Start learning →

Choose the option that BEST completes the sentence: 'Despite the chaos in the streets, the classroom remained ___ silent.'

AFrequently
BHeavily
CProfoundly
DLoudly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Profoundly
'Profoundly silent' is the idiomatic intensifier for an unusually deep silence. 'Heavily' suggests weight 'loudly' contradicts silence 'frequently' is wrong category.
Practise this question with Quill — Andhra Pradesh SSC (Class 10) →

Keep practising Reading Comprehension

Browse all Reading Comprehension questions for Andhra Pradesh SSC (Class 10), or explore more English topics.

Start a Reading Comprehension lesson →
Related questions
The idiom 'to spill the beans' meansThe idiom 'a piece of cake' meansThe idiom 'to hit the nail on the head' meansChoose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'CONCEAL'.Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'BARREN'.Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'ACCEPT'.Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'OPTIMISTIC'.Choose the word MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to 'GENEROUS'.