Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.

It is imperative that you deliver the merchandise on the arranged date; otherwise we will refuse to pay for your service.
a. Mandatory
b. Suggested
c. Hoped
d. Intended
e. Recommended

Answer 1

Hint: If you do not know the exact meaning of the underlined word, you can translate the sentence in your mother tongue with the blank intact, and you will get a rough idea about it.

Complete answer:
Imperative is explained as something which is very crucial and of vital importance and is obvious and mutually understood.

Option a is the correct answer because mandatory means are compulsory or involuntary. Not doing a mandatory task will lead to a certain set of consequences, as the statement in the question meant.

Option b, ‘Suggested’ means to put forward some kind of consideration, it is an option for the one getting the suggestion to use it or not, hence it cannot be a synonym of the term imperative.

Option c, Hoped, is explained by ‘to want something to happen’ this word has no correlation with the term in question, hence it is the incorrect option.

Intended means something which has been planned or meant to happen, this word too, is not the synonym of Imperative and therefore is the wrong answer.
Recommended is a synonym of the word suggested, so it is a wrong answer.

Note: Always read all the options very carefully before narrowing down to one option. Sometimes certain words seem to be the correct synonym of the given word but the further options might have a word which are even more closely associated.