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In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Listening plays (1) ______ role in the interactive process of business transactions. It enables a person to gather proper and (2) ______ information so that he can understand the matter with clarity. For this, he should have a positive attitude towards the speaker and the (3) ______. He should also (4) ______ on what is being spoken and then evaluate it with reference to the (5) ______.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

A

a paltry

B

a trivial

C

a significant

D

an abundant

Solution

option C significant is​​​​​ the right answer here which means important.

other optionsoptions

  • paltry- too small, or insignificant.
  • trivial- very small.
  • ​​​​​​​abundant- large in quantity or amount.