Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1)_______ New York, paintings of a father and daughter (2)_______ face to face. Larger than life, the monumental portraits (3)_______ competing conceptions of royal power. The father, Henry VIII, (4)_______ directly at the viewer, conveying aggression through his wide stance, bulging leg muscles, and (5)_____ padded clothing.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: believe
Option 2: sell
Option 3: present
Option 4: settle
Correct Answer: present
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The term present is used here to convey that the monumental portraits exhibit or showcase competing conceptions of royal power. It implies that the portraits themselves convey or display different ideas about royal power.
Therefore, the correct answer is present.
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