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.
Be my guest
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64479916df70e0688c82746aBe my guest
- 1Please do ittrue
- 2Stop, don't go aheadfalse
- 3Be with mefalse
- 4Come with mefalse
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Answer : 1. "Please do it"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gear up for
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645241bbf3618908bf5abc2fGear up for
- 1Start offfalse
- 2Pass intofalse
- 3Get ready fortrue
- 4Put onfalse
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Answer : 3. "Get ready for"
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.
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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
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Answer : 2. "C-E and B-D "
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Achilles’ Heel
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649abf0a3662c8741dfe22d3- 1Irrelevant thingfalse
- 2Vulnerable pointtrue
- 3Fast runnerfalse
- 4Costly itemfalse
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Answer : 2. "Vulnerable point"
Explanation :
An "Achilles' Heel" is a person's area of weakness or vulnerability.
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 given idiom.
Chase rainbows
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643518992b960e1a41a85f48Chase rainbows
- 1To be unprepared for somethingfalse
- 2To lose one’s patiencefalse
- 3To pursue unrealistic goalstrue
- 4To judge someonefalse
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Answer : 3. "To pursue unrealistic goals "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I had never seen him lose his temper, and he governed our company with an iron hand.
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642ac7f972ca731a991546f4- 1In anxietyfalse
- 2At the servicefalse
- 3To any degreefalse
- 4strict and harsh controltrue
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