Strike versus beat

[Trillian]

Synonym Search, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #113 "Synonyms for beat", question 6

Give me a hand, please, I need you to ......... those two eggs in a bowl.

(a) beat
(b) strike
(c) hit
(d) knock

Synonym Search, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #113 "Synonyms for beat", answer 6

Give me a hand, please, I need you to beat those two eggs in a bowl.

Correct answer: (a) beat

Your answer was: incorrect
Give me a hand, please, I need you to strike those two eggs in a bowl.
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Dear teacher,
why is Strike incorrect here?

Regards,
Trillian

[Conchita]

To strike is to hit: he struck the policeman with a bottle; the car ran out of control and struck a tree; the ship sank after it struck a mine; he must have died when his head struck the pavement; the tree was struck by lightning.

To beat is to strike repeatedly, to hit hard several times. That's what we often do with eggs when we stir them vigorously: beat the eggs and sugar together.