Question

1336 ✗ As soon as she saw the mouse, she picked up a knife. As soon as she saw the mouse, she [[picked up]] a knife. picked up | held

Accepted Answer

hold As soon as she saw the mouse, she held a knife. As soon as she saw the mouse, she [[held]] a knife. picked up hold = have something in your hand/hands/arms etc: 'I'd been holding the baby for nearly an hour and my right arm was getting tired.'get/take hold of = put your fingers or hands around something and hold it: 'Quick! Get hold of the rope! The boat's drifting away.'pick up = put your fingers around something and take it: 'He bent down to pick up the glove that she'd dropped.'

Idx	1336
Keyword	hold
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	As soon as she saw the mouse, she held a knife.
Correct Sentence	As soon as she saw the mouse, she picked up a knife.
Cloze Error Sentence	As soon as she saw the mouse, she [[held]] a knife.
Cloze Sentence	As soon as she saw the mouse, she [[picked up]] a knife.
Cloze Answer	picked up
Choices	picked up \| held
Explanation	hold = have something in your hand/hands/arms etc: 'I'd been holding the baby for nearly an hour and my right arm was getting tired.' get/take hold of = put your fingers or hands around something and hold it: 'Quick! Get hold of the rope! The boat's drifting away.' pick up = put your fingers around something and take it: 'He bent down to pick up the glove that she'd dropped.'

Hold Mouse Knife Picked Held Put Fingers Pick