Slice vs. portion

[Udai]

Test No. incompl/inter-27 "The Two Dogs", question 2

Whenever the hunter came home, he always gave the house dog a large ......... of what he caught.

(a) section
(b) slice
(c) portion
(d) quantity

Test No. incompl/inter-27 "The Two Dogs", answer 2

Whenever the hunter came home, he always gave the house dog a large portion of what he caught.

Correct answer: (c) portion

Your answer was: correct
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Why slice isn"t fit here?

[Alan]

Hi,

If you use slice, you would have to know precisely what he had caught. From this sentence we don't know what it is, and so the more general word portion is best.

Alan
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