Question

What is the meaning of ‘snap fingers’ ?
A. Show anger
B. Show affection
C. Show happiness
D. Show desperation

Answer 1

Hint: Snapping fingers is the gesture of creating a snapping or clicking sound with one's fingers. It is mostly a sign of anger or challenge. Basically this is done by building tension between the thumb and another finger and then moving the other finger forcefully downward so it hits the palm of the same hand at a high speed, making the sound of a click.

Complete step by step answer:
Snapping fingers is the act of making a clicking sound with one's fingers. It is usually a sign of anger or challenging someone. Option a, ‘show anger’ as mentioned above this is an act of demonstrating anger, hence option ‘a’ would be the correct option. Option b, ‘show affection’ as mentioned above, the gesture has nothing to do with affection. Hence, this option is incorrect. Option c, ‘show happiness’, the gesture is not the sign of someone being happy at all. Hence, it is an incorrect option. Option d, ‘show desperation’, as discussed above, the gesture has nothing to do with the desperation, hence this option would also be incorrect. Clearly, option a is the only phrase that means the same as the given phrase, option a is correct.

Note: To be able to distinguish between the various options, one must very clearly understand the meaning of each option given in the question, as well as the phrase itself. Without that knowledge it becomes difficult to even use the elimination method.