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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 7

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 24 June 2024 - Shift 4 • English • Q7

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Read the following passage and answer all 5 questions given below.
A little bird was flying South for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and _____1______ to
the ground into a large field. While she was _____2______ there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on her. As the frozen bird lay there in the_______3______of cow dung, she began to realize how warm she was. The dung was actually ________4________ her out! She lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A _______5_______cat heard the bird singing and discovered the bird under the cow dung.The cat dug her out and ate her.
 

 

Choose the word from the given options which fits in the blank labelled 4 and gives correct meaning
 

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer  is Option 1, i.e., Thawing.

 

Filler Concept: Choose the word that logically completes the idea of becoming warm after being frozen.
Explanation: "Thawing" means warming up and melting after being frozen. The context describes the dung warming the bird and reversing the freezing.

Chilling means making colder, which is the opposite of the intended meaning.

Drawing and killing do not fit the idea of warming her up.
Final Sentence: The dung was actually thawing her out!
Conclusion: The most appropriate word to fill in blank 4 is "Thawing."