Question
Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence below?
She enjoyed herself immensely at the party.
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- C
- From
- Official GATE 2015 answer key
Solution
Match the meaning of the intensive adverb 'immensely' and positive verb 'enjoyed'.
The sentence states: She enjoyed herself immensely at the party.
- 'Enjoyed herself immensely' means having a very enjoyable, great, or wonderful experience.
- 'Terrific' means extremely good or excellent ('had a terrific time').
- 'Terrible' and 'horrible' denote unpleasant experiences (antonyms).
- 'Terrifying' means frightening or alarming.
Thus, 'She had a terrific time at the party' is the closest in meaning (option C).
Final answer
C
Common trap
Confusing 'terrific' (extremely good) with 'terrible' or 'terrifying' (frightening).
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2015 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS) Session 1
- Question
- 2 of 65, printed as GA Q.2
- Section
- General Aptitude
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