Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/verb phrase from the given options and fill blank (viii).

Honesty (i) __________ truthfulness in word and deed. (ii) ________ honest man always says what he really (iii) _____. He hates (iv) _____ a lie. He always means what he says. He is frank. If he likes or dislikes anything, he says (v) ________ plainly. He prefers to be put to (vi) ________ rather than say what he believes to be (vii) _____. He is true to (viii) _____ word. He never backs out of his promise.

  1. his

  2. her

  3. himself

  4. their

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Explanation

The passage consistently refers to 'an honest man' using masculine pronouns: 'what he really', 'He hates', 'He always', 'If he'. To maintain grammatical consistency, blank (viii) requires 'his' as the possessive adjective. 'Her' (feminine), 'himself' (reflexive), and 'their' (plural/neutral) would break the established pronoun agreement.