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All Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) 28 / 557

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate: cut

A. The government plans to cut costs significantly across all departments in the next fiscal year.
B. Rather than prolonging the discussion, the moderator asked the speaker to cut to the chase.
C. Despite her exceptional analytical skills, she realized she was not cut out to the rigorous demands of theoretical physics.
D. The unforeseen budget deficit forced the committee to cut the project short.

The incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word "cut" is in option C: "Despite her exceptional analytical skills, she realized she was not cut out to the rigorous demands of theoretical physics."
Why it's wrong:
The standard idiomatic expression is "to be cut out for something," meaning to be naturally suited or qualified for a particular task, role, or profession. It requires the preposition "for" rather than "to."
Correct usage: "Despite her exceptional analytical skills, she realized she was not cut out for the rigorous demands of theoretical physics."

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