Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best alternative among the four alternatives which completes the sentence with proper meaning.

His speech was so ________ that the audience got ________.

  1. boring, interested

  2. funny, sick

  3. powerful, shocks

  4. hackneyed, bored

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

'That' links the two contrasting phrases in the sentence. Option (4) provides the best combination. The speech was not 'hackneyed' (worn-out, old, trite) but still the audience got bored. Hence, option (4) is the answer.