Question

Choose the correct synonym of the following word or phrase.

I’ll be there in just a few seconds.
A. Tick
B. Tale
C. Tea
D. Tail

Answer 1

Hint:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example, the synonym of happiness is content and joyful.
We must find the meaning of a few seconds and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.

Complete answer:
Option A) Tick – It is the correct answer because the meaning of Tick is making regular short, sharp sounds, typically one for every second of time that passes. The meaning of this word is similar to that of a few seconds. Hence option A is correct.

Option B) Tale – It is not the correct option because the meaning of Tale is a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted. This is not similar to the meaning of the given word. Hence option B is incorrect.

Option C) Tea – It is not the correct option because the meaning of Tea is a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water. This is not related to the given word. Thus, option C is incorrect.

Option D) Tail – It is not the correct option because the meaning of Tail is the hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect. This is not related to the given word. Thus, option D is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘A’.

Note: Keep in mind to read the question correctly and do not mark the antonym instead of synonym. Antonyms are opposite in meanings. An antonym of a few seconds is an aged lifetime. All the options are plausible distractions so one must carefully understand the meaning of all options.