Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number…

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.

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

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e, shipped off.

Context: "Imagine a factory that packs strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country."
Here, the sentence talks about sending strawberries to grocery stores after packing.

Meaning of the options:

Managed of – Grammatically incorrect and meaningless in this context.

Shipped off – Sent away, especially by transportation; fits the context perfectly.

Suited to – Means "appropriate for", doesn’t fit with the idea of movement or delivery.

Accounted to – Incorrect usage; "accounted for" is a correct phrase, but still doesn’t fit here.

Correct word: Shipped off
Reason: After packing, strawberries are sent to stores — hence “shipped off” is appropriate.

Final sentence: Imagine a factory that packs strawberries into plastic containers to be shipped off to grocery stores across the country.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.

SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 2