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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 4.

Option 1: little

Option 2: least

Option 3: few

Option 4: significant


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Correct Answer: few


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation:

The phrase in the passage mentions "where a few families live for a few weeks or months". Here, the word few is used as a quantifier to indicate a small number of weeks or months, aligning with the context of temporary settlement. It accurately reflects the idea that the families live there for a brief period of time.

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