Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The ancient people generally represented gold with a solar symbol thinking that it resembled the sun.
A. Derived from
B. Introduced
C. Reflected
D. Symbolized
E. Looked like

Answer 1

Hint: In this question we need to look for the synonym of the given word ‘resembled’. Let us first understand what synonyms mean – Two words with a nearly common meaning or same meaning words are called synonyms.

Complete answer:
The word resemble means: looked like someone, similar to each other, look like, be like, etc.
Now let’s examine and understand the given option above.

> Derived from: the word derived from means: to come from something, to get something from something, something which is taken from somewhere, etc. As this word is not defining the sentence appropriately so it can’t be an appropriate option.
Synonym: acquire, get, taken, obtain, gain, etc.

> Introduced: the word introduced means: an introduction in which people share their name and where are they from? Take something to a place for the first time, etc. As this word has different meaning so it can’t be an appropriate option.
Synonym: present, initiate, launch, etc.

> Reflected: the word reflected means: when light gets scattered from water or mirrors and we see the same image in that, likeness, etc. As this word has different meaning so it can’t be an appropriate option.
Synonym: throwback, give back, send back, consider, etc.

> Symbolized: the word symbolized means: to represent something, be a sign of, indicate, etc. As this word also has different meaning so it can’t be an appropriate option.
Synonym: be a symbol of, imply, express, etc.

> Looked like: Here the word looked like has the same meaning “resembled something, looked like someone, similar to each other, be like, etc”. As it is related and defines the sentence in the most appropriate way.

Hence, the correct answer is option (E).

Note: For choosing the correct option knowing actual meaning is necessary of the given question because synonym is something which defines the word having the same meaning. Try to identify the meaning of the word and evaluate whether it has a positive negative or neutral connotation.