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Directions (26-30):
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriately word in each case.
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to ...(26)... his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought ...(27)... the king, he ...(28)... low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, ...(29)... to a chess-board before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well ...(30)...” “Are you sure?” asked the king, greatly Surprised” Just grains of rice, not gold”? “Yes, your highness,” affirmed the poet.
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriately word in each case.
There was once a poet who fell upon such hard times that he was no longer able to ...(26)... his family. Hearing that the king greatly encouraged talent and was famed for his generosity, the poet set off for the Royal Palace. When brought ...(27)... the king, he ...(28)... low and requested permission to recite a poem. On hearing his recitation, the king was well pleased and asked him to name his reward.
The poet, ...(29)... to a chess-board before the king, said, “your highness, if you place just one grain of rice on the first square of this chess-board, and double it for every square, I will consider myself well ...(30)...” “Are you sure?” asked the king, greatly Surprised” Just grains of rice, not gold”? “Yes, your highness,” affirmed the poet.
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