Choose the correct meaning for the word "JAMBOREE"
A. Traveling
B. Celebration
C. Crowd
D. Mourning
E. Procession
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B only
A jamboree is a large, lively celebration or party. The word is also used for a large rally of scouts and guides.
Example: The whole town joined the New Year jamboree in the main square.
(A) Traveling — Incorrect.
- A jamboree is a gathering in one place.
- It has nothing to do with journeys.
(B) Celebration — Correct.
- A celebration is a happy event held to mark an occasion, which is what a jamboree is.
(C) Crowd — Incorrect.
- A jamboree draws many people, but a crowd is any large number of people together, with no idea of festivity.
(D) Mourning — Incorrect.
- Mourning is grief for someone's death, the opposite of a joyful jamboree.
(E) Procession — Incorrect.
- A procession is a line of people moving forward on a ceremonial occasion.
- A jamboree is a festive gathering, not a march.