Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
Cricket fans have been 1) _________________ to “gear up and get themselves ready for the ride” after the 2) _________________ of Brendon McCullum as the new coach of England’s men’s Test team which was confirmed by the board on Thursday.
Brendon 40-year-old had gone into the 3) _________________ process as an outside bet for the white-ball role but came out from it as the 4) _________________ choice of the England & Wales Cricket Board’s four-man panel to lead the red-ball team on a 5) _________________ towards what they are anticpating as a greater achievement and excitement.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.
Option 1: instructed
Option 2: outdated
Option 3: incomplete
Option 4: exiled
Correct Answer:
instructed
Solution : The correct answer is instructed.
Cricket fans have been instructed to “gear up
Explanation:
Instructed is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence make sense.
It means to give someone instructions, knowledge, or permission.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Outdated- Old fashioned
Incomplete- something which is not finished
Exile: the act of removing someone from their home country, usually as a form of punishment or expulsion for political reasons.
