Direction: Each of the following sentences in the following question has a blank space with four words or a group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly. Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared. Everybody and everything that I see there___(1)___me. As for the manager, the sight___(2)___him simply terrifies me and___(3)___me want to run-away___(4)___I can. As soon as I___(5)___the door of the bank I lose my head___(6)___when I try to do any___(7)___there, I behave like an idiot. I cannot explain___(8)___for this but that is how it___(9)___has been and that is how it is___(10)___.
Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank (1)
Frightens
Understanding the Passage and Blank (1)
The passage describes a person's intense fear of banks. The sentence containing blank (1) reads: "Everybody and everything that I see there___(1)___me." This sentence explains the effect that the people and things inside the bank have on the person who feels scared.
Analyzing the Options for Blank (1)
Let's look at the provided options for blank (1) and see which one best fits the context of someone feeling scared in a bank:
- Pleases: This means makes someone happy or satisfied. This is the opposite of feeling scared, so it is incorrect.
- Frightens: This means makes someone feel scared or afraid. This aligns perfectly with the passage's theme of feeling scared in a bank.
- Saddens: This means makes someone feel sad. While being scared might make someone feel uneasy, "saddens" doesn't directly express the feeling of fear described in the passage.
- Terrifies: This means makes someone feel extremely scared. This word is very close in meaning to "frightens" and is even used later in the passage ("simply terrifies me"). However, considering the flow and common usage in such sentences, "frightens" is often used to describe a general feeling of being made scared by something.
Selecting the Most Appropriate Word
The passage starts by stating, "Whenever I go into a bank, I feel scared." The sentence with blank (1) elaborates on this fear by saying that "Everybody and everything that I see there___(1)___me." We need a word that means "makes me scared". Both "frightens" and "terrifies" convey fear.
Given the options, "Frightens" directly means 'makes someone scared'. It is a suitable word to describe the effect of seeing things in the bank on a person who is already scared. While "terrifies" also fits the meaning of being extremely scared, "frightens" is a very common and appropriate word in this context.
Therefore, based on the meaning and context, "Frightens" is the most appropriate word for blank (1).
Why Other Options are Incorrect
- "Pleases" is incorrect because the person feels scared, not happy or pleased, in the bank.
- "Saddens" is incorrect because the primary emotion described is fear, not sadness.
- While "Terrifies" means extremely scared and is relevant to the overall theme, "Frightens" is also a direct synonym for making someone scared and is a valid choice among the options provided. In this specific blank, "Frightens" fits well to describe the effect of the surroundings.
The complete sentence with the chosen word is: "Everybody and everything that I see there frightens me."
| Option | Meaning | Fit in Context |
|---|---|---|
| Pleases | Makes happy | No |
| Frightens | Makes scared | Yes |
| Saddens | Makes sad | No |
| Terrifies | Makes extremely scared | Yes (but Frightens is also a good fit and given as correct) |
Revision Table: Understanding Vocabulary in Context
| Word | Basic Definition | Contextual Meaning (in the passage) |
|---|---|---|
| Scared | Feeling fear; frightened | The state of feeling afraid when entering a bank. |
| Frightens | Causes fear in (someone) | How everything in the bank makes the person feel afraid. |
| Terrifies | Causes extreme fear in (someone); frightens greatly | Used later in the passage to describe the extreme fear caused by the manager. |
Additional Information: Phobias and Anxiety
The passage describes feelings that are similar to symptoms of anxiety or a specific phobia. A phobia is an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. While not explicitly named, the fear of banks could be related to specific anxieties.
- Anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
- Specific Phobia: An intense, irrational fear of a specific object or situation, such as heights (acrophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), or in this case, potentially a fear related to banks, money, or confined spaces within a bank.
Understanding the emotional context helps in selecting words that accurately describe the person's feelings, like "scared," "frightens," and "terrifies."
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