Concept:The question tests the ability to identify the same consonant cluster /sk/ as it appears in different English words.
Explanation:In "bask", the letters "sk" are said together as one consonant cluster, /sk/.
We need a word that contains /sk/ in the same order.
Let us look at the options one by one.
"slacks" has /sl/ at the start and ends with /ks/; that order is different.
"basque" contains the exact /sk/ cluster, like "bask".
"lacks" ends with /ks/, and "axed" has /kst/; neither of them forms the /sk/ cluster.
In such questions, pay attention to the order of consonants, not just their presence.
This is why words with /ks/ must be eliminated.
Therefore, the correct match is "basque".
Answer:B. basque