Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The ocean waves swelled and reached ______ her head, and she started screaming.

above

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is above.

The sentence is about the ocean waves reaching above the woman's head. The word "above" means higher than something else. It is the most appropriate word to use in this context because it describes the position of the ocean waves relative to the woman's head.

The other options are not as appropriate.

• Among means in the middle of a group of things. This does not make sense in the context of the sentence because the ocean waves are not in the middle of a group of things.
• Upon means on or over something. This does not make sense in the context of the sentence because the ocean waves are not on or over the woman's head.
• At means in a particular place. This does not make sense in the context of the sentence because the ocean waves are not in a particular place relative to the woman's head.