Choose the correct pair of words to fill in the blanks:
Meena had learnt the long poem by ______, so she ______ quite calm when the teacher asked her to recite it in the assembly.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → rote, seemed
Complete sentence: Meena had learnt the long poem by rote, so she seemed quite calm when the teacher asked her to recite it in the assembly.
| Rote (answer, blank 1) | Seemed (answer, blank 2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | learning something by repeating it again and again, often without understanding it, as in “by rote” | the past tense of “seem”. It means appeared to be |
| Example | Rahul learnt the multiplication tables by rote in Class 2. | The new boy seemed shy on his first day at school. |
The other words in the options:
- Wrote means put words on paper or a screen.
- Seamed means joined by a line of stitches, or marked with lines.