Let's Recap Synonyms

"Don't take what I said seriously. I was just kidding," he said.

• pretending

• bothering

• joking

• tickling

Answer explanation

Joking is the closest synonym because of narrator was saying something.

Mr Chan looked around alertly as he suspected someone was trailing him.

• hunting

• tracking

• rambling

• following

Answer explanation

Following is the closet synonym due to the context of the sentence. Mr Chan simply looked around in an alert manner.

All the guests at the party moved away from Tim when he started boasting about his achievements

• crowing

• sharing

• explaining

• announcing

Answer explanation

"Boasting" is akin to "showing off". As such, the closest synonym is crowing because the other three options do not show the degree of 'showing off'.

My younger brother is often chided for his sloth. He never bothers to clean his own room.

• slowness

• slackness

• messiness

• laziness

Answer explanation

The phrase 'never bothers to clean' shows that he is lazy. Messiness only describes the state of his room but not the younger brother

Please handle the vase carefully. It is very fragile.

• weak

• delicate

• frail

• brittle

Answer explanation

The word 'delicate' is the closest synonym to 'fragile'.