Question 5

The author has _____ his composition to the best of his _; yet listen to it with a sympathetic _, O _______ souls, and judge it.
The option that best fills the blanks in the above sentence would be:

Solution

1st blank can be filled either by polished or refined as honed is used for "sharpen".

2nd blank can be filled by something which a personal trait or an ability. Therefore, ingenuity and intellect deemed a good fit.

For 3rd blank, a sympathetic heart is better than a sympathetic mind.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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