Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The boy scouts took a long hike on their first morning at the camp, which exhausted all of them.
a. Horseback ride
b. Walk
c. Bicycle ride
d. Swim
e. Jog

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are words that we use to prevent repeated use of a single word in a sentence. The underline term indicates a walking tour.

Complete answer: The given term ‘hike’ is used to refer to a long walk or trek that we usually do while in a camp on a hillside. Synonyms are the words that have the same meaning with another word.
In option a, we are given ‘horseback ride’ which seemingly cannot be the right synonym for ‘hike.’ Horse-riding or show-jumping are the commonly used synonyms to it.
Walk in option b is the correct answer. As discussed, ‘hike’ refers to a long walk, especially across a mountain or country, and hence ‘walk’ becomes right.
Option c is wrong. ‘Bicycle ride’ indicates riding a bike or a bicycle and not walking by foot.
Option d is wrong as ‘swim’ describes propelling the body through water by using hands and feet.
Similarly, option e is also wrong because ‘jog’ refers to running at a gentle and steady rate, particularly on a regular basis, as a physical exercise.

Note: Hike also indicates the sudden increase or rise in something, particularly the price rate. As a verb, it means to pull or lift up something.