Directions: In the following sentence a word is in brackets. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bracketed word from the four words listed below.

We arrived safely at the (quay) and went ashore

In this sentence context, 'quay' refers to a structure built along the water for loading and unloading ships - essentially a wharf or pier. 'Wharf' correctly captures this meaning of a landing place for boats. A 'peninsula' is land surrounded by water on three sides, 'target' is an object to aim at, and 'island' is land completely surrounded by water.