The harder we kick, the better the ball bounces back.
- (a)recoils
- (b)deflates
- (c)inflates
- (d)ascends
Answer
A
Why
Correct — A, recoils. This is a synonym item for the phrase 'bounces back'. To 'recoil' is to spring back suddenly after impact, which is precisely what a kicked ball does, so 'recoils' is nearest in meaning.
Why the others are wrong
- (b)deflates — 'Deflates' means to lose air and go flat — it describes a change in the ball's air, not its springing back.
- (c)inflates — 'Inflates' means to fill with air and expand, the opposite of deflating and unrelated to bouncing back.
- (d)ascends — 'Ascends' means to rise or move upward; it captures only upward motion, not the springing-back rebound of 'bounces back'.
Concept
This is a synonym item — pick the word nearest in meaning to 'bounces back'; 'recoils' means to spring back after impact.
Related PYQs
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Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word nearest in meaning to 'rebound'.
- (a)sink
- (b)spring back
- (c)dissolve
- (d)shatter
Answer(b) spring back — 'rebound' means to bounce back after hitting a surface.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word nearest in meaning to 'ricochet'.
- (a)glide
- (b)bounce off
- (c)melt
- (d)float
Answer(b) bounce off — 'ricochet' means to rebound off a surface at an angle.