When the train had gone, I found myself standing alone on the deserted platform. I had no idea where to spend the night. I had no friends, believing that friends were more trouble than help. And I did not want to make anyone curious by staying at one of the small hotels near the station. The only person I knew really well was the man I had robbed. Leaving the station, I walked slowly through the bazaar. In my short career as a thief, I had made a study of men’s faces when they had lost their goods. The greedy man showed fear; the rich man showed anger; the poor man showed acceptance. But I knew that Anil’s face, when he discovered the theft, would show only a touch of sadness. Not for the loss of money, but for the loss of trust.
‘And I did not want to make anyone _____ by staying at one of the small hotels near the station.’
Fill in the blank with a word without changing the meaning of the sentence in the context of the given passage.
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When the train had gone, I found myself standing alone on the deserted platform. I had no idea where to spend the night. I had no friends, believing that friends were more trouble than help. And I did not want to make anyone curious by staying at one of the small hotels near the station. The only person I knew really well was the man I had robbed. Leaving the station, I walked slowly through the bazaar. In my short career as a thief, I had made a study of men’s faces when they had lost their goods. The greedy man showed fear; the rich man showed anger; the poor man showed acceptance. But I knew that Anil’s face, when he discovered the theft, would show only a touch of sadness. Not for the loss of money, but for the loss of trust.
‘And I did not want to make anyone _____ by staying at one of the small hotels near the station.’
Fill in the blank with a word without changing the meaning of the sentence in the context of the given passage.
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The correct option is D Inquisitive
In the given passage, the word in the place of the blank is ‘curious’. We have to find a synonym for this word.
‘Indifferent’ means not having any concern.
‘Insensitive’ means not having any emotions or feelings.
‘Inquisitive’ means showing interest in something or someone.
‘Uninteresting’ means not interesting.
From the above, we can conclude that the word ‘inquisitive’ is an appropriate replacement for ‘curious’.
In the given passage, the word in the place of the blank is ‘curious’. We have to find a synonym for this word.
‘Indifferent’ means not having any concern.
‘Insensitive’ means not having any emotions or feelings.
‘Inquisitive’ means showing interest in something or someone.
‘Uninteresting’ means not interesting.
From the above, we can conclude that the word ‘inquisitive’ is an appropriate replacement for ‘curious’.
