trying to answer this test! vs picking to answer this test!

[Sameeri]

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", question 10

Oh, that's easy - ......... to answer this test!

(a) trying
(b) falling
(c) putting
(d) picking

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", answer 10

Oh, that's easy - trying to answer this test!

Correct answer: (a) trying

Your answer was: incorrect
Oh, that's easy - picking to answer this test!
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Hi, There seems to some bug in your website. I chose the right answer 'picking' but what i see here in the results page is different.

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Sameeri

[Alan]

Trying is the right answer.
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[Z90Ali]

Why is it trying rather than picking?

[Alfaidim]

Why is it trying rather than picking?

[Admira]

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[Masako]

Dear Sirs

I chose "putting" instead of "trying". Please explain why "putting" is incorret? I think "putting the answer" means "making the answer". The sentence says " That's easy" therefore I chose "putting" instead of "trying".

Regards,
Masako

[Alan]

Hi,

In the test you'll see that the wording is 'to answer' and 'putting to answer' doesn't make sense. The only one that works is 'trying' which means making an effort to do something.

Alan
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[Masako]

Dear Alan

Thank you for your explanation. I understood and cleared my head.

Regards,
Masako

[Aani]

thank you very much.....

[Rei2]

In this sentence: "Oh, that's easy - picking to answer this test!" I understand that "to answer this test, all you have to do is simply picking (multiple choices)". That way of explanation makes sense, too, doesn't it?

[Beeesneees]

Hi Rei,

At the very least if you were to use 'picking' you would need an object:

Oh, that's easy - picking an option to answer this test!

Even then, I think it would be stretching the grammar to breaking point.
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