Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
Mrs. Dylan’s sole objective is to open a small bakery, where she will bake and sell homemade cakes, cookies and pies.
a. Only
b. Principle
c. Important
d. Foul
e. Immediate

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a word that means the same as the given word. The given word is ‘sole’, which means alone or only, depending on the context. One must look for word synonymous to the given word, for the correct answer.

Correct solution: Option a, ‘only’ means just or alone or at most and it is synonymous to the given word, hence option ‘a’ is the correct option. Option b, ‘principle’, means fact or truth, which is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘b’ is an incorrect option. Option c, ‘important’, means of high priority, which has no relation to the given word and its context, hence option c is an incorrect option. Option d, ‘foul’, means unpleasant or disgusting, which has no meaning in the given context, hence is an incorrect choice. Option e, ‘immediate’, means instantly, which has no relation to the given word and hence is an incorrect choice. Option ‘a’ 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.