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.
Planking is free and (1)______ only a couple of minutes - no gym membership or special equipment (2)_______. Squatting, dead-lifting, and pressing overhead without injury is hard to do without a strong (3)________. "We need to keep our spine straight to do these (4)________. Planking provides you with better core strength to be able to brace during these (5)________," Lawton says.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: taken
Option 2: has taken
Option 3: takes
Option 4: took
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Correct Answer: takes
Solution : The correct choice is the third option .
Explanation : The passage is discussing the activity of planking, and the context suggests a general statement about planking. The word "takes" is the correct present tense form, indicating the action of planking as a general and habitual activity.
Therefore, the correct answer is takes .
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