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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 86

SSC MTS - 18/10/2024 - (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) • English • Q86

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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.

That was a jolly story _____1_____ Arthur Ransome told the other day in one of his messages from Petrograd, a place in Russia. A stout old lady was walking __2___ her basket down the middle of a street to the _____3_____ confusion of the traffic and with no small peril to herself. It was pointed _____4_____ to her that the _____5_____ was the place for the foot passengers, but she replied, “I’m going to walk where I like. We’ve got liberty now.”

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

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

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

Context: The sentence talks about a story that Arthur Ransome told. The blank must introduce the clause describing what Arthur Ransome told.

Meaning of the words:

  • about – concerning, related to something
  • which – used to introduce a clause giving more information
  • form – shape, arrangement, or structure
  • off – away from a place or position

Correct word: which

Reason: “Which” correctly connects the story to the action of Arthur Ransome telling it. Other options either break the sentence meaning or do not fit grammatically.

Final Sentence: That was a jolly story which Arthur Ransome told the other day in one of his messages from Petrograd.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.