Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
The inquiry concerning the accident on the highway was handled by the chief of police.

a) Enticement
b) Inquisitiveness
c) Investigation
d) Recording
e) Survey

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a word that means the same as the given word. The given word is ‘inquiry’, which means query or investigation. One must look for words synonymous to the given word, for the correct answer.

Complete answer:

The given word “inquiry” means examination. Option a “enticement” means temptation or bait and it is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘a’ is an incorrect option.
Option b, ‘inquisitiveness’, means eager for knowledge, which is irrelevant to the context of the given word, hence option b is an incorrect option.
Option c, ‘investigation’ means query or inquiry, which is the same in meaning to the given word and its context, hence option c is the correct option.
Option d, recording means a recorded performance, which again is completely irrelevant to the given word, hence is incorrect as well.
Options e, survey, means to observe or to view, which is irrelevant to the given word and hence is an incorrect choice.
So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note: Here, one must know the meanings of the words given in the options as well as the question. A synonym is a word that means the same as the given word, choose from among the options, carefully. Use the process of elimination to make the correct choice.