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 1.
Option 1: crushed
Option 2: mistreated
Option 3: dispirited
Option 4: bowed
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Correct Answer: mistreated
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The context of the passage suggests that Harry Potter is an orphan who is being raised by his guardian aunt and uncle. The word mistreated means treated badly or cruelly, indicating that Harry is not treated well or kindly by his guardians.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
- Crushed means pressed or squeezed with force.
- Dispirited means dejected or lacking in spirit.
- Bowed means bent forward or downward.
Therefore, the correct answer is mistreated .
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