Choose the correct word from the given options to fill in the blank.
Before the storm arrived, the campers pulled the tent ropes ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → taut
Complete sentence: Before the storm arrived, the campers pulled the tent ropes taut.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Taught | the past form of teach (it cannot tell how the ropes were pulled) | Our coach taught us how to tie a strong knot. |
| (2) Taut (answer) | pulled or stretched tight | The fisherman kept the line taut while he pulled in the big fish. |
| (3) Tout | to try hard to sell something or to praise it loudly | Men outside the stadium were touting tickets at double the price. |
| (4) Tort | a law word: a wrong act that harms someone, for which the person can be taken to court (a noun, it does not fit after “pulled the tent ropes”) | Breaking the wall of a neighbour’s house can be a tort. |