2023 · Q14
Direction: Given below are five items, comprising sentences in which one word has been underlined. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is closest to the meaning of the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Question: My serendipitous encounter with the man on the bus was to have a profound impact on my life.
General EnglishSentence arrangement and completion
- AFortunate
- BOf historical significance
- CSudden and abrupt
- DA chance event
Explanation
Serendipitous means occurring by happy chance, a fortunate unexpected discovery (from the tale of the Three Princes of Serendip). The sentence stresses the encounter's profound impact, i.e. its fortunate outcome. A chance event (D) captures the chance but not the fortunate aspect. Hence A.