Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
He purchased some antique furniture, paintings and statues and shipped them to America.
a. Picked out
b. Exchanged
c. Sold
d. Bought
e. Mended

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a word that means the same as the given word. The given word is ‘purchased’, which means to have bought something in exchange of currency. One must look for words synonymous to the given word, for the correct answer.

Correct solution: Option a, ‘picked out’ means chosen and it is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘a’ is an incorrect option.
Option b, ‘exchanged’, means to be a part of a barter system, which is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘b’ is an incorrect option.
Option c, ‘sold’, means to give something to someone in exchange for money, which has no relation to the given word and its context, hence option c is an incorrect option.
Option d, ‘bought’, means to buy, which is synonymous to the given word, hence is the correct choice.
Option e, ‘mended’, means repaired, which is irrelevant to the given word and hence is an incorrect choice. Option ‘d’ is the correct choice.

Note: Here, one must very clearly know the meanings of the words given in the options as well as the sentence.