Turned him down?

[Tolyk]

Test No. incompl/inter-39 "Yes, Yes, Yes", question 8

He was delighted that she hadn't ......... him down when he proposed to her.

(a) put
(b) turned
(c) placed
(d) switched

Test No. incompl/inter-39 "Yes, Yes, Yes", answer 8

He was delighted that she hadn't turned him down when he proposed to her.

Correct answer: (b) turned

Your answer was: correct
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Hello Torsten and Alan! What does it mean : turned him down?

[Torsten]

She hadn't refused his offer - she had accepted his offer to marry her.

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[Nabilchamlal]

I think we can accept here- put him down- as belittling or criticizing him.

[Beeesneees]

You seem to feel that by twisting the more obvious meaning of the phrase, you can make an answer fit.
Multiple choice reading and comprehension tests do not work that way. You have to select the *best* word from the options each time. Otherwise you demonstrate a lack of comprehension.
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Cheers m' dears!

[Nabilchamlal]

Multiple choice reading and comprehension tests do not work that way. You have to select the *best* word for the options each time. Otherwise you demonstrate a lack of perspective.

[Beeesneees]

No. You demonstrate a lack of comprehension -- full knowledge and understanding of something, in this case the 'something' being what has been written.
Perspective is a way of regarding something. It is the wrong word for the context of having to choose the best word each time.
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