Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The teacher ______ the boy’s comic which he was reading during the Mathematics period.
A) possessed
B) procured
C) abandoned
D) seized

Answer 1

Hint:First we must know the meanings of all the options. Choose the option which will be grammatically correct. Also we must see that the selected option will make the sentence meaningful.

Complete step-by-step answer:
 Let’s understand first actual meaning of the given option above:
Possessed: the word ‘possessed’ means to have, belongs to, or own something. This option is incorrect for the given sentence because the comic book belongs to the boy it does not belong to the teacher.
Procured: the word ‘procured’ means to get something by care and effort. This option is not correct for the given sentence because the teacher took that comic forcibly.
Abandoned: the word ‘abandoned’ means to leave something forever or desert. This option is not correct for the given sentence because the teacher took it away but not forever.
Seized: The word seized means to take something suddenly, firmly, forcefully, etc. Hence this option is absolutely appropriate for the given sentence.
So the correct answer will be option [D].

Note:Knowing the actual meaning of the given option is necessary or else our sentence can be grammatically incorrect. In order to get an appropriate answer, study of vocabulary is required.
To understand such questions the study of different kinds of sentences are required.