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Question : Comprehension:

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 number.

It was my second year at boarding school. I was sitting on platform No. 8 (1)______ Ambala station, waiting for the north-bound train. My parents (2)______ me old enough to travel on my own. I (3)______ by bus to Ambala early in the evening. Now, (4)______ was a long wait till my train (5)______. Most of the time, I had been (6)______ up and down the platform, (7)______ at the bookstall, or feeding broken biscuits to stray dogs. (8)______ a train arrived, it would become (9)______. As the carriage doors opened, people would swoop down (10)______ the nervous little ticket collector at the gate.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 8.

Option 1: No longer

Option 2: As soon as

Option 3: A long as

Option 4: No sooner


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: As soon as


Solution : The second option is correct.

  • The conjunction as soon as means immediately at or shortly after the time.
  • As soon as comes, at the beginning of a subordinate clause.
  • We can begin our sentence with either the subordinate clause or the main clause.
  • As per the possible context of the sentence, there was chaos the moment any train arrived at the station.

Therefore, the correct answer is, as soon as .

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