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.
His thoughtless act proves that he is soft in the head.
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5f338a41309c0d15a97b9309- 1kind and gentlefalse
- 2moved to tears easilyfalse
- 3generous and forgivingfalse
- 4stupid or unintelligenttrue
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Answer : 4. "stupid or unintelligent "
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.
It is a breach of etiquette to break into a conversation when you are not invited.
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5f338872a19eae59790254b5- 1improper and impolitetrue
- 2shocking and strangefalse
- 3harsh and cruelfalse
- 4unavoidable and unjustfalse
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Answer : 1. "improper and impolite "
Q: Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.
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5f3d11a054900c5349d7af32- 1disassociated themselves from.true
- 2seemed eager to continue.false
- 3waited for a response to.false
- 4claimed credit for.false
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Answer : 1. "disassociated themselves from."
Q: He has the habit of getting into a row over trivial matters.
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5f3d212f069d3f5fd520cb1e- 1seeking the helpfalse
- 2picking up a fighttrue
- 3getting a right pathfalse
- 4giving unwanted advicefalse
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Answer : 2. "picking up a fight "
Q:Direction: In the question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
He promised to look into the matter.
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5f325ca3a19eae5979fe09fc- 1to peer closelyfalse
- 2to take care offalse
- 3to investigatetrue
- 4to questionfalse
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Answer : 3. "to investigate "
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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Answer : 4. "took everyone by surprise"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Four corners of the earth
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5e85c1f8d931ca3febbaf7b8Four corners of the earth
- 1from the very beginningfalse
- 2from morning till nightfalse
- 3from all parts of the worldtrue
- 4from beginning to endfalse
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Answer : 3. "from all parts of the world"
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.
All his schemes ended in smoke.
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5f21381bec5b045afeafac14- 1came to nothingtrue
- 2got on firefalse
- 3burnt upfalse
- 4attracted everybodyfalse
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