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SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 5

SSC CHSL - 09 March 2023 - Shift 4 • English • Q5

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In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
I have always been bad at journaling. All my childhood diaries include major gaps: In one (1) ______, I am 8, visiting my aunt. In the very (2) ______, I have experienced puberty and have a crush on Mohit, the kid (3) ______ sits behind me in biology. Today, my journal and I are something like estranged acquaintances, who check in every now and then just to keep in (4) ______, without really understanding why. Yep, we say to each other in passing, everything’s good. Hope all is (5) ______ with you!

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. entry.

Context: The passage is about journaling and how the writer's diary entries have large gaps between them. The sentence describes one such instance. So the blank should be filled with a word that refers to a recorded note in a journal or diary.

Correct word: entry

Reason: Only “entry” logically fits here as the passage is specifically about diary writing. "In one entry" refers to a particular record in the journal where the narrator writes about being 8 years old and visiting their aunt.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.