Multiple choice

Directions: Five alternative illustrations are given below the text representing an idiom, a phrase or an aphorism. Choose the option that best illustrates the essence of the phrase.

Sometimes as you change and learn, you might not make immediate progress, but if the fundamentals are correct you can rest assured that as you 'drill for skill' and start to own the procedure, your career will definitely move to new heights (and so will your personal life).

  1. Put in concerted efforts

  2. Pick up the ability

  3. Master the art

  4. Pick up nuances

  5. Practise the craft

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Options (4) and (2) are not related and are eliminated. The sentence is concerned with learning and not 'mastering' an act, hence, (3) is also eliminated. Option (1) might seem correct, but as the question is concerned with 'skill' it would not relates to efforts. Option (5) is the best suited option.