Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:
Though the rain had turned the collapsed building into a heap of slush, the rescue team searched ______ through a second night for the missing boy.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → doggedly
Complete sentence: Though the rain had turned the collapsed building into a heap of slush, the rescue team searched doggedly through a second night for the missing boy.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) listlessly | without energy or interest | Feverish and bored, Ayaan scrolled listlessly through his phone all afternoon. |
| (2) doggedly (answer) | in a determined way, refusing to give up even when things are hard (fits searching through a second night) | Kiran trained doggedly through two knee injuries before she won her first state medal. |
| (3) dogmatically | in a way that insists one’s own beliefs are right and will not listen to others | My uncle argues dogmatically that only a government job is worth having. |
| (4) cursorily | quickly and without attention to detail | The examiner glanced cursorily at my practical file and signed it. |