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 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.
We missed our flight to Paris because the connecting flight was late and to add insult to injury they made us pay for a new ticket as if it was our fault!
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5d7728f555dae01e57548c48- 1to be compensatedfalse
- 2to be reprimandedfalse
- 3to be praisedfalse
- 4to make a situation worsetrue
- 5to be ruinedfalse
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Answer : 4. "to make a situation worse"
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.
sums of money expressed in a specified monetary unit
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5f310d38c006da57832a932a- 1demarchefalse
- 2to monetisefalse
- 3to nominatefalse
- 4to denominatetrue
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Answer : 4. "to denominate"
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 sight of the accident made my flesh creep.
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6128c00f3d56b7281f142cd7- 1worried mefalse
- 2frightened metrue
- 3confused mefalse
- 4drew my attentionfalse
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Answer : 2. "frightened me"
Q: Select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A funeral poem
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5ddcf110874e270a9a3939c0A funeral poem
- 1Elegytrue
- 2Pandemoniumfalse
- 3Parodyfalse
- 4Sonnetfalse
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Answer : 1. "Elegy "
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 was clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black when Ram said that Jagjit was a thief.
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6128bf993459f935a39fea05- 1Someone criticising another for a fault they have themselves.true
- 2A person accusing another of being black.false
- 3A person blaming another for something he has not done.false
- 4Both are guilty of the same mistake.false
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Answer : 1. "Someone criticising another for a fault they have themselves."
Q: Directions (26): 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.
Hang in there
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5d77334f9c86db1bd3193f03Hang in there
- 1To stopfalse
- 2Don't give uptrue
- 3Don't be latefalse
- 4Don't do hard workfalse
- 5To waitfalse
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Answer : 2. "Don't give up"
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 Earl of Leicester threw down the glove.
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5d985eee68fda74fcf574914- 1accepted defeatfalse
- 2rejected the prizefalse
- 3resorted to wrong tacticsfalse
- 4gave a challengetrue
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Answer : 4. "gave a challenge"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
Some shots were fired at random.
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5ddcb56e874e270a9a382697- 1with out any aimtrue
- 2for a long timefalse
- 3to end quarrelfalse
- 4thoroughlyfalse
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