Question

Pitons are ___________.
A)spears
B)spikes
C)hammer
D)harpoons

Answer 1

Hint: This is a vocabulary question. Pitons are spikes used especially by mountain climbers as they are used to drive into a rock so that it can be used as a support for tying their ropes or for stepping on it while climbing.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 Since pitons are spikes, the correct answer is option b. For example, the mountain climber could not go rock climbing as he had forgotten to carry along his pitons.
Option a is wrong because spears and spikes are different things. A spear is a weapon with a pointed head that is used to attack people while a piton is used to wedge inside a rock. An example of a sentence is, ‘The man died in a minute as the spear with which he was attacked by the tribals, was poisoned’.
Option c is incorrect because a hammer is a tool that may be used to forge the piton into a rock. For example, John got the nails from the shop for hanging his portraits on the wall, but he forgot to get a hammer.
Option d is also incorrect because a harpoon is a weapon similar to a spear but it is usually used in maritime activities such as fishing. An example of a sentence is, ‘The harpoon could not catch a single fish because it was broken’.

Note: When similar options are given, the most appropriate word or meaning is to be used.