Practice Test Discussion

Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom / phrase/ word.

Anuj had made a huge mistake in the presentation about his company and thus his immediate boss took him to task.

[UBI (PO), 2010]

Anuj's immediate boss took Anuj to his superior for an other assignment after he had made a mistake in the presentation

Anuj's immediate boss patiently explained to Anuj that the mistake made by him in the presentation was excusable

Anuj's immediate boss completely ignored Anuj's mistake in the presentation and explained to him other tasks that were to be done

Anuj's immediate boss assigned Anuj another job after he had made a mistake in his presentation

None of the above

Explanation

The following are the meaning and sample sentence for the given idiom/ phrase/ word.

Meaning: Take someone to task - To scold someone

Sample sentence: The teacher took kiran to task for his bad behavior.

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