Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In queer street
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6458dff7613f9f6e33238663- 1Among scoundrelsfalse
- 2In prisonfalse
- 3Lost your wayfalse
- 4In debttrue
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Answer : 4. "In debt"
Explanation :
The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom "In queer street" is "In debt." In queer street: in trouble, usually because of debt. Example: He will be in the queer street if he continues buying expensive things.
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.
Come to light
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5e1fe9ca401f2e7561e9a28f- 1To be well lit-upfalse
- 2To be obscurefalse
- 3To be known publiclytrue
- 4To pry a secretfalse
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Answer : 3. "To be known publicly"
Q:Select the correct option of the idiom/phrase.
"A black sheep"
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6322fbc8e3985052c811e463- 1To muniplate the accountfalse
- 2To give credit to what is good in a disliked personfalse
- 3To go fast, hurryfalse
- 4An unlucky person, Bad characterstrue
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Answer : 4. "An unlucky person, Bad characters"
Q:Directions: In the following question, which of the phrases given against the sentence should replace the word/phrase given in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select ‘No correction required’ as the answer.
In a field one summer’s day a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heartfelt content.
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5d8d82de39471b11d4fd013f- 1hearty contendfalse
- 2hearts contentionfalse
- 3heartтАЩs contenttrue
- 4heart contentsfalse
- 5no correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "heartтАЩs content"
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.
The effort to trace the culprit was a wild goose chase.
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5dcd4012f50c4b23b0832a03- 1fruitful huntingfalse
- 2futile searchtrue
- 3idea seekingfalse
- 4genuine effortfalse
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Answer : 2. "futile search "
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.
Revolutionary scientists designed varieties of strategies to make the will of the people discernible.
I. a multiple strategies
II. several strategies
III. multitude of strategy
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5e734d38c8bf4623349d2002I. a multiple strategies
II. several strategies
III. multitude of strategy
- 1Only I is correctfalse
- 2Only II is correcttrue
- 3Only III is correctfalse
- 4Both I and III are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only II 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.
All agog
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5f1fc950c090bf3ddbc9687c- 1Avoidfalse
- 2Contentmentfalse
- 3Amazedtrue
- 4Unsystematicallyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Amazed"
Q: "Plain speaking" find the idioms.
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6411a8dea37bb1a5e181b303- 1Plain speakingfalse
- 2Spilling the beansfalse
- 3Telling nonsensefalse
- 4Telling the truthtrue
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