Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicised part of the sentence.

The art movie I watched this evening has put me in a pensive mood.

• A. cheerful
• B. reflective
• C. confused
• D. depressed

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

reflective

Pensive means engaging or involving deep or serious thoughts.

Option B is the correct answer because “reflective” means relating to or characterized by deep thought; thoughtful. hence it is the correct answer.

Option A is incorrect because “cheerful” means being happy and gleeful which is not related to the given word.

Option C is incorrect because “confused” means being in a state of dilemma or confusion which is not the meaning of the given word.

Option D is incorrect because “depressed” means being upset about something, it is not the correct meaning of the word given.