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Hi,
Exhausted means very tired or you can say: tired out.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 13, 2009 19:45 pm What is exhausted? |
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Hi again
I've got
correct sentence:
Marian was very exhausted at the end of the day so she strode slowly along the beach on her way back home.
Correct answer: (d) strode
Your answer was: incorrect
your sentence:
Marian was very exhausted at the end of the day so she walked slowly along the beach on her way back home.
So what's the right answer? walked or strode? |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:08 am What is exhausted? |
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I've got the same confusing result.
Correct answer: (d) strode
Your answer (walked) was: incorrect
The above message states exactly the opposite. Which variant is correct then? |
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Jan 23, 2010 16:00 pm What is exhausted? |
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Hi,
If "strode" is the correct answer then I will not agree. Because the word "strode" is the past tense of the word " stride" that means to walk in a long steps especially in a hasty/rapid or vigorous way. So, strode contradicts the sentence referring that Maria was very exhausted........so she_______slowly along the beach on.....
Take note of the word "slowly" in the sentence.
correct answer is (c) walked |
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| #6 (permalink) Sat Jan 23, 2010 16:01 pm What is exhausted? |
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Hi,
If "strode" is the correct answer then I will not agree. Because the word "strode" is the past tense of the word " stride" that means to walk in a long steps especially in a hasty/rapid or vigorous way. So, strode contradicts the sentence referring that Maria was very exhausted........so she_______slowly along the beach on.....
Take note of the word "slowly" in the sentence.
correct answer is (c) walked |
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Apr 10, 2010 0:25 am What is exhausted? |
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Too bad, but the error everybody reported about is still there.
Everybody who hits a checkbox with "walked" (which is the correct answer as we know) still gets:
"Correct answer: (d) strode
Your answer was: incorrect"
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| #8 (permalink) Sat Apr 10, 2010 0:31 am What is exhausted? |
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You are all absolutely right that strode would not make sense in this context.
I think this might be due to a typo. I wonder if the option was supposed to be strolled rather than strode?
Hopefully someone will notice this thread and correct it soon.
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| #9 (permalink) Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:10 am What is exhausted? |
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Hello,
In 2005, the correct answer reported by Elnur was “walked”, but in 2009, the correct answer reported by RussianBear was changed to “strode”. Later, in 2010, Dhedin1, Gheon and Beeesneees objected to the correct answer of “strode”. Since then, no correction has been made because I took this test Question 1 today and the correct answer remained the same word “strode”. Could you please look into this problem soon?
Thank you.
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| #10 (permalink) Mon Mar 21, 2011 19:12 pm What is exhausted? |
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Hello Bhikku,
When I wrote that I didn't have access to the test-editing database. However, I do now, so I've changed that (and a few other questions in the same test). Hopefully the next database refresh will reflect the changes.
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| #11 (permalink) Thu May 12, 2011 0:46 am What is exhausted? |
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| So Marian was very exhausted at the end of the day so she strode slowly along the beach on her way back home. But is it possible that somebody walk slowly? |
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| #12 (permalink) Thu May 12, 2011 0:57 am What is exhausted? |
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'Strode' is NOT the correct answer, Samy. There is a problem with the database.
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| #13 (permalink) Thu May 12, 2011 1:00 am What is exhausted? |
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| Myabe Marian was very exhausted at the end of the day so she strolled slowly along the beach on her way back home. |
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| #14 (permalink) Thu May 12, 2011 1:24 am What is exhausted? |
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That was my suggestion in post #8 above.
'Strolled' and 'strode' do not mean the same thing.
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| #15 (permalink) Thu May 12, 2011 1:27 am What is exhausted? |
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| :) I know .... |
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