engineering recuitment Maharashtra WRD Engineering Assistant Civil Mock Test 2023 English Cloze Test
Comprehension Passage
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
I was (1)_______ to know how hearing is different from listening. I had thought both were (2)_________, but gradually, I realised there is a big difference between the two words. Hearing is a physical phenomenon. Whenever somebody speaks, the sound waves generated reach you, and you definitely hear whatever is said to you. (3)______ using your mind to understand whatever is being said is listening. Diving deeper, I found that listening is not only hearing with (4)_____, but is much more than that. Listening is hearing with full attention and applying our (5)________
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2
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antonyms
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synonyms
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homonyms
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acronyms