Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:-
Ashu completed the project _____, ensuring that every detail was perfect.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → meticulously
Complete sentence: Ashu completed the project meticulously, ensuring that every detail was perfect. The second half of the sentence, "ensuring that every detail was perfect", tells us how Ashu worked, so he completed the project meticulously.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) lethargically | slowly and without energy (a lazy, sluggish way of working does not ensure that every detail is perfect) | After the heavy lunch, the students moved lethargically back to class. |
| (2) abruptly | suddenly and unexpectedly (finishing suddenly says nothing about care for details) | The music stopped abruptly when the power went off. |
| (3) recklessly | carelessly, without thinking of the results (the opposite of perfect attention to detail) | He was fined for driving recklessly through the market. |
| (4) meticulously (answer) | with great care and attention to every small detail | The jeweller meticulously checked each diamond under a lens. |