Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
Grandfather’s old wall clock, silent for years, ______ started ticking again one morning, though no one had wound it or even touched it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → inexplicably
Complete sentence: Grandfather’s old wall clock, silent for years, inexplicably started ticking again one morning, though no one had wound it or even touched it.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) deliberately | on purpose, not by accident | Arjun deliberately left his umbrella at home to get wet in the first rain. |
| (2) routinely | as a regular, usual part of something | The guard routinely checks every visitor’s ID at the gate. |
| (3) predictably | in a way that was expected | Predictably, the roads near the stadium were jammed after the match. |
| (4) inexplicably (answer) | in a way that nobody can explain or understand (fits a clock that started with no one touching it) | The Wi-Fi in our flat inexplicably stopped working, though the bill was paid and the router was on. |