Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence:
The incident affected him so much that he could not forget it for several days.

• A. upset
• B. changed
• C. influenced
• D. controlled

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

influenced

Option C: 'Affected' means 'influenced or touched by an external factor'.

'Influenced' means 'to affect or change how someone behaves or thinks'.

This word means the same as the given italicized word. Hence option C is correct.

Option A: 'Upset' means 'make someone unhappy or disappointed'.

Option B: 'Changed' means 'make or become different'.

Option D: 'Controlled' means 'limit someone's actions or behaviour'.

These words do not mean the same as the given word 'affected'.

So, options A, B and D are wrong.