Question

select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

1. scientists conjectured that reducing the consumption of substances that emit harmful gases would reduce pollution.
2. jonathan was irritated by the incessant noise made by the loud musical procession on the street.
3. the poor farmer was in for a pleasant surprise when he stumbled upon a pot of gold buried in his yard.

options: appositely, fortuitously, corrosively, incessantly, prodigiously

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context of the sentence: "The poor farmer was in for a pleasant surprise when he ____ stumbled upon a pot of gold buried in his yard." We need an adverb that means "by chance" or "accidentally" since finding gold in the yard is a lucky, unexpected event.

• "appositely" means appropriately, which doesn't fit.
• "fortuitously" means by chance or accidentally, which matches the context of a pleasant surprise from an unexpected discovery.
• "corrosively" relates to corrosion, irrelevant here.
• "incessantly" means continuously, not fitting.
• "prodigiously" means extremely or remarkably, not related to chance.

Answer:

fortuitously