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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.
Our school organised a graduation day to award certificates to the students. The graduation day highlights the overall achievements of students. All the students who are being graduated are invited formally with their parents. Students wore their attire according to the dress code given to them by the school administration. High school graduation____________(1) is one of the most awaited and last event of any school. The function began with ____________(2) the lamp, followed by the distribution of certificates in a very systematic way. Our principal made a long and__________(3) speech and blessed us for the future___________(4). On behalf of our graduating class, our class representative extended a vote of thanks to show ___________(5) to all staff members. One of the parents expressed their experiences and views. At last, all the students, parents, and staff members had lunch together.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: lighting

Option 2: lightening

Option 3: sparking

Option 4: glittering


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Correct Answer: lighting


Solution : The correct option will be the first option .

Lighting the lamp is, in a way, an invocation of the waves of knowledge that are activated on stage. It also means keeping the waves of knowledge generated in the knowledge-imparting stage constantly active through the medium of the flame of the lamp.

Other words are used in different contexts. Their meanings are as follows:

  • Lightening: It is used for thunder.
  • Sparking: It is the act or appearance of something that sparks.
  • Glittering: It is the appearance of something that glitters.

Therefore, according to the sentence, lighting is the correct answer.

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