The team is optimistic ___ their chances of winning.

About this MCQ

This Hard Prepositions MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “The team is optimistic ___ their chances of winning.”

The accepted answer is C. About. “The team is optimistic ___ their chances of winning.” is answered by About (option C). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of About. Option B (“For”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of About. Remaining alternatives (Of) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once About is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.

Correct answer

C. About

Explanation

“The team is optimistic ___ their chances of winning.” is answered by About (option C). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of About. Option B (“For”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of About. Remaining alternatives (Of) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once About is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.

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