Directions: 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 blank.

An effigy is an often life-size __(1)___ representation of a specific person, or a prototypical figure. Lately, the term is mostly used for the make-shift ___(2)__ used for symbolic punishment in political protests and for the figures __(3)____ in certain traditions around New Year, Carnival, and Easter. In European cultures, effigies ___(4)___ in the past also used for punishment in formal justice, when the perpetrator could not be ___(5)___, and in popular justice practices of social shaming and exclusion.