Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
His unsophisticated manner caused him severe problems when he went to Istanbul to do business.
A. Experienced
B. Naive
C. Knowledgeable
D. Cosmopolitan
E. Profuse

Answer 1

Hint:'Unsophisticated' means lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes. The option to be chosen must match the meaning of the same or at least relate to the word 'Unsophisticated'. Choose the most suitable option according to the word underlined in the sentence.

Complete answer:
Option A is the wrong answer. 'Experienced' means having the knowledge or skill that is necessary for something. The word 'Experienced' is absolutely contrary to the word 'Unsophisticated'. If Option A is used in the sentence, it will totally change the literal meaning of the sentence. Hence, Option A is absolutely wrong.

In this context, "His unsophisticated manner caused him severe problems when he went to Istanbul to do business", 'unsophisticated' means naive or unworldly or simple. Hence, option B is correct and the other options are incorrect as they do not provide the relevant meaning as per the requirement. 'Naive' is a synonym of 'Unsophisticated', that's why Option B is the appropriate answer.

Option C is wrong as we all know, generally a person who's knowledgeable cannot be unsophisticated. Hence, Option C is incorrect.

'Cosmopolitan' means people of various ethnic, cultural and/or religious backgrounds live nearby and interact with each other. A person who's tagged as cosmopolitan is seen full of etiquettes and someone who's unsophisticated cannot be chosen as a cosmopolitan. Hence, Option D is absolutely wrong.

The definition of 'Profuse' is a generous person or something that gives freely or in large amounts. Option E does not go well with the sentence at all.
As the sentence suggests , a generous person cannot face problems related to behaviour while doing business.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note::Naive is an adjective which refers to having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous. having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has a very naive attitude toward politics.

People are generally good. That's not naive. Naive is to believe no people are bad. For instance : When that guy shouts fire, if you're too naive to think that most people are willing to help others when it's easy enough to do so, then you might think he's just lying or doing it for his own amusement.