Question 50
BECE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2019
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IGBO_L1
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objective
Define the idiom "to beat around the bush", describe a plausible origin of the expression, and rewrite the following sentence using the idiom appropriately: "He avoided answering the question directly."
Answer Options
A.
Definition: \"to beat around the bush\" means to procrastinate or delay action. Possible origin: schoolchildren would beat the bushes during recess to avoid homework. Rewritten sentence: \"He beat around the bush after answering the question directly.\"
B.
Definition: \"to beat around the bush\" means to avoid physical confrontation, to keep a safe distance in a fight. Possible origin: medieval knights would circle opponents before engaging, which was described as beating around the bush. Rewritten sentence: \"He beat around the bush when he answered the question directly.\"
C.
Definition: \"to beat around the bush\" means to literally strike vegetation, to hit bushes with a stick. Possible origin: gardeners would beat the bushes to prune them, leading to the phrase. Rewritten sentence: \"He beat around the bush instead of answering the question directly.\"
Correct Answer
D.
Definition: "to beat around the bush" means to avoid stating something directly, to speak in a roundabout way. Possible origin: hunters would beat the foliage to scare out hidden game, so the expression came to describe indirect speech. Rewritten sentence: "He beat around the bush instead of answering the question directly."
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Definition: "to beat around the bush" means to avoid stating something directly, to speak in a roundabout way. Possible origin: hunters would beat the foliage to scare out hidden game, so the expression came to describe indirect speech. Rewritten sentence: "He beat around the bush instead of answering the question directly."
About This Question
This is
Bece Model Questions Vol1
2019
Igbo L1
Question 50.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2019
Bece Model Questions Vol1
Igbo L1
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
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