Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Directions (25): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Pull yourself together
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5d7732161b4c313dee2a020bPull yourself together
- 1To put lots of efforts in a single venturefalse
- 2To do your bestfalse
- 3To calm downtrue
- 4To exhaust with all the given resourcesfalse
- 5To be very angryfalse
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Answer : 3. "To calm down"
Q: The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock.
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5f3d2b7f2c4c89546e1bc9af- 1work with ensthusiasmfalse
- 2work hard to go against the timefalse
- 3work while keeping patiencefalse
- 4work with vigour to finish in limited timetrue
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Answer : 4. "work with vigour to finish in limited time "
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
He rides the high horse because of his high connection.
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60b0dc90f0fca47be6c7c132- 1is famousfalse
- 2talks flatteringlyfalse
- 3puts on airstrue
- 4is prosperousfalse
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Answer : 3. "puts on airs"
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Pull up your socks
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5e311dae28cc9f7012754548- 1To lose one's temperfalse
- 2To put in extra efforttrue
- 3To play a joke on someonefalse
- 4To suspect some foul playfalse
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Answer : 2. "To put in extra effort "
Q: When the family in the next house packed off at midnight, I began to smell a rat.
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5f3d224907f57c579cac5521- 1to see hidden meaningfalse
- 2to smell a bad smellfalse
- 3to suspect a tricktrue
- 4to misunderstandfalse
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Answer : 3. "to suspect a trick "
Q: Directions: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To take umbrage
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5e9700092d9b54307c447657- 1to be offendedtrue
- 2to feel depressedfalse
- 3to be pleasedfalse
- 4to be satisfiedfalse
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Answer : 1. "to be offended "
Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in the context of the given sentence.
You must be tired after all day’s work. Would you like to wet your whistle?
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5d7727ab55dae01e5754839b- 1to take rest after a long day’s workfalse
- 2to get admired by the whole working teamfalse
- 3to have a power napfalse
- 4to take a drink, especially an alcoholic drink.true
- 5to go for a leavefalse
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Answer : 4. "to take a drink, especially an alcoholic drink."
Q: Directions (22): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Better late than never
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5d77304057a87607c79bff84Better late than never
- 1Better to arrive late than not to come at alltrue
- 2Better to stay healthy than to diefalse
- 3Better to arrive late than to meet with an accidentfalse
- 4Better to come late than to diefalse
- 5Better to stay home than to reach latefalse
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