Question

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of YOKEL
A. Illiterate
B. Simple-minded
C. Canny
D. Crafty

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘Yokel’ refers to an unsophisticated, uneducated, gullible person belonging to a rural area or the countryside, gullible or naive inhabitant of a small town.
Example: Just because he was raised in a village, don’t think of him to be a yokel.

Complete step by step answer:
Let’s discuss the given options in detail and find the correct answer.
A. Illiterate: Illiterate means, the inability to read or write, ignorance, lack of knowledge.
Example: She was married at an early age, so she remained illiterate.
B. Simple-minded: ‘Simple-minded’ refers to a simple state of mind of people, or the type of people who are very simple in nature and have a limited understanding. It also refers to little intelligence or judgment.
Example: His simple minded theories were rejected due to several shortcomings.
C. Canny: ‘Canny’ means shrewdness, sharp judgement, skilled, prudent, clever.
Example: He gave a very canny reply to the journalist’s questions.
D. Crafty: ‘Crafty’ refers to clever , deceitful, skilled, cunning, wily, getting things done through dishonest means.
Example: The company used crafty methods to attain the contract.

So, the correct answer is “Option A”.

Note:
The word Yokel is used as a presumption of one’s intelligence or interests based on their background. The meaning of this word should not be confused with the word ‘simple minded’ as being simple minded not necessarily means lack of knowledge.