Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The weather forecast said it would rain but it looks as if it’s going to _______ fine.
a) turn down
b) turn into
c) turn out
d) turn over
d) turn up

Answer 1

Hint: All of these options have completely different meanings. Understand their meanings. This will lead you to the correct answer because the meaning that the sentence requires is ‘everything is going to be fine’.

Complete answer:
The given sentence is describing a weather forecast in the first part. It says that the weather forecast said that it would rain. However, the latter part of the sentence says that it looks as if it will be just fine. So, we are looking for a phrase that fits into the context of this sentence and more or less means ‘end’ or ‘be’.

Now, we know exactly what we are looking for. Let’s look at the available options-

a) turn down - The phrase ‘turn down’ refers to ‘reject something offered or proposed’. This makes no sense with the context of the given sentence and it does not fit into the given sentence at all. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) turn into - The phrase ‘turn into’ refers to ‘be transformed into or become a particular kind of thing or person’. This makes no sense with the context of the given sentence and it does not fit into the given sentence at all. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) turn out - The phrase ‘turn out’ refers to ‘prove to be the case'. This makes sense with the context of the given sentence and it fits perfectly into the given sentence. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
d) turn over - The phrase ‘turn over’ refers to ‘change the position of one's body when lying down so that one is facing in the opposite direction'. This makes no sense with the context of the given sentence and it does not fit into the given sentence at all. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
e) turn up - The phrase ‘turn up’ refers to ‘be found, especially by chance, after being lost’. This makes no sense with the context of the given sentence and it does not fit into the given sentence at all. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note:
Try to look for certain pointer words. They will help you understand which option you are looking for. Then, go through the given options, and choose the most appropriate option accordingly.