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Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.\

Ants, like most insects, have (1) ______ are known as compound eyes. This means their eyes have multiple lenses, (2) ______ in general, most species of ant do not have particularly great eyes for seeing (3) ______ far. Ants can detect movement and see the areas around them, but (4) ______ more on senses and information they get from their legs and antennae (5) ______ from their eyes.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: than

Option 2: when

Option 3: then

Option 4: thus


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: than


Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

Than is a conjunction that is used in comparisons to introduce the second element of comparison. In the context of the sentence, it helps to convey the intended meaning that the ants depend on the information they get from their antennas or legs rather than their eyes.

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