Fill in the Blanks: Slush, Sludge, Sloshing
XAT 2011 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Easy · Vocabulary
Travelling is my hobby. Today in the Himalayas, as I drag my feet through the __________, I cannot but think of the same time last year when I was negotiating the thick _________ of the Ganges delta or for that matter the time I spent with my children __________ about in the waters of the Arabian Sea.
The option that best fills the blanks in the above sentence would be:
- A.
slush, sludge, sloshing
- B.
sludge, slosh, slushing
- C.
slush, slosh, sludging
- D.
slosh, sludge, slushing
- E.
sludge, slush, sloshing
A
Explanation
Slush (snowy mud) fits the Himalayas; sludge (thick mud) fits the delta; sloshing (splashing) fits playing in water.
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