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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 4

SSC CGL - 17 July 2023 - Shift 4 • English • Q4

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

Redwing had read (1)_________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) ___________ for a novelist. He had said "an unhappy childhood". Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3)__________ if this whole (4) ________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5)__________ if this whole on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that's how novels worked.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. training.

"Training" is the most appropriate option, as it refers to the upbringing, experiences, or education that someone receives, which can shape their skills and abilities, including those of a novelist.