Random choice

[buick]

Test No. incompl/inter-12 "At the Restaurant", question 9

We simply didn't know what to choose for our main dish so in the end we made a ......... choice.

(a) random
(b) casual
(c) formal
(d) straight

Test No. incompl/inter-12 "At the Restaurant", answer 9

We simply didn't know what to choose for our main dish so in the end we made a random choice.

Correct answer: (a) random

Your answer was: incorrect
We simply didn't know what to choose for our main dish so in the end we made a casual choice.
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why not casual?

[Alan]

Random means that it is done without thinking and without any prior calculation. Casual means relaxed/informal. Logically you can't really make a casual choice because after all the choice has been made.
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