Question

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate word:
One bad exam result and all her dreams were ______.
A) fled
B) shattered
C) fulfilled
D) floating

Answer 1

Hint: The first half of the given sentence refers to a negative experience. Also, there remains an expectation for something negative to be caused due to the earlier experience. Hence, the blank must be filled with a negative word that relates to exams.

Complete answer:
In the given question we have been given a blank and must fill in the blank with the most suitable word from the given options.
Let us first understand the meaning of the given sentence. The subject’s exam went poorly and that had some effect on the dreams that she had seen. Since the exam went poorly, the effect must have a negative effect.
Now, let us look at the given options and look at which option expresses the meaning discussed above, perfectly.
Option ‘A’, fled, refers to run away, and is incorrect as it does not indicate anything negative.
Option ‘C’, fulfilled, refers to something that came true or got completed, it is incorrect as this is a positive word.
Option ‘D’, floating, refers to being buoyant or suspended on water and is incorrect as this has no relation to the meaning of the given sentence.
Hence, we can see from the above options that option ‘B’, shattered is the correct answer as it is a word with a negative meaning that can mean a break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.

Note:
Place the given words in the context and check which one fits the best if you are unsure about the correct answer. To make this process easier look at the context of the sentence and what the speaker is trying to communicate.