Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer

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In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb. Select the  alternatives which best describes its use in the sentence.
The new law on ‘Right to Food safety’ will come into force next month.

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    Be forced upon the people
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    Be associated from next month onwards
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    Be implemented next month
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    Be withdrawn next month
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    Be widely rejected next month
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Answer : 3. "Be implemented next month"

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In each of the following sentence, an idiomatic expression or a proverb. Select the  alternatives which best describes its use in the sentence.
The team put their plan into execution the very next day.

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    Proposed a plan
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    Discussed their plan
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    Started thinking about a plan
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    Started carrying out their plan
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    None of the above
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Answer : 4. "Started carrying out their plan"

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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.

butterflies in the stomach

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    being angry
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    being hungry
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    being excited
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    being nervous
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Answer : 4. " being nervous"

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Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
They cooks up a story in order to get out of the situation.

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    cooked in a story
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    cooked up a story
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    cooked up a stories
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    cooked on the story
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    No correction required
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Answer : 2. "cooked up a story"

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In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb. Select the  alternatives which best describes its use in the sentence.
Mrs. Nayak opened the discussion on the ‘alarming rate of poverty in India’.

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    Started the discussion
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    Gave her opinion in the discussion
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    Did not agree on the discussion
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    Welcomed the people to the discussion
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    None of the above
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Answer : 1. "Started the discussion"

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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.

out of the woods

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    no longer in trouble
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    no longer famous
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    no longer in sight
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    no longer young
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Answer : 1. "no longer in trouble "

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Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
Barring the few, all the customers are defaulters.

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    Barred a few
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    Leave a few
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    Barring a less
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    Barring a few
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    No correction required
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Answer : 4. "Barring a few"

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In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb. Select the  alternatives which best describes its use in the sentence.
The course of events made it necessary for Joseph to start working.

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    Events that were planned
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    Long list of future events
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    A succession of unexpected events
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    Nature of events that followed after Joseph joined work
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    None of the above
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Answer : 3. " A succession of unexpected events"

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