In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. One summer, a well in the garden dried up and there was no water for the plants. The rose slowly (1) ______ to wilt. The rose saw a sparrow (2) ______ its beak into the cactus for some water. The rose then felt (3) ______ of itself for having made fun of the cactus all this time. But, (4) ______ it was in need (5) ______ water, it went to ask the cactus if it could have some water. The kind cactus agreed, and they both got through summer as friends. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1) i.e. ' ashamed.' Key Points Let's look at the meaning of the words given in the options: Word ashamed Meaning feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about quality in your character embarrass to cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable disgraced humiliate to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or herself having lost people's respect because of bad behaviour that has been made public The context of the sentence is that as the rose was drying up due to lack of water it felt guilty of mocking the cactus because the cactus can even store water for the dry season. According to the above-mentioned points, the most appropriate word to fill the blank is "ashamed." Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1. Complete passage:One summer, a well in the garden dried up and there was no water for the plants. The rose slowly (1) began to wilt. The rose saw a sparrow (2) dip its beak into the cactus for some water. The rose then felt (3) ashamed of itself for having made fun of the cactus all this time. But, (4) because it was in need (5) of water, it went to ask the cactus if it could have some water. The kind cactus agreed, and they both got through summer as friends.