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.

PIGEON

  1. Please put these letters into his pigeonhole.

  2. You can see by the way he stands that he is pigeon-toed.

  3. We didn’t have time to discuss the matter at the meeting so it has been pigeonholed until the next meeting.

  4. She felt that she had been pigeon-toed as a troublemaker.

  5. He is no pigeon; you can’t fool him so easily.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

‘Pigeonhole’ is a term used for one of a series of small compartments for papers or letters. This marks option (1) correct. The word pigeon-toed, as used in option (2), refers to the condition of body in which a person’s toes are turned inwards. As used in option (3), pigeonholed implies postponed. Pigeon in (5) means gullible. Pigeon-toed cannot be used to refer to non-physical attributes. This implies option (4) as the required answer choice

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