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- Question
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. Ruffle somebody's feather
Options- A. gamble
- B. escape responsibility
- C. annoy somebody
- D. show contempt for
- Correct Answer
- annoy somebody
- 1. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. With might and main
Options- A. with full risks
- B. with full force
- C. having full confidence
- D. with full blessings Discuss
- 2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. At loose ends
Options- A. tie two loose ends of a thread
- B. keep options open
- C. in an uncertain situation
- D. repay debts Discuss
- 3. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. Take up the hatchet
Options- A. behave formally
- B. pursue a chance
- C. be caught in a trap
- D. prepare for or go to war Discuss
- 4. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. Turn over a new leaf
Options- A. change ones behaviour for the better.
- B. read between the pages of a book.
- C. do a somersault
- D. do a new job. Discuss
- 5. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. Over egg the pudding
Options- A. add unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse.
- B. fill the pudding excessively with egg.
- C. add details in order to make something more exciting.
- D. add important details to the content of a story. Discuss
- 6. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. Cut short
Options- A. delete
- B. praise
- C. interrupt
- D. slice into small pieces Discuss
- 7. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. Bad blood
Options- A. war
- B. ill feeling
- C. threatening attitude
- D. in an infected state of being Discuss
- 8. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. A laughing stock
Options- A. an object of laughter
- B. a storehouse of jokes
- C. an object of desire
- D. a stock of high value Discuss
- 9. In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/ passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct. 1. Making ropes is one of the oldest trades in the world. P. People used them for tethering animals, for drawing water from wells and for dragging large stones which were used in building. Q. We know that people made ropes several centuries back. R. They made them from camel hair and from twisted grass. S. We have found pieces of rope in very old Egyptian tombs. 6. We have found too, ropes which were made of thin copper wire in the city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by a volcano 2000 years ago.
Options- A. QSRP
- B. PRQS
- C. SQPR
- D. QSPR Discuss
- 10. In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is orrect. 1. The king was distressed because his people were lazy. P. All cursed the stone and blamed the Government. Q. Then the king had the stone removed. R. Next day people passed by and went round it. S. He had a big stone put in the middle of the road one night. 6. Under the stone the king had placed a purse full of money.
Options- A. PSRQ
- B. SRPQ
- C. QPRS
- D. PQRS Discuss
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Correct Answer: with full force
Correct Answer: in an uncertain situation
Correct Answer: prepare for or go to war
Correct Answer: change ones behaviour for the better.
Correct Answer: add unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse.
Correct Answer: interrupt
Correct Answer: ill feeling
Correct Answer: an object of laughter
Correct Answer: QSRP
Correct Answer: SRPQ
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