Choose the correct word to substitute the following group of words:
A resting place of a wild animal.
A. apiary
B. lair
C. hive
D. den
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B and D only
(A) apiary — Incorrect. An apiary is a place where bees are kept (from the Latin apis, bee); it is not the resting place of a wild animal.
Example: The farmer keeps fifty hives in his apiary.
(B) lair — Correct. A lair is the place where a wild animal rests or hides, especially a fierce one.
Example: The tiger dragged its prey back to its lair.
(C) hive — Incorrect. A hive is the home of a colony of bees, not the resting place of a wild animal.
Example: The bees flew back to the hive at sunset.
(D) den — Correct. A den is the hidden home or resting place of a wild animal such as a fox, wolf or bear.
Example: The fox cubs stayed inside the den all day.