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.

The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) ______ its little round ears, is an (2) ______ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) ______ brown or grey-grizzly fur and (4) ______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) ______ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.

Question:

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

Option 1: Instead

Option 2: Apart

Option 3: Often

Option 4: Despite


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: Despite


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option .

Despite means regardless of , and it helps convey the meaning that although mongooses look like rats, they are not rodents.

Therefore, the complete sentence is: " Despite the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents."

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