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CAT 1998 — VARC Question 8

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Passage / Data

Direction: Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using the most appropriate word or words from among the options given for each.

When children become more experienced with words as visual symbols, they find that they can gain meaning without making ___ sounds.

Answer & solution

Correct answer: audible

  • A

    aural

  • audible

  • C

    vocal

  • D

    intelligible

Solution

'Audilble' sounds as opposed to 'visual' symbols, fits here. ‘without making intelligible sounds’ does not make  sense in the sentence. ‘aural’ and ‘vocal’ are technical words that draw attention away from the crux of the sentence i.e. one need not be heard all the time to gain meaning.

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