Meaning of "turn of mind"

[Elga]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #72 "At the End of the Day (1)", question 9

and parents of a musical ......... of mind can speed their children on their way to this land of sleep with a lullaby.

(a) twist
(b) turn
(c) corner
(d) state

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #72 "At the End of the Day (1)", answer 9

and parents of a musical turn of mind can speed their children on their way to this land of sleep with a lullaby.

Correct answer: (b) turn

Your answer was: incorrect
and parents of a musical state of mind can speed their children on their way to this land of sleep with a lullaby.
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Hi,
what does "turn of mind" means?

thank u!
Elga

[Alan]

Hi,

Turn of mind suggests the way you think, your attitude to life. If you have a comical turn of mind, it indicates that you see the funny side in the way people behave, which other people perhaps don't see. You might also note a related expression: turn of phrase, which is the way you say something, the way you express an idea.

Alan
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