Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2 ........

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.
Poetry and novels became very (1)_________ in the 18th century. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe was published in 1719. This is
regarded as the first successful English novel. It is partly based on the true life adventures of a traveller called Alexander Selkirk.
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s travels was written in 1726 and (2)_________ four imaginary journeys of a ship’s doctor named Gulliver.
Poetry (3)_________ around British people and places. Poets also considered nature as a source of (4)_________. The poets wrote in a
simple style and language so that the (5)_________ masses could understand it.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Explanation:

- The passage offers a view into literature from the eighteenth century, emphasizing the rise of popular poetry and novels.

- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, mentioned as the first successful English novel, sets the historical importance of literary works during this era.

- The blank (2) concerns Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, which is a collection of imaginative and fictional voyages.

Option:1 - describes

- This would mean the text provides details about the journeys. However, in the context, the journeys are fictional and narrative, rather than merely descriptive.

Option:2 - represents

- This would mean the text serves as a symbol or stands for the journeys. This option is less direct and clear for narrative content.

Option:3 - discloses

- This implies revealing or making known, which is not quite fitting for the context of storytelling.

Option:4 - expresses

- Typically links to conveying emotions or opinions, not suitable for the context of depicting journeys.

Correct Answer: Option 1 - describes

- Within the context, "describes" is fitting because it suggests the narrative depicts the journeys of Gulliver in detail.