Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase:

Suman knows how to ___________. She is not sleeping, but pretending so that she can avoid her tution classes.

  1. play possom

  2. play the game

  3. play with fire

  4. play to the gallery

  5. play the market
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. When someone plays possum, they pretend to be dead or asleep in order to avoid something they don't want to do. Suman knows how to play possom. She is not sleeping, but pretending so that she can avoid her tuition classes.

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