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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 number.

It was my second year at boarding school. I was sitting on platform No. 8 (1)______ Ambala station, waiting for the north-bound train. My parents (2)______ me old enough to travel on my own. I (3)______ by bus to Ambala early in the evening. Now, (4)______ was a long wait till my train (5)______. Most of the time, I had been (6)______ up and down the platform, (7)______ at the bookstall, or feeding broken biscuits to stray dogs. (8)______ a train arrived, it would become (9)______. As the carriage doors opened, people would swoop down (10)______ the nervous little ticket collector at the gate.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 6.

Option 1: pacing

Option 2: patrolling

Option 3: probing

Option 4: panting


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: pacing


Solution : The first option is correct.
Explanation:
As per the context of the sentence, the narrator was going "to and fro" on platform no. 8 of the Ambala railway station. Hence, pacing is the correct choice, as it means walking at a steady and consistent speed, especially back and forth.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Patrolling means to keep watch over an area by regularly walking or travelling around or through it.
  • Probing means inquiring closely into something or searching.
  • Panting means breathing with short, quick breaths; out of breath.

Therefore, the correct answer is, pacing.

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