Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicised part of the sentence.

The petals of the flowers are usually conspicuous to attract birds for pollination.

• A. beautiful
• B. colourful
• C. prominent
• D. scented

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Conspicuous means something that is visible or seen or noticeable by the naked eye.

Option A is the correct answer because “prominent” means something that is very noticeable hence it is the correct answer.

Option B is incorrect because “beautiful “ means attractive and pretty, which is not related to the given word.

Option C is incorrect because “colourful” means full of various colours, which is incorrect because it is not related to the given word.

Option D is incorrect because “scented” means something that smells good, which Is not related to the given word hence incorrect.