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8 Q: In spite of his recent financial troubles. Ashok has not learnt to cut his coat according to his cloth.
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5f3d135d5d47cc4ec7418e8a- 1improve his tailoring abilitiesfalse
- 2live within his incometrue
- 3overcome his problemsfalse
- 4wear modest clothesfalse
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Answer : 2. "live within his income "
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.
Asleep at the switch
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5f3e4ab59ab97f7febf0e407- 1not to be alert on opportunitytrue
- 2to be always ready to servefalse
- 3to be lost and bewilderedfalse
- 4at the lowest levelfalse
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Answer : 1. "not to be alert on opportunity"
Q: Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.
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5f3d2c322c4c89546e1bcd2c- 1has a private agendatrue
- 2fails to arouse interestfalse
- 3has no resultfalse
- 4works for both sidesfalse
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Answer : 1. "has a private agenda "
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: The cops were on their toes throughout the day,
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5f3d261607f57c579cac75fc- 1harriedfalse
- 2quickfalse
- 3eagerfalse
- 4alerttrue
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Answer : 4. "alert "
Q: The police looked all over for him but drew a blank.
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5f3d2c8f069d3f5fd52127e6- 1arrested himfalse
- 2took him to courtfalse
- 3did not find himtrue
- 4put him in prisonfalse
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Answer : 3. "did not find him "
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.
Flies off at a tangent
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5f3e49e19ab97f7febf0dde1- 1Self praisingfalse
- 2To boastfalse
- 3Well informedfalse
- 4Start discussing something irrelevanttrue
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Answer : 4. "Start discussing something irrelevant"
Q: The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically.
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5f3d26da2c4c89546e1bb766- 1grantfalse
- 2examinetrue
- 3discussfalse
- 4watchfalse
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