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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 88

SSC MTS - 21/10/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • English • Q88

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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.
We are familiar with the quote, ' 'If winter comes, can spring be far ___1___?' Winters are depressing, but we bear because we know that it will not ___2___ till perpetuity. Spring ___3___ a new life in us. As the spring begins to set itself, the nights become shorter and the days get longer. Gardens and lawns become colourful, buds ___4___ as flowers, birds chirp and butterflies fly from one flower to another to ___5____ on the sweet nectar. The dullness is taken over by brightness.

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

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. come out.

Context: The sentence describes buds turning into flowers. The blank must indicate emerging or appearing.

Meaning of the words:

  • pull out – to remove forcibly; not suitable here

  • come out – to appear or emerge; fits the context of buds turning into flowers

  • fall over – to topple; irrelevant here

  • take out – to remove something; not fitting the context

Correct word: come out

Final Sentence: Gardens and lawns become colourful, buds come out as flowers.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.