Section meaning: which is correct?

• A. A piece of something
• B. A part of a whole object
• C. A smaller part of a book or a newspaper
• D. A separate material

Answer: (B)

Section means a division or part of a larger whole, a defined portion within something that is organized. The option that defines it as “a part of a whole object” best captures this idea, since a section is a specific segment that belongs to and helps make up the entire thing—like a section of a book, a document, or a map.

The other ideas describe things that are either just fragments or specific to publications or materials, rather than a formal division within a whole. A piece of something is any fragment and doesn’t imply an organized section; a smaller part of a book or a newspaper is close but too narrowly tied to publications; a separate material focuses on a substance rather than a division.