A blank after 'because' — Aptitude Question
A blank after 'because': Fill in the blank: The match was cancelled because the ground was ______ after the storm. Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Fill in the Blanks & Para Jumbles
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 40 seconds
Question
Fill in the blank:
The match was cancelled because the ground was ______ after the storm.
Options
- dry
- waterlogged
- level
- spacious
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. waterlogged
Worked solution
- Because requires the blank to explain the cancellation.
- A waterlogged ground after a storm explains it.
Answer: waterlogged.
The idea
With a causal connector, the halves must agree in direction. Only one option supplies a reason to cancel.
Shortcut. The blank must be a condition a storm leaves behind and that stops play. 'Dry', 'level' and 'spacious' all favour play, so only 'waterlogged' explains a cancellation.
Common trap. "level" — the most tempting of the rest because it describes a ground's surface; but a level ground is a reason to play, not to cancel, and storms do not level grounds.
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