Question

mary became very melancholy after hearing the bad news from her friend. which word below could replace melancholy in the sentence?
sick
happy
sad
angry

Explanation:

The word "melancholy" means a feeling of sadness. Among the options (sad, sick, happy, angry), "sad" is the synonym of "melancholy" as it matches the emotional state of sadness described in the sentence about Mary hearing bad news.

Answer:

sad (the option corresponding to the feeling of sadness, likely the top - right cell if we consider the reversed text layout, but based on meaning, the word "sad" is the correct choice to replace "melancholy")