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.
Colonialism had a great impact on the lives of the Aboriginal Australians who were eventually (1) _____ by the whites with all power and privilege. The colonisers turned their land into rubbish pits and (2) _____ sites for their own betterment. The Aborigines were often (3) _____ as sub-humans with low status and dirty habits. The whites not only displaced the tribes of their homeland but also (4) _____ the beauty and balance of the natural world. An increase in deforestation and destruction of traditional land led (5) _____ like emu, eagle, and kangaroo, among many others to dwindle over time.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: destroyed
Option 2: climbed
Option 3: utilised
Option 4: fed
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Correct Answer: destroyed
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Destroyed means to ruin or damage something completely and is the correct choice according to the context of the sentence, which says that the whites damaged or ruined the beauty of their homeland.
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