Question : Comprehension:
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.
There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1) __________whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2) _________are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3) __________the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4) __________it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5) ____________the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6) ___________and boiled down. It produces a great (7) _________of oil which can be made into food for human (8)_____________. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)__________as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10) ___________of fish, yield nourishing oil.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank number 6.
Option 1: about
Option 2: up
Option 3: in
Option 4: off
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Correct Answer: off
Solution : The most appropriate option is the fourth option.
In this context, "off" is used to indicate the removal of the blubber from the whale. When something is "stripped off", it means it's taken or removed from the object it was attached to. In this case, the blubber is separated from the whale before being boiled down to produce oil.
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