Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate compound word:
If you __________ me on the latest news, I can then tell you what to do.

• A. update
• B. upgrade
• C. upkeep
• D. upward

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

update

Compound words are words formed by combining two words together into a new word itself; one which often has its own separate meaning. In this case, the word 'update' means to change something / convey something to reflect its current, new state or development; thus the correct answer is Option A). All the remaining options do not appropriately fit into the rest of the sentence. A clue here is the word 'latest', as one always looks for the most recent news.