Multiple choice

Directions: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by four possible usages. Choose the one which is the most unsuitable usage. PALM

  1. He spent the night sleeping on an uncomfortable palm.

  2. He tried to palm off a piece of glass as a diamond.

  3. You should have seen him in his palmy days before he lost his health and his money.

  4. Driving gloves have mesh backs and leather palms.
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Explanation

The use of 'palm' as being implied in option (2) is 'to cheat or defraud'. In option (3), the meaning implied is 'prosperous or flourishing'. In sentence (4), the meaning of 'palm' as given is 'inner surface of a glove'. In all these sentences the usage is correct and appropriate. In sentence (1) the word palm has been used in reference to palm trees. To make this sentence correct it should have at the end palm leaf. Therefore option (1) has incorrect usage of the term palm.

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