Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
As I (1)_____ the stream and began climbing the hill, the grunting and chattering increased, as though the langurs were trying to warn me of some hidden danger. I looked up and saw a great orange-gold leopard, sleek and spotted, (2)______ on a rock about twenty feet away from me. The leopard looked at me once, briefly and with an air of disdain, and then sprang into a dense thicket, making (3)_______ no sound as it melted into the shadows. I had (4)_______ the leopard in his quest for food. But a little later, I heard the quickening cry of a barking deer as it fled through the forest. After that (5)________ I did not see the leopard again.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: swinging
Option 2: dancing
Option 3: poised
Option 4: playing
Correct Answer: poised
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Poised describes a balanced and graceful posture, fitting for a sleek and spotted leopard on a rock.
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