Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tricks of the trade
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64198f35b34a0b67fcf525a5Tricks of the trade
- 1A particular professionfalse
- 2A trick to deceivefalse
- 3Special skills or knowledgetrue
- 4An easy taskfalse
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Answer : 3. "Special skills or knowledge "
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.
Fly into a passion
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64788270e7800fa48015e6edFly into a passion
- 1To be aggressive at timesfalse
- 2To become aggressive oftenfalse
- 3To become angry suddenlytrue
- 4To be always angryfalse
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Answer : 3. "To become angry suddenly"
Explanation :
"Flying into a passion" means to experience a sudden and intense burst of anger. It describes the act of becoming angry swiftly and passionately, often in response to a specific situation or trigger. This idiom does not imply a constant state of aggression but rather a sudden emotional outburst.
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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Answer : 1. "B-F and A-E"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The coach was trying to twist the player’s arm by asking him to practice throughout the day.
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646228fe0827e80a9f8df96b- 1To try to force someone to do somethingtrue
- 2To refrain from restingfalse
- 3To train someone in warfarefalse
- 4To console the weakfalse
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Answer : 1. "To try to force someone to do something"
Explanation :
To try to force someone to do something. This idiom implies putting pressure on someone to do something they might not want to do.
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: 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.
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645cd7bc19bbd20a9ac5335cThe trainee performed the task with extreme ease.
- 1At the eleventh hourfalse
- 2Call it a dayfalse
- 3Swan songfalse
- 4A piece of caketrue
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Answer : 4. "A piece of cake"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Grease someone’s palm
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646218d24d91510a5db51457Grease someone’s palm
- 1Go to battlefalse
- 2Put in hard workfalse
- 3Bribe someonetrue
- 4Be jealous of someonefalse
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