In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all (1)______ on a bench. She stares at the floor as all the busy travellers rush (2)_______ her. Some of the people are in such a big hurry that they do not (3)_______ her. Other people look at her, but continue running to where they need to go. After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired after a long day of work, and he just wants to get to his home as quickly as (4)_________ so that he can be with his family. But he cannot just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her (5)_________ anywhere. The little girl is no older than his own little daughterSelect the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. (CHSL Exam 2023 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting all (1)______ on a bench. She stares at the floor as all the busy travellers rush (2)_______ her. Some of the people are in such a big hurry that they do not (3)_______ her. Other people look at her, but continue running to where they need to go. After some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is very tired after a long day of work, and he just wants to get to his home as quickly as (4)_________ so that he can be with his family. But he cannot just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her (5)_________ anywhere. The little girl is no older than his own little daughterSelect the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. (CHSL Exam 2023 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Krishna helped my husbands create a strategy. They (1) ________ by killing Jarasandha, the most feared (2) ________ of the time—and incidentally, a long time enemy of Krishna. (3) ________ released the many kings Jarasandha had imprisoned in his labyrinths and gave them back (4) ________ kingdoms. This made my husband so popular that (5) ________ they went after that, they were greeted with friendship.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Krishna helped my husbands create a strategy. They (1) ________ by killing Jarasandha, the most feared (2) ________ of the time—and incidentally, a long time enemy of Krishna. (3) ________ released the many kings Jarasandha had imprisoned in his labyrinths and gave them back (4) ________ kingdoms. This made my husband so popular that (5) ________ they went after that, they were greeted with friendship.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Krishna helped my husbands create a strategy. They (1) ________ by killing Jarasandha, the most feared (2) ________ of the time—and incidentally, a long time enemy of Krishna. (3) ________ released the many kings Jarasandha had imprisoned in his labyrinths and gave them back (4) ________ kingdoms. This made my husband so popular that (5) ________ they went after that, they were greeted with friendship.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Krishna helped my husbands create a strategy. They (1) ________ by killing Jarasandha, the most feared (2) ________ of the time—and incidentally, a long time enemy of Krishna. (3) ________ released the many kings Jarasandha had imprisoned in his labyrinths and gave them back (4) ________ kingdoms. This made my husband so popular that (5) ________ they went after that, they were greeted with friendship.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
With his slight build and his simple white clothes, Narad (1) ________ harmless, but he had quite a (2) ________. He had powerful family connections and was a (3) ________ devotee of Lord Vishnu. His favourite (4) ________ was to travel from court to court and world to world, collecting gossip and (5) ________ mayhem.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
With his slight build and his simple white clothes, Narad (1) ________ harmless, but he had quite a (2) ________. He had powerful family connections and was a (3) ________ devotee of Lord Vishnu. His favourite (4) ________ was to travel from court to court and world to world, collecting gossip and (5) ________ mayhem.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
With his slight build and his simple white clothes, Narad (1) ________ harmless, but he had quite a (2) ________. He had powerful family connections and was a (3) ________ devotee of Lord Vishnu. His favourite (4) ________ was to travel from court to court and world to world, collecting gossip and (5) ________ mayhem.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Anders couldn't get to the bank until just before it closed, so of course the (1) ______ was endless and he got (2) ______ behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous (3) ______ . He was never in the best of tempers (4) ______. Anders - a book critic known for the weary, elegant savagery with which he (5) ______ almost everything he reviewed.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Anders couldn't get to the bank until just before it closed, so of course the (1) ______ was endless and he got (2) ______ behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous (3) ______ . He was never in the best of tempers (4) ______. Anders - a book critic known for the weary, elegant savagery with which he (5) ______ almost everything he reviewed.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Anders couldn't get to the bank until just before it closed, so of course the (1) ______ was endless and he got (2) ______ behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous (3) ______ . He was never in the best of tempers (4) ______. Anders - a book critic known for the weary, elegant savagery with which he (5) ______ almost everything he reviewed.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Anders couldn't get to the bank until just before it closed, so of course the (1) ______ was endless and he got (2) ______ behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous (3) ______ . He was never in the best of tempers (4) ______. Anders - a book critic known for the weary, elegant savagery with which he (5) ______ almost everything he reviewed.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Anders couldn't get to the bank until just before it closed, so of course the (1) ______ was endless and he got (2) ______ behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous (3) ______ . He was never in the best of tempers (4) ______. Anders - a book critic known for the weary, elegant savagery with which he (5) ______ almost everything he reviewed.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
With his slight build and his simple white clothes, Narad (1) ________ harmless, but he had quite a (2) ________. He had powerful family connections and was a (3) ________ devotee of Lord Vishnu. His favourite (4) ________ was to travel from court to court and world to world, collecting gossip and (5) ________ mayhem.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
(1) _________ a letter came to inform them that Raka’s mother Tara had another breakdown and was in a nursing home in Geneva and that Raka’s grandmother Asha, (2) _________ seen another grandchild safely into the world, was flying to Switzerland to be with her, Nanda Kaul (3) _________ her lips, (4) _________ the blue sheets of paper with that distasteful sprawl (5) _________ them, and hid them in her desk.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Krishna helped my husbands create a strategy. They (1) ________ by killing Jarasandha, the most feared (2) ________ of the time—and incidentally, a long time enemy of Krishna. (3) ________ released the many kings Jarasandha had imprisoned in his labyrinths and gave them back (4) ________ kingdoms. This made my husband so popular that (5) ________ they went after that, they were greeted with friendship.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4. 
(CGLE 2021 Tier I)

