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 8.
Option 1: convention
Option 2: contradiction
Option 3: construction
Option 4: consumption
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Correct Answer: consumption
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The sentence talks about the oil produced from the blubber of whales being turned into food for human consumption . In this context, consumption refers to the act of using or eating something, which fits well with the idea of oil being turned into food.
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