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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 16

SSC CGL - 3rd March 2020 Shift 3 • English • Q16

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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 (3).

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

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

  1. friend- a person that you know and like (not a member of your family), and who likes you.
  2. cleaner- a person whose job is to clean the rooms and furniture inside a house or other building.
  3. manager- a man or woman who controls an organization or part of an organization.
  4. waiter- a man whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant, etc.

First of all, a waiter appears in front of the customer hence, the chosen option will be suitable for the given blank.