1. The children managed to ______ the problem, and they found a solution after a long discussion.

2. Ravi found the story so ______ that he had to continue reading it from start to end.

3. After a plane crashed into the sea, rescue divers searched for the ______, but they were unsuccessful.

4. Meredith was having butterflies in her stomach as she had been asked to give an ______ speech on stage.

5. The young villager was ______ about having to cross the rapid river alone on a narrow shaky bridge.