Multiple choice

Directions: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by five possible illustrations of the meaning. Choose the one, which is the most unsuitable illustration.

PLASTIC

  1. Young pupils have very plastic minds.

  2. Pottery is a plastic art.

  3. Plastic food often looks more appetizing than real food.

  4. Your manners of plastic won’t work here.

  5. Plastic money is the order of the day.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The word plastic, as used in reference to young pupils means impressionable minds. So usage (1) is correct. ‘Plastic art’ refers to arts involving shaping or modeling. In sentence (3), the word is used for artificial or unoriginal food. Plastic money (5) means credit cards etc. In sentence (4), the correct sentence should be, ‘your plastic manners won’t work here’. This marks option (4) as the one having incorrect usage.

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