Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence:
The incident was a grim reflection of the bizarre things that go on in the village.
a) Summary
b) Picture
c) Comment
d) portrait

Answer 1

Hint: The italicized word in the question, 'Reflection', is defined as 'an idea about something, especially one that is written down or expressed'. Remember that the meaning of the word we are discussing is with respect to the reference in the sentence.

Complete answer:
Now that we know the meaning and context of the word italicized in the question, we will proceed with analyzing the given four options to us to figure out the one which has the closest meaning.

Option ‘a’, summary means: ‘a brief statement or account of the main points of something.’

Option b, picture, can be defined as, in this context particularly, ‘an impression of something formed from a description.’

Comment, option c, as we know, means ‘a verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction.’

And lastly, portrait, option d, is explained as ‘a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders’

Considering the above explanations, we can easily figure out that option b, the picture is the correct answer as what we can infer from this term means closest to the word in the question.
So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Note:
At times the exact meaning of the option might differ from what is being referred to in the question, in that case, we need to keep in mind the multiplicity of meanings of words.