Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Comparing apples to oranges
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5d764c36d7f35907c5b9fadd- 1To compare two things that have no differencefalse
- 2A useless effortfalse
- 3To be a fruit loverfalse
- 4To compare things that can't be comparedtrue
- 5To be a miserfalse
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Answer : 4. "To compare things that can't be compared"
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Q: Direction(50): In the following, pick out the correct meaning of the following idioms:
Beat around the bush
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5d75d987e8e1523a0ad545a3Beat around the bush
- 1Avoid coming to the pointtrue
- 2Run awayfalse
- 3Deduce from the factsfalse
- 4Likely to happen soonfalse
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Answer : 1. "Avoid coming to the point "
Q: Direction(47): In the following, pick out the correct meaning of the following idioms:
On the Cards
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5d75d6f934e9db73cc628ec7On the Cards
- 1To run awayfalse
- 2Anticipatedtrue
- 3Anticipatedfalse
- 4Sanctionfalse
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Answer : 2. "Anticipated "
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.
Throw in the towel
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5d75d9375897383a2782a805- 1Make all possible effortfalse
- 2Using any meansfalse
- 3Accept defeattrue
- 4Ignore othersfalse
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Answer : 3. "Accept defeat "
Q: Directions (53): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully 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 “No Error” as your answer.
Even if we grant though outlandish assertion that India has a job bounty but wages are not rising, this points to a labour market failure.
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5d75dddbdbc6316da703ff69Even if we grant though outlandish assertion that India has a job bounty but wages are not rising, this points to a labour market failure.
- 1if we grant the outlandish assertiontrue
- 2if we granted though outlandish assertionfalse
- 3if we granted the outlandish assertionfalse
- 4if we were grant the outlandish assertionfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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Answer : 1. "if we grant the outlandish assertion"
Q: Direction(46): In the following, pick out the correct meaning of the following idioms:
Once in a blue moon
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5d75d25f5897383a2782a084Once in a blue moon
- 1Frequentlyfalse
- 2Very rarelytrue
- 3Something interestingfalse
- 4Very commonfalse
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Answer : 2. "Very rarely "
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.
Hard and fast
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5d75d768e8e1523a0ad541ea- 1Weakfalse
- 2Strongfalse
- 3Very stricttrue
- 4Cause of troublefalse
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Answer : 3. "Very strict "
Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
It takes one to know one
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5d764bba40a27107f2f7b0a3- 1You're just as excellent as I amfalse
- 2You and I are failurefalse
- 3You're just as diligent as I amfalse
- 4You're just as bad as I amtrue
- 5You're just as cool as I amfalse
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