Question

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined phrase. We are afraid that you may be \(\underline{led astray}\) in Arvind’s bad company.

• A. Misguided
• B. Lose the job
• C. Killed
• D. Get into trouble

Hint:

Idiomatic phrases often have meanings different from the literal words—focus on the context to understand them.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Identify the underlined phrase “led astray”.
Step 2: The phrase led astray means to be influenced wrongly or misdirected from the right path.
Step 3: Examine each option:

Misguided — means wrongly guided (correct).
Lose the job — unrelated to meaning.
Killed — incorrect and too extreme.
Get into trouble — possible result but not the exact meaning.

Step 4: Therefore, the correct meaning of led astray is misguided.