Fill in the blank with ONE WORD only : The………………

Class 10th English, Question Paper 2023:Fill in the blank with ONE WORD only : The narrator's___________comes through clearly when he sees the compass turning round and round.

These are the options for the question :Fill in the blank with ONE WORD only :
The narrator’s___________comes through clearly
when he sees the compass turning round and round.

The correct answer is -panic