Synonyms Questions and Answers

Answer: A

It is similarity.

An analogy is a comparison based on a likeness between two things. Distinction is its opposite - marking the difference rather than the resemblance.

Answer: D

It is monologue.

A soliloquy is a speech made by a character alone on stage, thinking aloud, from the Latin for speaking alone. Hamlet's is the best known.

Answer: B

It is theoretical.

Hypothetical means assumed for the sake of argument rather than known to be so. Magical and two-faced are unrelated.

Answer: B

The synonym of 'fragile' that fits is 'delicate'. Fragile means easily broken or damaged, and delicate carries the same sense, so an emotionally delicate state is a state of being easily hurt after her husband's death. 'Healthy' means the opposite in this setting, and 'rigid' and 'firm' mean stiff or steady, so they are opposites of fragile, not synonyms.

Answer: A

The synonym of 'gullible' is 'naive'. A gullible person is easily deceived or too ready to believe, and a naive person is trusting and inexperienced, so shopkeepers can sell overpriced souvenirs to naive tourists. 'Perceptive' and 'knowledgeable' describe people who notice things or know much, so they are opposites of gullible, and 'sensitive' means easily affected by feelings, not easily deceived.

Answer: D

The synonym of 'fractious' is 'irritable'. Fractious describes a person who is easily annoyed or cross, especially a child that complains and is hard to manage, and a tired child such as Kavya becomes irritable. 'Happy', 'patient' and 'excited' describe calm or cheerful states, so they are opposite to or unrelated to fractious.

Answer: A

The synonym of 'glad' that completes the sentence is 'happy'. 'I am glad that you are happy' reads naturally, and 'happy' has the same sense of being pleased. 'Pleasing' describes what gives pleasure, not a person's feeling, 'joyous' is a stronger word and is not the keyed choice, and 'laugh' is a verb or noun and cannot follow 'you are'. So 'happy' is correct.

Answer: B

The key gives 'fair'. 'Honest and fair' is a common pairing of character traits, and 'fair' is a synonym of 'honest' in the sense of acting justly. 'Unfair' is the opposite of the sense wanted, 'truthfulness' is a noun that does not fit with 'honest' as an adjective in the sentence, and 'truly' is an adverb that cannot take the place of a trait. So 'fair' is the choice that fits.

Honest and fair is a pair of adjectives, so the blank needs an adjective in parallel with honest. Truthfulness is a noun and repeats the sense of honest.

Answer: A

The phrase 'the highest point' means the top or peak, and the word for the highest point reached by a person or a thing is the zenith. 'Horizon' is the line where the earth and sky seem to meet, 'nadir' is the lowest point, which is the opposite, and 'paradise' means a place of perfect happiness. Only zenith can replace the italicised phrase and keep the sense. The answer is zenith, option A.

Answer: D

Headstrong is the synonym of wilful. A wilful person is determined to do what he or she wants, even against advice, which is what headstrong means. Willing means ready to do something, hopeful means expecting something good, and light-headed means dizzy or frivolous, so none of these matches wilful. Wilful means deliberately determined to have one's own way, even in spite of advice or authority. Headstrong has the same sense of being obstinate and self-willed, while willing means ready and cooperative, which is almost the opposite.