Direction: Choose the correct option:

The paper and the poker are abandoned, and chairs are drawn towards the ______ -covered table.

The correct answer is- 'baize.'

Key Points 

• "Beys", "Baize" and "bays" are three words that are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and mean two different things therefore, they are homophones.
• This means that they sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
• Let us see the meanings of the words:
  • Base: the lowest part of something, especially the part on which it stands or at which it is fixed or connected to something. (किसी वस्‍तु आदि का आधार, नींव; पेंदा, तल)
  • Beys: the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire. (ओटोमन साम्राज्य में एक जिले या प्रांत का राज्यपाल)
  • Baize: a coarse, typically green woollen material resembling felt, used for covering billiard and card tables. (बिलियर्ड और कार्ड टेबल को कवर करने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला एक मोटा, आमतौर पर हरे रंग की ऊनी सामग्री जैसा महसूस होता है)
  • Bays: a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards. (समुद्र का एक चौड़ा प्रवेश द्वार जहाँ भूमि अंदर की ओर झुकती है)
• The given sentence talks about the thing used for covering the table.
• The option "baize" is correct in this context.
• So, the correct answer is Option 3.
   

Correct sentence: The paper and the poker are abandoned, and chairs are drawn towards the baize-covered table.