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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CHSL - 3 June 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q2

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

Readers have been (1) ____________ conditioned that they feel embarrassed to admit that they find it hard (2) ____________ stomach the work of a literary giant for fear it would betray their plebian taste. The (3) ____________ is that a few read and fewer enjoy, the novels of those who sit on the literary pedestal. We have (4) ____________ ourselves to be persuaded that a book with a story can't be quite in the same class as a book that leaves us to (5) ____________ what is unsaid.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. allowed.

  • "Allowed" is a verb in the past participle form.
  • In this context, it is used with a reflexive pronoun "ourselves" to indicate that the subject (we) gave permission or consent to something.
  • The sentence suggests that the subject has permitted or given themselves permission to be persuaded by a certain idea.

Thus, the completed sentence would be:

"We have allowed ourselves to be persuaded that a book with a story can't be quite in the same class..."