Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word from the options that is synonymous to the underlined word.

I stood petrified as the most enormous dog I have seen came bouncing up to me.

  1. joyous

  2. straight

  3. frightened

  4. surprised

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

Petrified literally means turned to stone, but figuratively means extremely frightened or paralyzed with fear. 'Frightened' is correct in this context of being terrified by the enormous dog.