Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The pilot changed direction abruptly, causing great panic in the plane.
A)Anticipated
B)Foreseen
C)Unexpectedly
D)Intended
E)Reasonably

Answer 1

Hint: The meaning of the word given in the question, abruptly, is something that occurs all of a sudden. That is something that happens without a prior warning or planning.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 To understand the given question we need to first understand the meaning of the underlined word. Abruptly meaning something done suddenly, without any warning.
Now let us take a look at the options given.
Option ‘A’, anticipated, refers to something that is expected to happen.
Option ‘B’, foreseen, refers to something that someone was aware of before.
Option ‘C’, unexpectedly means something that was not regarded as likely to happen.
Option ‘D’, intended refers to something that was done intentionally.
Option ‘E’, reasonably refers to something that is done after a lot of thought and in good judgment.
From the above options, we can see that options ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘D’ and ‘E’ are incorrect as they do not have a meaning that is similar to the given word.
Hence, the correct answer to the given question is option ‘C’, unexpectedly as its meaning is similar to that of the given word and therefore the synonym.

Note: If you are unsure regarding the meanings of the given words, use eliminated method, and remove the words that you think are least likely to be correct.