Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: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.
Make one’s mark
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5fa4ffa19e3c9b0bcb6f32a9- 1Distinguish oneselftrue
- 2Score high marksfalse
- 3Highlight something in a pagefalse
- 4Reveal somethingfalse
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Answer : 1. "Distinguish oneself"
Q: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
dark horse
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62f3465039a8157d97fbf328- 1a candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly winstrue
- 2a good person who has been unfairly malignedfalse
- 3a person despised by everybody winsfalse
- 4a very unpredictable contestant, sometimes wins sometimes losesfalse
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Answer : 1. "a candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins"
Q: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.
Mamata is a dead ringer of one of my friends. I in fact walked up to her at an event mistaking her for my friend.
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602b3bcf9f2a38430901b69c- 1A close friend.false
- 2To act in a frenzied manner, crazilyfalse
- 3Person that bears a strong resemblance to someonetrue
- 4The one who is familiar to someone.false
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Answer : 3. "Person that bears a strong resemblance to someone"
Q: Economic policies formulated by the IAS officers are generally above the power of comprehension off most of the ministers.
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63108c664e3bf85cbe80930e- 1the powers of comprehension offfalse
- 2the powerful of comprehension offalse
- 3the power of comprehension oftrue
- 4No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "the power of comprehension of"
Q:Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.
Many centuries of European history have been marked by war almost ceaseless between France and England when these two states first confronted each other in America.
I. had been marked
II. has been marked
III. is being marked
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5e73647dab844a18ffeb0306I. had been marked
II. has been marked
III. is being marked
- 1Only I is correcttrue
- 2Only II is correctfalse
- 3Only I and III are correctfalse
- 4Both I and II are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only I is correct "
Q: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.
Rohit argued well to drive home his point to the jury.
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5f47705c9d816875be4819c0- 1Exhibitfalse
- 2Emphasisetrue
- 3Validatefalse
- 4Deliverfalse
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Answer : 2. "Emphasise"
Q: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.
Run around in circles
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601e66e3e54f272be17860bd- 1to keep running to set a recordfalse
- 2to remain busy with your workfalse
- 3to work excessively hard by keeping two jobsfalse
- 4to keep doing something without achieving muchtrue
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Answer : 4. "to keep doing something without achieving much"
Q: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.
He is worth his salt if he succeeds at this juncture.
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6128c2583459f935a39ff897- 1very proud of himselffalse
- 2quiet depressedfalse
- 3very strangefalse
- 4quiet worthytrue
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