SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 16

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 blank.

We do not want to condemn the ‘word’. It is, after all, a mighty instrument; it is the means by (1)_________ we tell each other of our emotions, the way in which we influence others. Words can do (2)________ good but also cause terrible injuries. It is true that at first there was the deed; the word came later. It was in some respect a cultural progress (3)_________ the deed became word. But the word was (4)__________ a spell, a magical act, and it (5)__________ much of its power.