{"id":22880,"date":"2026-06-21T18:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/a-raw-deal-vocabulary-question-for-hsc\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T18:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:24:33","slug":"a-raw-deal-vocabulary-question-for-hsc","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/a-raw-deal-vocabulary-question-for-hsc\/","title":{"rendered":"A raw deal Vocabulary Question for HSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Select the best explanation of <strong>A raw deal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quiz-options\">\n<li>A constant threat or danger hanging over someone<\/li>\n<li>A change in method, plan, or direction<\/li>\n<li>Unfair treatment<\/li>\n<li>A victory that brings little satisfaction or real benefit<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[3203,3210,3212,3213],"subject":[3116],"education_level":[1896],"class_list":["post-22880","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-academic-vocabulary","topic-contextual-meaning","topic-exam-preparation","topic-hsc-english-grammar","subject-idioms-phrases","education_level-hsc"],"mcq_note":"<p><strong>A raw deal<\/strong> means <strong>unfair treatment<\/strong>. The correct answer is this meaning because the expression is used figuratively, not only by its literal words.<\/p><p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Many workers felt they had received <em>a raw deal<\/em>.<\/li><li>In an HSC essay, <em>A raw deal<\/em> can express this meaning: <strong>unfair treatment<\/strong>.<\/li><li>When this expression appears in a passage, connect <em>A raw deal<\/em> with the idea of <strong>unfair treatment<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"A constant threat or danger hanging over someone"},{"right":"no","answer":"A change in method, plan, or direction"},{"right":"yes","answer":"Unfair treatment"},{"right":"no","answer":"A victory that brings little satisfaction or real benefit"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":3116,"title":"Idioms &amp; Phrases","slug":"idioms-phrases"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":3203,"title":"Academic Vocabulary","slug":"academic-vocabulary"},{"id":3210,"title":"Contextual Meaning","slug":"contextual-meaning"},{"id":3212,"title":"Exam Preparation","slug":"exam-preparation"},{"id":3213,"title":"HSC English Grammar","slug":"hsc-english-grammar"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/22880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=22880"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=22880"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=22880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}