Question

Read the sentence from the text. He thought the whole winter's work was lost until Paul, who was always clever, came up with an ingenious idea. Which words mean the opposite of ingenious? Select two options. A. difficult B. dull C. hidden D. impossible E. unimaginative F. useless

Answer 1

Answer: B. dull ; E. unimaginative

Step-by-step explanation:

Ingenious means to be clever, innovative and creative. Paul having an ingenious idea means that Paul has a clever and creative idea.

From the options given, the words that mean the opposite of ingenious are options B and E, that is "dull" and "unimaginative".