Directions: In each question a paragraph is given ad based on that paragraph a…
2022
Directions: In each question a paragraph is given ad based on that paragraph a question is asked. Choose the correct answer from the given options that best describes the passage.
The headphones were on. They had been utilized on purpose. She could hear her mom yelling in the background, but couldn't make out exactly what the yelling was about. That was exactly why she had put them on. She knew her mom would enter her room at any minute, and she could pretend that she hadn't heard any of the previous yelling. The girl decided to ___________________ on her mother’s order.
- A.
Play dumb
- B.
see eye to eye
- C.
cut corners
- D.
bite the bullet
- E.
call it a day
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Correct answer: A
The person intentionally uses headphones so she can pretend she did not hear the yelling. That behaviour matches the idiom 'play dumb'.