Choose the most appropriate word from the following to fill in the blank.
Mr Roger is a/an ____ with a die-hard idealism towards life.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → optimist
An optimist is a person who expects good things to happen and looks on the bright side. A man with a die-hard (unshakeable) idealism towards life keeps hoping for the best, which is how an optimist thinks.
Example: Even after failing twice, the optimist in him said the third attempt would work.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: pacifist — Incorrect. A pacifist is a person who opposes war and violence; the sentence is about outlook on life, not about war.
Example: As a pacifist, he refused to join the army.
Option 3: skeptic — Incorrect. A skeptic is a person who doubts claims and needs proof; doubt does not go with die-hard idealism.
Example: The skeptic asked for evidence before believing the story.
Option 4: pessimist — Incorrect. A pessimist expects the worst, the opposite of an idealist.
Example: The pessimist was sure it would rain on the trip.