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 greedy man rushed home to tell his wife and daughter about his wish, all the (1) ______ touching the objects in his path and watching (2) ______ convert into gold. Once he got home, his daughter (3) ______ to greet him. As soon as he bent (4) ______ to scoop her up in his arms, she turned into a golden statue. He was (5) ______ and started crying and trying to bring his daughter back to life.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. (CGLE 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5. 
(CGLE 2021 Tier I)

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 greedy man rushed home to tell his wife and daughter about his wish, all the (1) ______ touching the objects in his path and watching (2) ______ convert into gold. Once he got home, his daughter (3) ______ to greet him. As soon as he bent (4) ______ to scoop her up in his arms, she turned into a golden statue. He was (5) ______ and started crying and trying to bring his daughter back to life.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. (CGLE 2021 Tier I)

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 greedy man rushed home to tell his wife and daughter about his wish, all the (1) ______ touching the objects in his path and watching (2) ______ convert into gold. Once he got home, his daughter (3) ______ to greet him. As soon as he bent (4) ______ to scoop her up in his arms, she turned into a golden statue. He was (5) ______ and started crying and trying to bring his daughter back to life.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. (CGLE 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2. 
(CGLE 2021 Tier I)

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 greedy man rushed home to tell his wife and daughter about his wish, all the (1) ______ touching the objects in his path and watching (2) ______ convert into gold. Once he got home, his daughter (3) ______ to greet him. As soon as he bent (4) ______ to scoop her up in his arms, she turned into a golden statue. He was (5) ______ and started crying and trying to bring his daughter back to life.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. (CGLE 2021 Tier I)

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 greedy man rushed home to tell his wife and daughter about his wish, all the (1) ______ touching the objects in his path and watching (2) ______ convert into gold. Once he got home, his daughter (3) ______ to greet him. As soon as he bent (4) ______ to scoop her up in his arms, she turned into a golden statue. He was (5) ______ and started crying and trying to bring his daughter back to life.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. (CGLE 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
(CGLE 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3. 
(CGLE 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of alternatives given; select the most appropriate option for each blank.
JK Rowling is famous for introducing the character of Harry Potter to the world. This boy first sparked to life in the _________ of the authoress when she was riding a train from Manchester to London in 1990. She released her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone. After this novel, she __________ became the most famous English author since William Shakespeare. (Head Constable Ministerial in Delhi Police Examination 2022)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Salander sat for a while (1) _________ the telephone after Armansky hung up. She went to her work corner in the living room (2) ______ looked at the notes she had pinned up on the wall and the papers she had (3)_________ on the desk. What she had managed to collect was mostly press cuttings and articles (4)_________ from the Internet. She took the papers and dropped (5) ______ in a desk drawer.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Salander sat for a while (1) _________ the telephone after Armansky hung up. She went to her work corner in the living room (2) ______ looked at the notes she had pinned up on the wall and the papers she had (3)_________ on the desk. What she had managed to collect was mostly press cuttings and articles (4)_________ from the Internet. She took the papers and dropped (5) ______ in a desk drawer.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our host started to read and the (1)_________ stopped. There was a sweet (2)_________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3)_________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4)_________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5)_________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our host started to read and the (1)_________ stopped. There was a sweet (2)_________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3)_________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4)_________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5)_________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our host started to read and the (1)_________ stopped. There was a sweet (2)_________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3)_________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4)_________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5)_________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our host started to read and the (1)_________ stopped. There was a sweet (2)_________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3)_________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4)_________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5)_________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our host started to read and the (1)_________ stopped. There was a sweet (2)_________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3)_________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4)_________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5)_________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Salander sat for a while (1) _________ the telephone after Armansky hung up. She went to her work corner in the living room (2) ______ looked at the notes she had pinned up on the wall and the papers she had (3)_________ on the desk. What she had managed to collect was mostly press cuttings and articles (4)_________ from the Internet. She took the papers and dropped (5) ______ in a desk drawer.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. (CHSL 2021 Tier I)