Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Achilles’ Heel
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649abf0a3662c8741dfe22d3- 1Irrelevant thingfalse
- 2Vulnerable pointtrue
- 3Fast runnerfalse
- 4Costly itemfalse
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Answer : 2. "Vulnerable point"
Explanation :
An "Achilles' Heel" is a person's area of weakness or vulnerability.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom
The actress’ daughter is just a chip off the old block
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649c01fd1a612ce001fc14e4- 1To get into the enemy’s territoryfalse
- 2Similar to one's parents in behaviourtrue
- 3To console the drearyfalse
- 4To chip off the edgesfalse
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Answer : 2. "Similar to one's parents in behaviour"
Explanation :
"A chip off the old block" means a person who resembles or behaves like their parent.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The movers and shakers
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6454d878f3618908bf619293- 1People who have a lot of power and influencetrue
- 2Transportation companyfalse
- 3Labourersfalse
- 4Travelling agencyfalse
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Answer : 1. "People who have a lot of power and influence"
Explanation :
The literal meaning of movers and shakers is those who move and shake. Idioms have deep meanings and are connected to a common understanding. The people who can move and shake things. This is only possible if those people had power and the right influence.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be under a cloud
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6458ddf87f8252086628d4c3- 1To be very happyfalse
- 2To be gloomyfalse
- 3To be untrustworthytrue
- 4To have a hidden talentfalse
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Answer : 3. "To be untrustworthy"
Explanation :
The correct answer is under suspicion. Key Points. The idiom "Under a cloud" means one is under suspicion of doing something fishy. Hence the correct option for the idiom "under a cloud" is "under suspicion".
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In queer street
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6458dff7613f9f6e33238663- 1Among scoundrelsfalse
- 2In prisonfalse
- 3Lost your wayfalse
- 4In debttrue
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Answer : 4. "In debt"
Explanation :
The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom "In queer street" is "In debt." In queer street: in trouble, usually because of debt. Example: He will be in the queer street if he continues buying expensive things.
Q:In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column, phrases are A, B, and C, and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer.
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- 1A-Ffalse
- 2B-F, C-Dfalse
- 3A-E, B-F and C-Dtrue
- 4B-F, C-Efalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "A-E, B-F and C-D"
Q: Directions: In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases makes a correct sentence, mark None of these' as your answer.
Column (1) Column (2)
(A) The interests of regional (D) for hastening the introduction
parties may take a beating, of simultaneous elections.
(B) Given these challenges, (E) as regional issues may be
there is simply no case subsumed by national themes
(C) The government must accord (F) priority to other electoral reforms.
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64d0d86f2a08385b43d85fcf(A) The interests of regional (D) for hastening the introduction
parties may take a beating, of simultaneous elections.
there is simply no case subsumed by national themes
- 1A-Ffalse
- 2B-Efalse
- 3C-D and B-Ffalse
- 4C-F and B-Dtrue
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 4. "C-F and B-D"
Q: Directions: In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases makes a correct sentence, mark None of these' as your answer.
Column (1) Column (2)
(A) When was the last time (D) since the setting up of the organisation?
(B) When will it dawn on the government (E) that you paid a visit to your family?
(C) When will it be 50 yr (F) that there is raging discontent in rural areas?
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64d0d7b62a08385b43d85d3c(A) When was the last time (D) since the setting up of the organisation?
(B) When will it dawn on the government (E) that you paid a visit to your family?
(C) When will it be 50 yr (F) that there is raging discontent in rural areas?
- 1B-F and A-Etrue
- 2A-F and C-Efalse
- 3C-Ffalse
- 4A-Dfalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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