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Direction: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.

Saina Nehwal’s bronze medal win (941) Saturday, at the London Olympics, may be seen as a lucky (942) after her Chinese opponent (943) hurt. But (944) Saina’s father, Dr. Harvir Singh, “it’s god’s gift”. “She was (945) on Friday after losing the semi- final. It was god’s (946) that she won a medal. This is very satisfying for everyone. I was very (947) about Saina winning a bronze.” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (948) the Indian shuttler for winning the medal. “The country is proud of your (949)’’. Singh said in his congratulatory message. Andhra Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhan and Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy too congratulated Saina. “After Gagan Narang, Saina is the second sportsperson from AP to win a (950) at the Olympics.” the chief minister said.

  1. NA
    1. pessimistic
    2. optimistic
    3. nostalgic
    4. emotional
Correct Option: B

Note : The Parts of Speech have been used according to the context of the Passage.

optimistic (Adj.)
nostalgic (Adj.) : having/bringing a feeling of sadness mixed with pleasure and affection when
you think of happy times in the past.



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