Directions: You are required to identify the words that are contextually similar to the phrase given in bold and mark that as your answer. If none of the option expresses the correct meaning, mark (E) as your answer. The options do not need to be correct grammatically.
The investors began to smell a rat when the company ceased paying dividends and delayed the mandatory audit.
Incorrect
Incorrect AnswerNone of the above
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Correct Answer is (a).
Smell a rat: Suspect that something is not right.
Eg: When he made that offer, I smelt a rat. It sounded too good to be true.
From the meaning above, options B and C are incorrect. Out of A and D, A is a better choice as wonder means the desire to know something; feel curious.Hence, option A is correct.
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By: Abhishek kumar