Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
The word "Ominous" means _________.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
The word "Ominous" means _________.
The correct option is A Bad omen
The correct answer is Option A.
We are to choose the correct meaning of the word 'ominous' from the given options.
The word is used in the sentence, 'Their door... the trapped family faced an ominous future'.
'Ominous' means giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.
Option B: UNPREDICTABLE means changeable or random. The outcome of an unpredictable event can be good or bad. In the given sentence we know that the outcome is bad. This can be induced from the context of the passage. Hence this is not the correct answer.
Option C: BRIGHT is incorrect because the future of the family is not cheerful in the given passage.
Option D: UNKNOWN means 'not known'. In the given passage it is clearly suggested that the situation is bad and the outcome of the event is known.
Hence Options B,C and D are incorrect.
Option D: BAD OMEN foretells a bad event. In the given passage the flood is the indication or foretelling of the family's bad future.
Hence Option D is the correct answer.
The correct answer is Option A.
We are to choose the correct meaning of the word 'ominous' from the given options.
The word is used in the sentence, 'Their door... the trapped family faced an ominous future'.
'Ominous' means giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.
Option B: UNPREDICTABLE means changeable or random. The outcome of an unpredictable event can be good or bad. In the given sentence we know that the outcome is bad. This can be induced from the context of the passage. Hence this is not the correct answer.
Option C: BRIGHT is incorrect because the future of the family is not cheerful in the given passage.
Option D: UNKNOWN means 'not known'. In the given passage it is clearly suggested that the situation is bad and the outcome of the event is known.
Hence Options B,C and D are incorrect.
Option D: BAD OMEN foretells a bad event. In the given passage the flood is the indication or foretelling of the family's bad future.
Hence Option D is the correct answer.
