Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
To explain his design to his visitor, the architect __________ a simple plan on the blackboard.

• A. designed
• B. sketched
• C. built
• D. constructed

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

sketched

Option B: 'Sketched' means 'make a rough drawing of'. The word completes the sentence in meaning: the architect made a rough drawing, a simple plan of his design. Hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'Designed' means 'planned and conceived in detail or for a specific purpose'. The design has already been made, so this word is not so suitable to use again.

Option C: 'Built' means 'construct by putting parts together'.

Option D: 'Constructed' means 'make or form'.

These words cannot be drawn on "the blackboard". Hence options A, C and D are wrong.