Which tool draws free form selections around the desired area?

• A. Magic Wand Tool
• B. Marquee Tool
• C. Gradient Tool
• D. Lasso Tool

Answer: (D)

The concept here is creating selections by tracing them with your input device. The Lasso Tool is designed for freehand selection: you click and drag to draw the outline around the area you want, and releasing completes the selection along that drawn boundary. This makes it ideal for irregular or highly detailed edges that aren’t captured by simple shapes.

Other tools work differently. The Magic Wand tool selects areas based on color similarity with a click, not by drawing a boundary. The Marquee tool creates fixed geometric selections (rectangles or ellipses), which aren’t freeform. The Gradient tool isn’t used for making selections at all; it applies color transitions.