Question

Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger ____

• A. we could detect that he was very happy
• B. he failed to give us an impression of his agony
• C. he succeeded in camouflaging his emotions
• D. people came to know that he was annoyed

Hint:

When a sentence begins with “Despite…”, expect a contrasting clause showing an opposite outcome.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understand the stem meaning.
The phrase “Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger” sets up a contrast—he tried to hide anger but was unsuccessful.
Step 2: Match with correct logical continuation.
Only option (d) clearly indicates failure of concealment—others either suggest unrelated feelings (happy), partial meaning (agony), or success in hiding emotions (option 3, which contradicts “despite” here).
\[ \boxed{\text{(d) people came to know that he was annoyed}} \]