{"id":11578,"date":"2024-04-15T03:49:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=11578"},"modified":"2024-04-15T03:49:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:49:27","slug":"he-is-not-worth-his-salt-if-he-fails-at-this-juncture-a-quite-worthless-b-very-proud-of-himself-c-quite-depressed-d-very-strange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/he-is-not-worth-his-salt-if-he-fails-at-this-juncture-a-quite-worthless-b-very-proud-of-himself-c-quite-depressed-d-very-strange\/","title":{"rendered":"He is not worth his salt if he fails at this juncture. A. quite worthless B. very proud of himself C. quite depressed D. very strange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9c14ffd8e60\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    quite worthless                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    very proud of himself                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    quite depressed                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    very strange                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is A. quite worthless.<\/p>\n<p>The idiom &#8220;not worth his salt&#8221; means &#8220;not good enough&#8221; or &#8220;not up to standard.&#8221; It is thought to have originated in the Middle Ages, when salt was a valuable commodity. A soldier who was not worth his salt was not worth the cost of the salt that was used to pay him.<\/p>\n<p>In the context of the question, the speaker is saying that if the person fails at this juncture, he will be shown to be worthless. 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