Question

Choose the correct synonym of the following word:
I am exhausted after working at nights and studying by day.
a) Maxed out
b) marbled
c) made
d) wet

Answer 1

Hint: A synonym is a word that has a meaning similar to another word. If A is a synonym of B, A has a meaning which is similar to the meaning of word B. The word exhausted means to be tired. We have to find out a word from the options which means “tired”.

Complete answer:
 Let us look at the given options.
Maxed out- Option a is “maxed out”. It means to be at one’s limit. When someone or something cannot be improved beyond a certain level, they are said to be “maxed out”. So using it in the given sentence, it means that I am at my limit after working during the night and studying during the day. I cannot push myself to work further than this. This is the best I can do.
Marbled- Option b is “marbled” which means to have the appearance of a marble, that is, having those streaks and lines which you see on a marble. It is not related to being tired/exhausted/being at a limit because of working.
Made- Option c is “made”. It is the past tense of “make”. To make something means to create something. I made a pizza for my brother’s birthday party. The meaning of the word cannot be the synonym of “exhausted”.
Wet- Option d is “wet”. To be wet means to be covered in water. She got wet in the rain because she forgot to carry her umbrella. When your clothes are wet, it means it has water in it. Getting wet has no relation to getting exhausted.
From the explanation of the options, it can be understood that option a is the correct answer.

Note:
If you are confused about a meaning, use the word in the given sentence in place of the word whose synonym you have to find and see if the sentence makes sense. Synonyms can be read from a book called the thesaurus.