Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Hard and fast
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5d75d768e8e1523a0ad541ea- 1Weakfalse
- 2Strongfalse
- 3Very stricttrue
- 4Cause of troublefalse
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Answer : 3. "Very strict "
Q: Direction: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase under in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
She wanted to go hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.
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5f3d121654900c5349d7af97She wanted to go hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.
- 1scolded her badlyfalse
- 2got Irritatedfalse
- 3took a firm standtrue
- 4expressed her displeasurefalse
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Answer : 3. "took a firm stand "
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 wanted this agreement in black and white.
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5ddcb4d5e1ce690ab506199b- 1in writingtrue
- 2orallyfalse
- 3in discoursefalse
- 4in detailfalse
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Answer : 1. "in writing"
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.
The salt of the Earth
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5f3e494451e6542224f83989- 1To expect something in returnfalse
- 2Very good & honest/kindtrue
- 3To support someonefalse
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 2. "Very good & honest/kind"
Q: Directions (21): 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.
Whole nine yards
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5d772fc79c86db1bd3193e89Whole nine yards
- 1Everythingtrue
- 2A long distancefalse
- 3All the levels of a gamefalse
- 4Wholly or completelyfalse
- 5Somethingfalse
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Answer : 1. " Everything"
Q: Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
A moot point
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60474ebc0cd999184cdd3432A moot point
- 1Agreeablefalse
- 2Disputedtrue
- 3Unclearfalse
- 4Unknownfalse
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Answer : 2. "Disputed"
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.
Afraid of one’s own shadow
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5f3e4a6c72dcfe7bdc6cec5a- 1to make public something embarrassing that should be kept secret.false
- 2everything is ready.false
- 3a person who is angry or upset about something.false
- 4to become easily frightened.true
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Answer : 4. "to become easily frightened."
Q: Directions (53): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.
Even if we grant though outlandish assertion that India has a job bounty but wages are not rising, this points to a labour market failure.
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5d75dddbdbc6316da703ff69Even if we grant though outlandish assertion that India has a job bounty but wages are not rising, this points to a labour market failure.
- 1if we grant the outlandish assertiontrue
- 2if we granted though outlandish assertionfalse
- 3if we granted the outlandish assertionfalse
- 4if we were grant the outlandish assertionfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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