Difference between choose and find

[sailaja attili]

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", question 4

There are so many things that it's difficult to ..........

(a) put
(b) follow
(c) find
(d) choose

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", answer 4

There are so many things that it's difficult to choose.

Correct answer: (d) choose

Your answer was: incorrect
There are so many things that it's difficult to find.
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Here, this question is mentioning that difficult to "choose" Why it is not "find". Can you give me the examples?

thank u very much.,
sailaja.

[Alan]

You need choose because there are many things available and you have to pick one of them and you have to decide which one.
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[sailaja attili]

thank u very much. I understood the difference between choose and find.

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[Neha]

Hi Alan,

We've been tought right from our childhood that "we choose from a set of things". There is no "from" in the question. so how do you explain choose as a correct option? I felt that, in this specific case "things" would have been a better choice.

[Claupvieira]

Why can't I use "follow"?
There are things - such explanations - difficult to follow... right?

[Nadila]

sir...
please give me more explanations about this question
why the correct answer 'choose'
i think the correct answer is 'follow' because its the thing....how?

[Kitosdad]

Alan is quite correct. Our upbringing in English points us immediately to " choose " whereas your non-native minds are seeking other preferences.

Things was mentioned in the question, therefore our native minds scream,
" Items ", therefore we must choose.

Your minds go down your accustomed routes and seek alternatives which, unfortunately are wrong.
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[Kitosdad]

. Ooops. Double post. Sorry.
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[Linda_2009]

Why follow is not right answer?

[Alan]

Hi Linda,

To answer that I need to know the context/the whole sentence.

Alan
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[Linda_2009]

There are so many things that it's difficult to ..........

(a) put
(b) follow
(c) find
(d) choose :D

[Torsten]

Hi Linda,

Your questions have already been answered. Please use the 'Click For Explanation' link next to each test question: Choose

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between two students at their university cafeteria

[Linda_2009]

Yes,thank you.

[Luby]

What is the words 'put,follow and find' used for?Is choose same as 'decide'.