Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The blue-green sheen of the small bird caught my eye. The bird is (1)______ in my backyard. He has a nest (2)______ somewhere behind the back-porch lights and (3)______ lunch with the moles who have made holes (4)______ the backyard lawn. These are not the only (5)______ that call my home their own.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no 5.
- Apeople
- Bbirds
- Ccreatures
- Dpersons
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Since the text refers to both a bird and moles (different types of animals), the collective term creatures is the most accurate word to encapsulate both. "Birds" would exclude the moles, and "people/persons" refers to humans.