Choose the appropriate word/phrase, out of the four options given below, to complete the following sentence: Frogs ____________________. A. croak B. roar C. hiss D. patter

GATE 2015 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium

Answer: A. croak

1. Recall standard animal sound vocabulary: Standard English animal sounds: frogs croak, lions/tigers roar, snakes/cats hiss, raindrops patter. Match the animal 'frogs' to its sound.
2. Eliminate incorrect options: Roar = lions/large cats. Hiss = snakes/angry cats. Patter = rain, small footsteps. None of these describe frogs.
3. Confirm the answer: Frogs CROAK. This is the standard English verb for the sound made by frogs.