Passage Filler for Upcoming SBI PO Pre. Exams
Directions (Q.1-Q.10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number in Red colour. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being ___1___ for an urgent surgery. He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy’s father ___2___ in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the father ___3___ , ”Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger? Don’t you have any sense of responsibility?” The doctor smiled and said, ”I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital and I came ___4___ I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work” “Calm down! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies while waiting for doctor then what will you do?” said the father angrily. The doctor smiled again and replied, ”I will say what Job said in the Holy Book. “From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed be the name of God”. Doctors cannot ___5___ lives. Go and intercede for your son, we will do our best by God’s grace”. Giving ___6___ when we’re not concerned is so easy” ___7___ the father.
The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happily, "Thank goodness!, your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father’s reply he ___8___ his way running. "If you have any questions, ask the nurse! "Why is he so ___9___ ? He couldn’t wait some minutes so that I ask about my son’s state” Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left. The nurse answered, tears coming ___10___ her face, “His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was at the burial when we called him for your son’s surgery. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish his son’s burial.”
Q1.
1) called in
2) called off
3) called up
4) called for
5) called out
Q2.
1) running
2) pacing
3) moving
4) checking
5) looking
Q3.
1) said
2) retorted
3) yelled
4) reported
5) asked
Q4.
1) as soon as
2) as fast as
3) as long as
4) as early as
5) very fast
Q5.
1) prolong
2) long
3) enlighten
4) lengthen
5) short
Q6.
1) advices
2) suggestions
3) proposition
4) motivation
5) advice
Q7.
1) murmured
2) viewed
3) told
4) pointed
5) exclaimed
Q8.
1) carried out
2) carried off
3) carried on
4) carried up
5) carried
Q9.
1) civilized
2) gentle
3) polite
4) arrogant
5) aggressive
Q10.
1) down
2) from
3) to
4) off
5) out
Answers:
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Q1. 1
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Q2. 2
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Q3. 3
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Q4. 2
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Q5. 1
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Q6. 1
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Q7. 1
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Q8. 3
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Q9. 4
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Q10. 1
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