) revealing
(D) conveying
3.
(A) arrival
(B) entry
(C) approach
(D) alight
4.
(A) in
(B) at
(C) from
(D) on
5.
(A) off
(B) of
(C) from
(D) on
6.
(A) opened
(B) turned
(C) closed
(D) showed
7.
(A) with
(B) out of
(C) in
(D) on
8.
(A) lived
(B) existed
(C) was
(D) persisted
9.
(A) commenced
(B) began
(C) continued
(D) stalked
10.
(A) carried
(B) bore
(C) took
(D) thought
11.
(A) would
(B) could
(C) should
(D) won’t
12.
(A) interposed
(B) ran
(C) arrived
(D) jumped
13.
(A) moved
(B) pointed
(C) waved
(D) watched
14.
(A) appeared
(B) happened
(C) proved
(D) seemed
15.
(A) bird
(B) animal
(C) creature
(D) pet
16.
(A) should
(B) would
(C) could
(D) must
17.
(A) battled
(B) struggled
(C) contested
(D) snugged
18.
(A) chased
(B) drove
(C) moved
(D) lashed
19.
(A) touched
(B) arrived at
(C) reached
(D) jumped
20.
(A) baton
(B) stick
(C) spear
(D) club
(Source: NDA I 2013 GAT Question Paper)
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