Question

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given:
My sister and Ankita are totally opposite to each other. Ankita is always pessimistic and my sister is always ___________.
A) Introvert
B) Stupid
C) Optimistic
D) Reserved

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word 'antonym' are the words 'anti' meaning 'against' or 'opposite' and 'onym' meaning 'name’. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of word pessimistic is ‘tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word pessimistic.

Option A) Introvert - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of introvert is ‘someone who is shy, quiet, and prefers to spend time alone rather than anybody else’ and this is not antonym of the word pessimistic. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Stupid - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of stupid is ‘having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense or unintelligent or mindless or brainless’ and this is not antonym of the word pessimistic. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Optimistic – is the correct answer because the meaning of energetic is ‘showing or involving great activity or vitality or active or dynamic or lively’ and this is the antonym of the word indolent as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option D) Reserved - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of reserved is ‘slow to reveal emotion or opinions or formal or unsociable or introvert’ and this is not antonym of the word pessimistic. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note: In this particular question, it is given in the sentence that the sister and Ankita are opposites of each other. Ankita is always pessimistic and the sister is the opposite of pessimistic. The opposite of pessimistic is optimistic. Thus, the correct answer is Option C- OPTIMISTIC. The remaining options are incorrect because they are not opposites of pessimistic.