Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Immigrants have always been prepared to work hard and in appalling conditions for the sake of their descendants.
A. Benefit
B. Health
C. Property
D. Entertainment
E. Recognition

Answer 1

Hint: In this question we need to look for the synonym of the given word ‘sake’. Let us first understand what synonyms mean – Two words with a nearly common meaning or same meaning words are called synonyms.

Complete answer:
The word sake means: to help someone, benefit, out of consideration, purpose, in order to achieve, advantage, etc.
Now let’s examine and understand the given option above.

> Health: Strong, well, not ill, the condition of a person’s body, free from illness, not sick, etc. As this word has no different meaning so it can’t be an appropriate option.
Synonym: physical fitness, good condition of a body, etc.

> Property: Things that belong to somebody land or building, etc. As this word has different meaning so it can’t be an appropriate option.
Synonym: belongings, things, etc.

> Entertainment: Funny video, music, film, etc that make us happy and we enjoy after watching it, etc. As this word also has different meaning so it can’t be an appropriate option.
Synonym: fun, pleasure, relaxation, etc.

> Recognition: Identification, finding fact, acceptance of somebody that exists officially, etc. As this word also has different meaning so it can’t be an appropriate option.
Synonym: recall, remembrance, acceptance, etc.

> Benefit: Here the word benefit has the same meaning “out of consideration, purpose, in order to achieve, advantage, etc”. As it is related and defines the sentence in the most appropriate way.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: For choosing the correct option knowing actual meaning is necessary of the given question because synonym is something which defines the word having the same meaning. Try to identify the meaning of the word and evaluate whether it has a positive negative or neutral connotation.