Question

'Spurred into action' means
A)Emboldened to act
B)Volunteered to act
C)Keen to act
D)Encouraged to act

Answer 1

Hint: Spurred into action means to incite action or to stimulate an acceleration to growth or development.

Complete step-by-step answer:

From the hint given to us, we know the meaning of ‘spurred into action’. Thus, we can infer that ‘spurred into action’ will mean urged or influenced to act. In order to find the correct meaning of ‘spurred into action’ from the given options, we shall be analyzing each of them.
‘Emboldened to act’ means made confident enough. We observe that it does not match the meaning that we had inferred for ‘spurred into action’. Thus, option A is not the correct answer.
‘Volunteered to act’ means to act out of your own will or to offer a service without being forced. We observe that it does not match the meaning that we have inferred for ‘spurred into action’. Hence, option B is not the correct answer.
‘Keen to act’ means interested enough to act or acting out of eagerness. We observe that it does not match the meaning that we had inferred for ‘spurred into action’. Hence, option C is not the correct answer.
‘Encouraged to act’ means to be urged or influenced to act. We observe that it matches with the meaning that we had inferred for ‘spurred into action’. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

Note: The meaning of the given phrases lies in the main verb of each phrase, which is the first word of each phrase too.