Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The girl ran into the house to get some ______ of bread, cold potatoes and other such morsels as were suitable for the fowls.

crumbs

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is crumbs.

The sentence is about the girl getting some crumbs of bread, cold potatoes, and other such morsels as were suitable for the fowls. The word "crumbs" is the most appropriate word to use because it accurately describes small pieces of food that are left over after a meal.

The other options are not as appropriate.

• Heaps are large piles of something. It does not make sense in this context, because the girl is not getting heaps of food for the fowls.
• Shells are the hard outer coverings of certain animals or plants. It does not make sense in this context, because the girl is not getting shells for the fowls.
• Bars are long, narrow pieces of something. It does not make sense in this context, because the girl is not getting bars of food for the fowls.