Multiple choice

Directions: For the word given above the table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (1, 2, 3, 4) with their corresponding usage on the right (a, b, c, d). Out of the four possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usage correctly matched.

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Meaning| Usage| | 1. to depict with a pen, pencil, etc; to make a sketch, diagram etc.| a. I do most of the housework but I draw the line at doing the floor.| | 2. to describe | b. Please draw me a map of how to get to your house. | | 3. to show how one thing is alike or contrasts with another| c. The article drew picture of life in India. | | 4. to refuse to do or tolerate something | d. The survey drew a comparison/parallel between education in Britain and America.|

  1. 1. b
    2. c
    3. d
    4. a
  2. 1. c
    2. d
    3. b
    4. a
  3. 1. b
    2. c
    3. a
    4. d
  4. 1. c
    2. a
    3. b
    4. d
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A Correct answer
Explanation

For usage 'a', 'I do most of the house work but I draw the line at doing the floor', means that he refuses to do the floor as part of housework chores. This straightaway points meaning 4 as possible match. For usage 'b', easily one can see that the sentence implies drawing or sketching on a paper, therefore, it matches meaning 1. These above given inferences mark option (1) as correct answer.

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