Going abroad vs. outside

[nikki]

Test No. incompl/inter-4 "Easy Questions", question 2

Are you going ......... for your holidays this year?

(a) outside
(b) absent
(c) abroad
(d) external

Test No. incompl/inter-4 "Easy Questions", answer 2

Are you going abroad for your holidays this year?

Correct answer: (c) abroad
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i would like to know why here we couldnt use the word 'outside'. and what's the meaning of "BEING go abroad"?

[Mister Micawber]

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Outside means beyond an enclosure of some sort, and we do not expect that the listener to this sentence is inside a prison or other enclosure, since s/he is merely taking a holiday from regular routine. Abroad (= overseas) is a common holiday destination for those who can afford it.

I am not clear on why you added being to your second question, but to go abroad is to travel overseas, as I said.
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