Question : 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 grass land, 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 (5)_____ 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: significant
Option 3: least
Option 4: few
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Correct Answer: few
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
The term few indicates a small number, which fits the context of describing the number of families living in the camp. It suggests that only a limited number of families stay in the "Manyatta" for a short duration before moving on.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: "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 few weeks or months."
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: a
Option 2: that
Option 3: their
Option 4: some
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: on
Option 2: by
Option 3: with
Option 4: at
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: surrounds
Option 2: measures
Option 3: considers
Option 4: consists
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Option 1: inhibitions
Option 2: experiences
Option 3: antiques
Option 4: belongings
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:
Option 2: least
Option 3: few
Option 4: significant
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