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.