SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CGL - 6th March 2020 Shift 1 • English • Q11

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She __________ how the magician had performed the rope trick.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. wondered.

Let's have a look at the meaning of the given options:-

  1. wondered- to want to know something; to ask yourself questions about something.
  2. suspected- to believe that something may happen or be true, especially something bad.
  3. bewildered- confused and uncertain.
  4. puzzled- not able to understand or explain something.

"Wondered" which means "to want to know something" fits in the context appropriately. 

Correct Sentence:-

She wondered how the magician had performed the rope trick.