Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 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 try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
It takes one to know one
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5d764bba40a27107f2f7b0a3- 1You're just as excellent as I amfalse
- 2You and I are failurefalse
- 3You're just as diligent as I amfalse
- 4You're just as bad as I amtrue
- 5You're just as cool as I amfalse
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Answer : 4. "You're just as bad as I am"
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.
My neighbour had to pay through his nose for a brand new car.
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5df20f21a21bc0694385b40d- 1pay huge loansfalse
- 2pay a reasonable pricefalse
- 3pay an extremely high pricetrue
- 4make a quick buckfalse
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Answer : 3. "pay an extremely high price"
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 poet drew on his fancy not his knowledge of nature, when he wrote his poem on birds.
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5def62f72c071834c4fd58dc- 1used his understandingfalse
- 2used his fantasyfalse
- 3used his imaginationtrue
- 4used his skillfalse
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Answer : 3. "used his imagination "
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
As it was a dark and stormy night, Lata was too scared to go home alone.
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5deb229fde793124fa22bd5e- 1very scary tofalse
- 2much scared tofalse
- 3as scared tofalse
- 4to scared toofalse
- 5No correction requiredtrue
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Answer : 5. "No correction required"
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
Since it was her engagement party, Riya was dress to kill.
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5deb2304507156083645f407- 1dresses to killfalse
- 2dressed to killtrue
- 3dressed to killingsfalse
- 4dressing to killedfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "dressed to kill"
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
Ramesh worries endlessly about his son’s future as he was so poor in studies.
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5deb23e9a4034f362149cd01- 1worry endlessfalse
- 2worried endlessfalse
- 3worried endlesslytrue
- 4worries endlessfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "worried endlessly"
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
Now that the actual criminal had been caught, Kunal was happy that he was finally let of the hook.
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5deb247dde793124fa22bd79- 1off the hooktrue
- 2of the hookingsfalse
- 3off the hooksfalse
- 4of the hooksfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "off the hook"
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
The little boy appeared all of a sudden out of nowhere and take everyone by surprise.
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5deb24e80c76b7071ae32317- 1took everyone as surprisedfalse
- 2take everyone with surprisedfalse
- 3took everyone by surprisesfalse
- 4took everyone by surprisetrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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