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Read the passage and answer Questions 21 to 25. On, on, on, over the countless...

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Read the passage and answer Questions 21 to 25.

On, on, on, over the countless miles of angry space roll the long heaving OT angry space roll the long heaving billows. Mountains and caves are here; for what is now the other; then all is but a boiling heap of rushing water. Pursuit, and flight and mad return of and savage struggle, ending up in a spouting up of foam that whitens the black night; incessant change of place and form and hue; constancy in nothing but eternal strife.

On, on, on, they roll and darker grows the night: and louder howls the wind and more clamorous and fierce become the million voices in the sea, when the wild cry goes forth upon the storm, "A ship!"

The most suitable title for the passage is ________

  • A. A Savage Struggle at Night
  • B. At Sea on a Stormy Night.
  • C. The Long Heaving Waves
  • D. The Million Voices in the Sea
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Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

The most suitable title for the passage is "B. At Sea on a Stormy Night." The passage vividly describes a tumultuous scene at sea during a stormy night. It mentions the rolling waves, mountains, caves, the constant change in the environment, the howling wind, and the clamorous voices in the sea when a ship is spotted. This conveys the setting of a stormy night at sea, making option B the most fitting title that captures the essence of the passage.


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