Question

Choose the most appropriate option from those given to complete the given paragraph: Modesty is a universal phenomenon. It can be defined as proper behaviour acceptable to a society in terms of dressing, speaking, and etiquette. Failure to follow these norms is considered shameful behaviour. Different people and cultures have different standards of modesty, ___

• A. this proves that modesty is not inborn.
• B. many more examples can be put forward.
• C. and this is reflected in the way they dress themselves.
• D. even before the invention of clothes.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept:

• In paragraph completion, the missing part must logically continue the idea of the sentence right before the blank, not introduce a completely new topic.
• The passage already links modesty to dressing, speaking and etiquette, so the completion should connect back to a theme already discussed, ideally dressing.
• Reject options that repeat unrelated earlier claims or introduce ideas never mentioned in the paragraph.

Step 1: Reread the sentence just before the blank.
'Different people and cultures have different standards of modesty, ___' needs a continuation showing how this difference actually shows up.

Step 2: Recall the passage's focus.
The passage opens by defining modesty in terms of dressing, speaking and etiquette, so the natural continuation should return to this dressing theme.

Step 3: Check each option against this connection.
'this proves that modesty is not inborn' introduces an unsupported new claim.
'many more examples can be put forward' is vague and adds no real content.
'even before the invention of clothes' contradicts the passage's focus on dressing standards.
'and this is reflected in the way they dress themselves' directly continues the modesty-and-dressing theme already established.

Final Answer: and this is reflected in the way they dress themselves.