Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 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) It couldn't be more shocking (D) when the new education policy was rolled out.
(B) Students across the country rejoiced (E) when the PM was assassinated.
(C) A wave of grief swept through the country (F) that he decided to file for a divorce.
588 064d0d75e52a85a5ad6da1a14
64d0d75e52a85a5ad6da1a14(A) It couldn't be more shocking (D) when the new education policy was rolled out.
(B) Students across the country rejoiced (E) when the PM was assassinated.
(C) A wave of grief swept through the country (F) that he decided to file for a divorce.
- 1B-Efalse
- 2C-E and B-Dtrue
- 3B-Ffalse
- 4C-F and A-Ffalse
- 5None of thesefalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "C-E and B-D "
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Water under the bridge
879 064aab368c4e3d04ca174391e
64aab368c4e3d04ca174391e- 1Past events that are not important anymoretrue
- 2Difficult situations in one’s lifefalse
- 3Promises that are made to someone and never fulfilledfalse
- 4A seasoned crop with a heavy demandfalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "Past events that are not important anymore"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Grease someone’s palm
680 0646218d24d91510a5db51457
646218d24d91510a5db51457Grease someone’s palm
- 1Go to battlefalse
- 2Put in hard workfalse
- 3Bribe someonetrue
- 4Be jealous of someonefalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "Bribe someone "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence.
She was within a hair's breadth of winning.
508 06462129ec899b466f4485274
6462129ec899b466f4485274She was within a hair's breadth of winning.
- 1certainfalse
- 2desirousfalse
- 3narrow margintrue
- 4accomplishedfalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "narrow margin"
Q: In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
The trainee performed the task with extreme ease.
748 0645cd7bc19bbd20a9ac5335c
645cd7bc19bbd20a9ac5335cThe trainee performed the task with extreme ease.
- 1At the eleventh hourfalse
- 2Call it a dayfalse
- 3Swan songfalse
- 4A piece of caketrue
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "A piece of cake"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tell upon
609 0645ccf441efb290ac245a57c
645ccf441efb290ac245a57cTell upon
- 1To strike hardfalse
- 2To advise someonefalse
- 3To affect adverselytrue
- 4To write downfalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "To affect adversely"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A storm in a tea cup
612 0645cc59d1efb290ac2458dbf
645cc59d1efb290ac2458dbfA storm in a tea cup
- 1Tasty teafalse
- 2The tea in which spices are addedfalse
- 3A lot of anger and worry about trivial thingstrue
- 4To enjoy tea during a stormfalse
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "A lot of anger and worry about trivial things"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Call upon
526 0645b88dae67f3b0a568a0473
645b88dae67f3b0a568a0473Call upon
- 1To adjustfalse
- 2To stopfalse
- 3To followfalse
- 4To ordertrue
- Show Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice