Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that fills in the blanks most suitably (in the same order).

It came like a ________ from the blue, the phone call ________ Indira Gandhi had been ________ dead.

  1. thunder, informing, dropped

  2. jolt, flashing, shot

  3. shock, whispering, declared

  4. bolt, saying, shot

  5. news, that, shot

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Bolt from the blue' is an idiom commonly used to denote a sudden, unforeseen occurrence. This marks (4) as correct answer. 

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