Question

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

One day we saw Kala Nag. The monsoons had burst with all their fury, and it had rained in the night. The earth, which had lain parched and dry under the withering heat of the summer sun, was teeming ____1___ life. In little pools, frogs croaked. The muddy ground was littered with ____2___ worms, centipedes and velvety lady-birds. Grass ____3____ begun to show and the banana leaves glistened bright and glossy green. The _____4___ had flooded Kala Nag’s hole. He sat in an open patch on the lawn. His shiny black hood glistened in the sunlight. He was big, almost six feet in _____5____ and rounded and fleshy, as my wrist. “Looks like a King Cobra. Let’s get him."

• A. rain
• B. clouds
• C. snow
• D. heat

Answer 1

Answer:

A. rain

Contextual Logic: The passage begins by mentioning that the "monsoons had burst" and "it had rained in the night." When a hole or an area is flooded, it is typically due to an accumulation of water. Among the choices, rain is the direct cause of the flooding described in the story. Vocabulary Check: Rain (Correct): Falling water from the sky that causes flooding in low-lying areas or holes. Clouds (Incorrect): While clouds produce rain, they cannot physically "flood" a hole. Snow (Incorrect): The passage mentions the "withering heat of the summer sun" and "monsoons," which indicates a tropical or warm climate where snow would not be the cause of flooding. Heat (Incorrect): Heat causes evaporation and drying (parching), which is the opposite of flooding. Sentence Flow: "The rain had flooded Kala Nag’s hole."