Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The ingenuous appearance of the young sales manager belied his _________ negotiating skills, so that buyers were often floored by his _______________.

  1. sharp, approach

  2. innovative, ingenuity

  3. keen, debonairness

  4. clever, failures

  5. canny, acumen

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The ingenuous or innocent appearance belies the (opposite of innocent) skills so that the buyers get deceived. A close study of all the options makes option (5) the best.