Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has a blank. Beneath the sentence are five options given. Choose the option that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

A compact crowd, ________ but orderly, was held in place by a lone policeman.

  1. anomalous

  2. clamorous

  3. embryonic

  4. veracious

  5. lumpy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'But' is the key word here. It shows a quality of the crowd that is something opposite to 'orderly'. So, the answer is (2).

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