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.
Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' as an orphan who is (1)_________ by his guardian aunt and uncle and their son. On his 11th birthday, Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has been invited to (2)__________ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents had not (3)________ in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they instead had been murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry was the only person to have ever (4)________ an attack by Voldemort-by somehow (5)________ the latter's 'killing curse'—which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: rallying
Option 2: recovering
Option 3: failing
Option 4: rebounding
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Correct Answer: rebounding
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Rebounding means bouncing back or recovering after a setback. This implies that Harry somehow managed to deflect or counter the curse, resulting in its rebound and leaving him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
- Rallying means gathering strength or support after a setback.
- Recovering means getting better or returning to a normal state after an illness or setback.
- Failing means declining or falling short of success.
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