Question

The mathematics test was a piece of cake for Meera.

What does “a piece of cake” mean?

Options

• (A) Something very easy
• (B) A reward for good work
• (C) Something sweet
• (D) A small portion

Answer

(A) Something very easy

Solution

1. Option C and option D are tempting because they read the words literally.
2. The sentence is about a test, so the idiom describes how the test felt to Meera.
3. A piece of cake is something very easy to do, which is option A.