Question 21: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 21. The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t reliable at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the far-fetched story he told.
Antonyms – knowledge of vocabulary
That student’s defense was not believable at all. No one in the class believed the unbelievable story he told
=> trustworthy /ˈkredəbl/ (a): believable, believable
Consider the answers:
A. reliable /rɪˈlaɪəbl/ (a): certain, reliable
B. predictable /prɪˈdɪktəbl/ (a): predictable, predictable
C. knowledgeable /ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl/ (a): knowledgeable
D. unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl/ (a): unbelievable, strange, amazing, unbelievable
=> reliable >< unbelievable => The answer is D
Other structures to note:
far-fetched: hard to believe
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