Which word means to provoke someone?

• A. Grate
• B. Grade
• C. Globe
• D. Goad

Answer: (D)

Provoke into action is what this item measures: a verb that means urging someone to act, often with a sharp nudge or persistent push. Goad fits best because it specifically means to stimulate or provoke someone into doing something, sometimes by a pointed push or urging them to move. Grate can mean to irritate, but it doesn’t convey prompting someone to act. Grade refers to level or quality or the act of evaluating, and globe means the world or a spherical shape. So goad is the accurate choice since it directly captures provoking someone into action.