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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CGL - 3rd March 2020 Shift 3 • English • Q18

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1)________ and you are served a glass of water. You take your (2)_______ to decide what you should order. When a (3)_______ appears, you ask him the routine question, “(4)________ do you have?” The waiter will begin to recite (5)________ day’s menus, generally with nothing new in it, but you like to hear it all over again.

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. seat.

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

  1. seat- the part of a chair, etc. that you sit on.
  2. plate- a flat, usually round, dish for eating or serving food from.
  3. counter- a long, flat surface in a shop, bank, etc., where customers are served.
  4. stage- one part of the progress or development of something.

The first thing that we do in a restaurant is to take a seat hence, the chosen option will be correct.