Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence.
At supper, everyone was in high spirits.
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645b831945f1450a80b59f79At supper, everyone was in high spirits.
- 1cheerfultrue
- 2drunkfalse
- 3nervousfalse
- 4anxiousfalse
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Answer : 1. "cheerful"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tell upon
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645ccf441efb290ac245a57cTell upon
- 1To strike hardfalse
- 2To advise someonefalse
- 3To affect adverselytrue
- 4To write downfalse
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Answer : 3. "To affect adversely"
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 given idiom.
Cover up
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643fcbd82d621da1169d93f4Cover up
- 1Put a carpet underfalse
- 2Ignore insults madefalse
- 3Hide or concealtrue
- 4Close something foreverfalse
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Answer : 3. "Hide or conceal "
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.
A fly on the wall
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6450f75568c22b088399ed85A fly on the wall
- 1A vigilant security guardfalse
- 2An unperceived observertrue
- 3Very intelligent personfalse
- 4An unwelcome guestfalse
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Answer : 2. "An unperceived observer"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence.
At supper, everyone was in high spirits.
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64523d77508d9a21f795820bAt supper, everyone was in high spirits.
- 1cheerfultrue
- 2drunkfalse
- 3nervousfalse
- 4anxiousfalse
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Answer : 1. "cheerful"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Lion's share
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6490325abf323e479ac52b3d- 1The part that must be left for the guests in a partyfalse
- 2The sound produced by a lion when it is attacking a preyfalse
- 3The greatest and most desirable portion of somethingtrue
- 4The strongest and richest partner in a groupfalse
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Answer : 3. "The greatest and most desirable portion of something"
Explanation :
"Lion's share" refers to the largest or best portion of something.

