Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate word:
The cartel fired _______ at the rivals after the negotiations went south.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → pellets
Pellets are small hard balls, especially small pieces of metal shot from a gun. A cartel (a criminal gang) "fired pellets" at its rivals; nothing else in the options can be fired.
Complete sentence: The cartel fired pellets at the rivals after the negotiations went south.
Example: The farmer's air gun fires tiny pellets.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: petals — Incorrect. Petals are the coloured parts of a flower.
Example: Rose petals were scattered on the floor.
Option 2: palates — Incorrect. The palate is the roof of the mouth, or a person's sense of taste.
Example: The spicy curry suited their palates.
Option 3: palettes — Incorrect. A palette is a board on which an artist mixes colours, or a range of colours. (Palette and palate sound alike: a palate is part of the mouth; a palette holds paint.)
Example: The art students cleaned their palettes after class.