Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
She was fifteen minutes late because she was ___________ by a traffic jam.
a) Bent on
b) Fled
c) Troubled
d) Delayed

Answer 1

Hint:Here in the sentence refers to being late due to traffic jams. Hence we need a synonym for being late. Therefore, find the option that refers to being late.

Complete answer:
 The context of the sentence given above is – that she was late due to traffic jams. So as per the options, we need a synonym for being late. So, to find the correct synonym let us look into the options that we have.
So – Option (a) – bent on, means to be determined towards doing something or towards a course of action. Hence this cannot be used in the sentence.
Option (b) – fled, is the past participle of ‘flee’ meaning to run away from a place of danger or from an event which is dangerous. Hence, is the incorrect option and cannot be used here.
Option (c) – troubled, refers to being disturbed by problems or difficulties in life. This too cannot be used here. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
Option (d) – delayed, means being late or slow. Hence this is the correct solution.
Now, as per the explanation given above the synonym for late is ‘delayed’. Therefore the correct solution is option (d) – delayed.

Note:
 Do not get confused between being late, being determined, running away, and difficulties. These are the options that we have and we need to find the correct option from these four options.