Select the most appropriate option to collocate with the word ‘ missing’ to fill in the blank.

In the crowd of the Diwali Mela, the child ______ missing.

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AAI ATC Junior Executive 21 Feb 2023 Shift 1 Official Paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is ‘went’.

Key Points

To describe the action of someone becoming absent or lost, we often use the phrase 'went missing'.
The phrase 'went missing' is a standard phrase used when someone or something cannot be found because they have got lost or disappeared.
Therefore, the sentence should read "In the crowd of the Diwali Mela, the child went missing."

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.

Additional Information

'Option 1' (kept) could potentially indicate a continuous activity, but 'kept missing' would suggest an ongoing event or a series of events which does not fit in this context.
'Option 2' (had) and 'Option 4' (got) do not correctly collocate with 'missing' to appropriately describe someone becoming lost or disappearing.