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SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 21

SSC CHSL - 10 July 2024 - Shift 1 • English • Q21

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. I was reading a book two days back. It was titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roland Dahl. It was fantastic. It has now become my favourite (1)________. It is about a boy named Charlie who is (2) ________ poor. He wins a golden ticket that (3) ________ him to enter the most famous chocolate factory in the world. He (4) ________it with his grandfather. But the other kids who accompany him are nasty. They are all spoilt. But you have to read the book to (5) ________out more about them. The amazing part of the book is that it is like a dream come true.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. book.

The sentence is referring to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which is a book, as mentioned earlier in the sentence.

The word "book" is the most fitting choice because it describes the type of item being discussed (a literary work).