My son is very ________; he trusts everyone.
- (a)fallible
- (b)gullible
- (c)sensible
- (d)credible
Answer
B
Why
Correct — B, gullible. 'Gullible' means easily deceived because one is too trusting, which the clause 'he trusts everyone' defines exactly.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)fallible — 'Fallible' means liable to make mistakes, which is not the same as being over-trusting.
- (c)sensible — 'Sensible' means practical and wise — the opposite of naively trusting everyone.
- (d)credible — 'Credible' means believable (said of a claim or person others trust), not describing someone who trusts others.
Concept
Vocabulary cloze on 'gullible' (easily fooled through over-trust) versus the '-ible' look-alikes fallible, sensible and credible.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Scammers target ______ people who believe every offer they hear.
- (a)credible
- (b)gullible
- (c)sensible
- (d)fallible
Answer(b) gullible — easily deceived because too trusting.
- practice — not a real PYQ
'Credible' most nearly means
- (a)easily fooled
- (b)believable
- (c)careless
- (d)honest
Answer(b) believable — deserving to be believed.