CAT 2004 — VARC Question 2
Fill up the blanks A, B, C ... F, in the two passages below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each blank.
At that time the White House was as serene as a resort hotel out of season. The corridors were _______A______. In the various offices, _____B______ gray men in waistcoats talked to one another in low-pitched voices. The only colour, or choler, curiously enough, was provided by President Eisenhower himself. Apparently, his _____C_______ was easily set off; he scowled when he ______D_______ the corridors.
For Blank B-
Answer & solution
quiet
- B
faded
- C
loud
- D
stentorian
If people were speaking in low-pitched voices, they would not be loud (option 3) or stentorian (marked by loud voice, option 4).
Quiet goes more with the idea of low-pitched voices, therefore, we can eliminate ‘faded’ (option 2) as well.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.