Question

The father------------- his son, for his poor grades which contrasted with the son's --------------- academic performance in the previous semester.

a. berated, lackluster

b. overlooked, fervent

c. rebuked, superlative

d. superseded, impeccable

e. chastised, mediocre

Answer 1

(b) option is correct option

Answer 2

The father rebuked his son, for his poor grades which contrasted with the son's superlative academic performance in the previous semester.

Explanation:

The given sentence:

The father------------- his son, for his poor grades which contrasted with the son's --------------- academic performance in the previous semester.

Rebuked means showing strong sense of disapproval or disagreement,

which father can do for p[ooer greades.

Superlative means as compared to some other thing the excellent or great performance, here in the sentence the comparison is done between the son's poor grades and privious academic semester which has been contrasting so it should be better than poor.