Question

Fill in the blank with the best possible option:
The test was ____ difficult for me. I'm worried.

• A. so
• B. too
• C. much
• D. very

Answer 1

The correct option is B too

We often confuse the two adverbs- 'very' and 'too'. Both these words sit before adjectives or adverbs and consequently modify them. However, “very” does not have a negative meaning, while “too” does. So, if I say the test was 'very' difficult, it can be assumed that the test was challenging, but I still managed to do it. In contrast, if I say, the test was 'too' difficult, it feels that I'm worried that I may fail. So, in this case Option B is correct and Option D is wrong.

Options A is incorrect as 'so' usually completes itself with a subordinate clause structure beginning with 'that'.

Option C is incorrect as 'much' doesn't fit into this context properly.