Question

Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence.
Because Sarah had slept very badly she was absolutely _____.
a) sleepy
b) exhausted
c) tricky
d) tiring

Answer 1

Hint:An adjective is a word that expresses an attribute of something. It is the word class that qualifies nouns.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the adjectives given to us in the options correctly describe a person who has not had sound sleep.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'sleepy', is defined as someone who is ‘ready to fall asleep’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as the sentence does not describe a person low in energy.
Option (b.), ‘exhausted', is defined as someone who is ‘drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted’.Therefore, option (b.) is correct as it correctly describes a person low in energy.
Option (c.), ‘tricky', is defined as someone who is ‘having concealed difficulty’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as the sentence does not describe a person low in energy.
Option (d.), ‘tiring', is defined as something which is ‘producing exhaustion’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as the sentence does not describe a person low in energy.

Note:
In this type of question, logic is needed. The student will have to recall that sleep allows a person to rejuvenate themselves, and recharge themselves with energy. Therefore, we reach the conclusion that a person who did not sleep well would be low in energy.