Question : Comprehension:
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.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)________ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2) _______what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)________ "Nadir" after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4) _______, around 66 million years ago, which (5) ________the dinosaurs and many other species.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: dropped
Option 2: named
Option 3: murmured
Option 4: squeaked
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Correct Answer: named
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The sentence mentions that the crater was given a name after the nearby volcano, Nadir Seamount. The term that fits in this context is "named." The crater was named "Nadir" after the volcano, indicating a deliberate choice to assign a specific name to it.
Therefore, the right answer is named.
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