Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to

A. gloomy

B. mean

C. petty

D. helpful

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

An optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. A pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy. The answer is not (choice b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. (Choices c) and d are incorrect because neither adjective describes the outlook of a pessimist.