Question

Read the poem carefully and fill the appropriate word for blank $3$.

• A. flings
• B. upsets
• C. topples
• D. removes

Answer 1

The correct option is A flings

Let's read the poem to be able to fill in the third blank. The line: 'Don't scatter the papers', explains to us that the poet doesn't want the wind to scatter the papers. Let's look for the synonym of 'scatter' to fill in the blank.

Option B - 'Upsets' is usually used for humans and is not a synonym of 'scatter'. The wind upsets the papers, is grammatically incorrect. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Topples' is used when someone or something loses balance and falls. It isn't a synonym of 'scatter'. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Removes' means to detach or take something away. It isn't a synonym of 'scatter'. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option A - 'Flings' means to throw here and there, also, it is a synonym of 'scatter'. 'Flings' is used as a third person form of the verb because the subject is 'wind' (third person). Hence, option A is correct.

'It breaks the shutters of the windows, flings the paper here and there...'