Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicised part of the sentence.
Few teachers have been spared the problem of an obstreperous pupil in the class.

• A. awkward
• B. lazy
• C. unruly
• D. sullen

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

“Obstreperous” means noisy and difficult to control.

Option C is the correct answer because “unruly” means disorderly and not amenable to discipline or control.Hence it is correct because unruly is the correct meaning of the given word in italics.

Option A is incorrect because “awkward” means being uncomfortable about soemthing, which is not related here, hence incorrect.

Option B is incorrect because “lazy” means not willing to work or use energy, which is incorrect for the given word.

Option D is incorrect because “sullen” means bad tempered and sulky which doesn’t necessarily mean that cannot be controlled, hence it is incorrect.