Question

Choose the correct synonym of the following word or phrase.
That band plays some excellent tunes, you know.
a) Serious
b) Showy
c) Sick
d) frivolous

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have a similar meaning, context, or definition to the given word. Excellent is an adjective that means outstanding or extremely good.

Complete answer:
Now that we know what the word which is underlined in the question means, we can find out which word from the options has a similar meaning to it, for this, we shall check all the given four alternatives one by one.
Option ‘a’, serious, an adjective, means ‘solemn or thoughtful in character or manner.’
The second option, showy means ‘having a striking appearance or style, typically by being excessively bright, colorful, or ostentatious.’
Next, sick, option c, is defined as ‘intensely annoyed with or bored by (someone or something) as a result of having had too much of them.’
And lastly, option d, frivolous means ‘not having any serious purpose or value.’
Now that we have analyzed and understood all the options, we can clearly figure out that option ‘a’, ‘serious’, is the most relevant term which can be used to substitute or understand the underlined word in the question. Although the exact meanings do not match, yet with reference to the context of the given sentence, option ‘a’ is the only right answer.

Note:
At times we can not go on by simply interpreting the direct dictionary meaning of the words given, for instance, the third option has multiple meanings and the one used by us here is not very usual.