Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase…

Analyze the question You need the word closest to the opposite of "hit-and-miss" in the sentence: "The way the workshop was organized was rather hit-and-miss."

Explain the concept "Hit-and-miss" is an idiom describing something done in a random, unplanned, haphazard way, with no careful method. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Its opposite describes something planned, orderly, and done by a clear method.

Step-by-step solution

• A. systematic: done according to a plan or method. This is the direct opposite of haphazard.
• B. hasty: done quickly and without thought. This is close in meaning to "hit-and-miss", not opposite.
• C. slow: this is about speed, which has nothing to do with planning or order.
• D. funny: this is irrelevant to the meaning.

Since "hit-and-miss" means disorganized and random, the antonym is "systematic".

Answer: A. systematic

Exam tip For antonym questions, first work out the meaning of the word or phrase, then cross out any options that are synonyms (like "hasty" here). Idioms such as "hit-and-miss", "haphazard" and "random" all pair with the opposite "systematic", "orderly", or "methodical". Learn these as a group.