Question

Choose the option that has a similar meaning to 'survive' as used in the second paragraph.

• A. To pull it off
• B. To live
• C. To persist
• D. To win

Answer 1

The correct option is C To persist

The word, 'survive' means 'continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship'. 'Persist' means 'continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition'. As the two words mean the same, option C is the correct answer.

The phrase, 'to pull something off' means, 'succeed in achieving or winning something difficult'. It could be success achieved in a day-to-day activity as well. However, it does not mean the same as the phrase, 'to survive'. The words, 'to live' and 'to win' also do not mean the same as 'to survive'. Hence, options A, B and D are incorrect.