IPMAT Rohtak 2020
VA
Reading Comprehension
Easy
One spring, while visiting in the little village among the High Mountains where her ancestors had dwelt for _____ my Aunt kindled the callow fancy of my uncle, Howard Carpenter, then an idle, shiftless boy of twenty-one.
What is the meaning of the word shiftless as it is used in the passage?
What is the meaning of the word shiftless as it is used in the passage?
✅ Correct Option: 3
Shiftless means lazy and unwilling to work. The word "idle" just before also suggests the same or someone who has nothing to do. Hence, Option 3 is the answer.Amiable - Means to have a pleasant and friendly manner. Ruthless - Means to be savage and brutal. Carefree - Means to have nothing to worry about. There is a difference between "having nothing to do" and "not willing to do anything," hence it doesn't fit to be the answer.