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Question:

For the word given at the top of each table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (A,B,C,D) with their corresponding usage on the right (E,F,G,H). Out of the four possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usages most closely matched.

DEAL

Dictionary Definition		Usage
A	Manage,attend to	E	Dinesh insisted on dealing the cards.
B	Stock, sell	F	This contract deals with handmade cards.
C	Give out to a number of people	G	My brother deals in cards.
D	Be concerned with	H	I decided not to deal with handmade cards.

Explanation:

In sentence F, ‘deal with’ means ‘pertains to or is concerned with’.
In sentence G, ‘deals in’ means ‘sells’.
In sentence H, ‘deal with’ is used in the sense of ‘attending to’.
The examples are similar (all deal with cards!) and that may lead to confusion. The key is to capture a key association: for example- if you have heard of ‘dealing the cards’ which means ‘give out to a number of people’, the C-E association is a certainty and with that all options except option 2 are eliminated.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Note: Option has been altered to validate correct answer.

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