📖Definition
In Antonym Pairs questions, each option contains two words. You must find the pair whose two words have opposite meanings.
Knowledge Required
You need a broad vocabulary and a habit of testing both words in a pair, not just noticing one familiar word.
✅How To Answer
Read each pair as a relationship: are the two words opposites, similar, unrelated or just in the same topic area?
Reject pairs that are synonyms, such as swift and rapid.
Check that both words are the same kind of word. Opposite adjective pairs and opposite verb pairs are common.
✏️Example
Find the pair of words with opposite meanings.
accept refuse
✅Solution
To accept something is to agree to take it. To refuse something is to say no to it. These meanings are opposite, so accept refuse is the correct pair.
💡Multiple Choice Tip
Distractors often contain close synonyms, such as calm peaceful or swift rapid. These pairs are related, but not opposite.
💡Tips/hints
Try each pair in a sentence: She accepted the offer. She refused the offer. If the sentences clearly contrast, the pair may be correct.
Do not choose a pair just because one word feels negative and the other positive. Their meanings must actually oppose each other.