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.
The Maasais live in (1)_____ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)_____ of miles of rolling grassland, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)_____ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)_____ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few belongings with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: consists
Option 2: surrounds
Option 3: measures
Option 4: considers
Correct Answer: consists
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Explanation:
The sentence is describing the geographical composition of the Maasai living area. The phrase "The area consists of miles of rolling grassland" is suitable, indicating that the wide plains are composed of or made up of the miles of grassland. The word consists accurately conveys the idea that the grassland is an integral part of the broader area.
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