Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
To perfect the book, the writer, the artist and the editor cooperated.
a. Kept in touch
b. Worked in their offices
c. Came together
d. Studied methods
e. Collaborated

Answer 1

Hint: Cooperated can be defined as working with someone in order to help them out.

Complete answer:
Synonyms are words that have the same meaning as a given word. Generally, words in the English language have many synonyms bearing similar meanings. A thesaurus is a book that contains all these synonyms in one place.
Let us look at some examples of synonyms. Spectacular is a word that means to be striking and eye catching. Fantastic is another word that can be used to describe this same meaning in one word.
In our question, we have been given the word ‘cooperated’. Cooperated means to have worked jointly towards the same end. Now, that we know what the word means, we must find a word that means the same thing as cooperated.

For this purpose, we shall consider the options given above.
Option ‘a’ kept in touch means to have maintained contact.
Option ‘b’ worked in their offices means to have worked with the person in question.
Option ‘c’ came together means to have formed a group.
Option ‘d’ studied methods means to examine a particular method in great detail.
Option ‘e’ collaborated means to work jointly on an activity or a project.
Out of all the given options, only option ‘e’ means the same thing as cooperated. Therefore, option ‘e’ is the correct answer.

Note: This is a fairly simple question. To solve such types of questions, you must know the meaning of the words listed in your lessons as well as other words that are similar to them. Otherwise, you may make an error.