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.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not (1)________ in the news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so (2)________ these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was (3)________. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images (4)________ birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far (5)________ all other animals.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: imprint
Option 2: depict
Option 3: require
Option 4: determine
Correct Answer: depict
Solution : The second option is correct.
The word depict means to represent or show something in a picture or a painting. In the context of the passage, it is saying that the scenes on the walls of the Lascaux cave complex include images of birds and, most noticeably, horses.
Therefore, the correct answer is, depict .
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