The media went into a frenzy about the case.
- (a)silent
- (b)creative
- (c)berserk
- (d)wrong
Answer
C
Why
Correct — C, berserk. This is a synonym item for 'went into a frenzy'. A 'frenzy' is a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement, and 'went berserk' means became wildly out of control, so 'berserk' is the nearest in meaning.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)silent — 'Silent' means making no sound — the opposite of the loud, wild excitement of a frenzy.
- (b)creative — 'Creative' means imaginative or inventive; it has nothing to do with frantic excitement.
- (d)wrong — 'Wrong' means mistaken or incorrect and does not describe a state of wild excitement.
Concept
This is a synonym item — a 'frenzy' is wild, uncontrolled excitement; 'berserk' (frenzied, out of control) is the nearest match.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word nearest in meaning to 'hysteria'.
- (a)calm
- (b)frenzy
- (c)silence
- (d)order
Answer(b) frenzy — 'hysteria' is uncontrolled, excited emotion, matching 'frenzy'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word nearest in meaning to 'pandemonium'.
- (a)peace
- (b)uproar
- (c)routine
- (d)silence
Answer(b) uproar — 'pandemonium' is wild noise and disorder, matching 'uproar'.