Question

Read the sentence and complete using the appropriate option:
Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger __________
a)We could detect that he was very happy.
b)He failed to give us an impression of his agony.
c)He succeeded in camouflaging his emotions.
d)He could succeed in doing it easily.
e)People came to know that he was annoyed.

Answer 1

Hint: The sentence is trying to convey a meaning that despite best efforts the emotions could not be hidden.

Complete step by step answer:
The sentence is trying to convey a meaning that attempt was being made to hide something but could not succeed. So, it can be completed as follows: Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger people came to know that he was annoyed. Hence, option e is the correct option.

Option a is incorrect because the phrase in the option will make parts of the sentence contradict themselves. The parts ‘despite his best efforts to conceal his anger’ and ‘we could detect that he was very happy’ are contradictory as the second part means that the person has succeeded in concealing which is conflicting with the word ‘despite’. Option b is incorrect because the phrase ‘he failed to give us an impression of his agony’ is also contradictory as it means that the person was trying to give the impression of his emotion but failed.

Similarly, option c is incorrect as the phrase in the option means that the person succeeded which is contradictory to the meaning of the word ‘despite’. Option d is incorrect as the phrase has the same meaning as in option c.

Note: Avoid options that make the sentence sound contradictory.