Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
The consensus among her family members was that she ought to get married.
A. Agreement
B. Survey
C. Statistics
D. Prohibition

Answer 1

Hint: The word stuffed ought to be grammatically correct. Ensure that the word opted should be synonym (same in meaning) and is acceptable for that specific sentence. Continually build meanings of the sentences then select the right one.

Complete answer:
Option A) Agreement: - “The agreement among her family members was that she ought to get married.” As the synonym of the word ‘agreement’ is ‘consensus’. So, it is grammatically correct when used here because the meaning of agreement is similar to the meaning of consensus.
Option B) Survey: - “The survey among her family members was that she ought to get married.” As the synonym of the word ‘survey’ is ‘observe’. So, it is grammatically incorrect when used here.
Option C) Statistics: - “The statistics among her family members was that she ought to get married.” As the synonym of the word ‘statistics’ is ‘data’. So, it is grammatically incorrect when used here.
Option D) Prohibition: - “The prohibition among her family members was that she ought to get married.” As the synonym of the word ‘prohibition’ is ‘banning’. So, it is grammatically incorrect when used here.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:The word or phrases which means exactly same as the other one, known as synonyms. In other words, we can say the word which is similar to the other one is called synonym of that word. Some other Synonyms of the given words are: -
Agreement – harmony, oneness.
Survey – lookover, view.
Statistics – figures, census.
Prohibition – forbidding, barring.