Question

Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words.
We carried on the search for the missing person.
a) Delayed
b) Reconsidered
c) Broke up
d) Called off

Answer 1

Hint: The above sentence means to continue the process of the search for the missing person. For eg. Instead of being fainted several times, he carried on with his journey.

Complete answer:
 The given sentence conveys that the missing person's search was continuously done and the word opposite to carried on is called off. For eg. Looking forward to the assignment, he immediately called off for it and moved to another class within a few minutes.
Now, let us find the correct option while looking at it clearly:
Option 'a' delayed means to make something/somebody slow or late. For eg. The class teacher was delayed for several hours due to his bad health.
Option 'b' reconsidered means to think again about something carefully especially because you may want to change your mind. For eg. Mother reconsidered the son whether he wanted to go to attend the marriage or not.
Option 'c' broken up means to separate or be separated in pieces. For eg. The river ice was finally broken up in pieces due to a large amount of heat coming out from the sun.
Option 'd' called off means to give upon something. For eg., There may be the need to placate his father had spawned the decision to call off the divorce.
Looking at the options and their meaning clearly we came to the point option 'd' is the correct answer. So the opposite of the word “carried on” is “called off”.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. Don't confuse between 'broken up' and 'called off'. They both have different meanings.