Question

Directions for questions 1-5: Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way

Federer's fifth grand slam win prompted a reporter to ask whether he was the best ever. Federer is certainly not lacking in confidence, but he wasn't about to proclaim himself the best ever. "The best player of this generation, yes", he said, "But nowhere close to ever. Just look at the records that some guys have. I'm a minnow".________________________

• A. His win against Agassi, a genius from the previous generation, contradicts that.
• B. Sampras, the king of an earlier generation, was as humble.
• C. He is more than a minnow to his contemporaries.
• D. The difference between 'the best of this generation' and 'the best ever' is a matter of perception.

Answer 1

The correct option is C He is more than a minnow to his contemporaries.

Option (c)

The passage is written to show great Federer’s achievements are and how modest he is. The answer option concludes the paragraph by stating that – his contemporaries rate him much greater than Federer’s own modest assessment of himself.Options 1 and 2 are thus easily eliminated. Though useful in continuing the passage they do not close the paragraph. Rather than leaving it to the reader to decide about Federer (option (d), which then gets eliminated) option (c) brings the paragraph to a close in keeping with its purpose.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).