Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number b ........

English Language (CHSL) Fill in the blanks

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
There was once a young man who wished to (1)_________ his heart’s desire. And while that is, as beginnings go, there was much about
this young man and what happened to him that was unusual, (2)_________ even he never knew the whole of it. The tale started. The
town of Wall stands today as it has (3)_________ for six hundred years, on a high (4)_________ of granite slab amidst small forest
woodland. There is a road from Wall, a winding track rising sharply up from the forest, where it is (5)_________with rocks and small
stones.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number b:

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SSC CHSL 8th June 2022 Shift-1

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despite

even though

although

in spite

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Explanation:

- The passage suggests that the young man did not fully understand everything unusual happening to him.

- Option 1: "despite" - Typically used to indicate contrast with something stated explicitly; often follows a noun or pronoun. It would not fit here as it does not smoothly connect the clauses in this context.

- Option 2: "even though" - Used to introduce a subordinate clause and indicates contrast, but less formal than "although."

- Option 3: "although" - Correct choice. It introduces a subordinate clause and is suitable to show although he never knew the whole story, there is unusualness about what happened to him. It fits smoothly into the sentence structure.

- Option 4: "in spite" - Followed typically by "of," and does not fit in the context as it doesn’t introduce a clause.