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 4.
Option 1: books
Option 2: shocks
Option 3: looks
Option 4: hooks
Correct Answer: looks
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The term looks is used here to describe how Henry VIII's gaze is directed towards the viewer. It suggests that he is making eye contact, and the word looks effectively conveys the idea that he is staring or gazing directly at the viewer.
Therefore, the correct answer is looks.
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