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.

FLING

Meaning| Usage| | 1. to throw or move something suddenly,

forcefully or carelessly

| a. She flung out of the room and slammed the

door behind her.

| | 2. to move violently or angrily in a specified

direction

| b. She flung herself completely into her work in

an attempt to forget the bitter love affair.

| | 3. to get dressed in a hurry | c. He flung his arm out just in time to catch the

ball.

| | 4. to start to do something with vigour,

enthusiasm, etc.

| d. He flung on his shorts and shirt. |

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

D statement talks about shorts and shirts. These are forms of dress. So, it clearly matches with 3rd statement. The combination of 3 and d is present only in option choice (3) and hence, it is the answer.

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