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Question
My car
broke down
on way to the railway station.
Options
A. stopped
B. met with an accident
C. ran out of petrol
D. failed to work
Correct Answer
stopped
Idioms and Phrases problems
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1. While the ladies continued their
small talk
in the drawing room, I felt bored.
Options
A. whispering
B. backbiting
C. gossip
D. light conversation
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Correct Answer: light conversation
2. Mohan always
keeps himself to himself
Options
A. Is too busy
B. Is selfish
C. Is unsociable
D. Does not take sides
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Correct Answer: Is unsociable
3. The curious neighbours were disappointed as the young couple's quarrel was just a
storm in a tea cup
.
Options
A. violent quarrel
B. fuss about a trifle
C. brittle situation
D. quarrel about tea cups
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Correct Answer: fuss about a trifle
4. There has been
bad blood
between the two communities even before shouting.
Options
A. Impure blood
B. Ill feeling
C. Bloody fights
D. Quarrels
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Correct Answer: Ill feeling
5. His plan was so complicated that it
floored
his listeners.
Options
A. entertained
B. puzzled
C. annoyed
D. encouraged
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Correct Answer: puzzled
6. My father
strained every nerve
to enable me to get settled in life.
Options
A. worked very hard
B. spent a huge amount
C. tried all tricks
D. bribed several persons
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Correct Answer: worked very hard
7. He is always
picking holes in every
project.
Options
A. creating problems in
B. finding fault with
C. suggesting improvement in
D. asking irrelevant questions on
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Correct Answer: finding fault with
8. The
die is cast
and now let us hope for the best.
Options
A. project is over
B. decision is made
C. death is inevitable
D. cloth has been dyed
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Correct Answer: decision is made
9. Pt. Nehru was
born with a silver spoon in his mouth
.
Options
A. born in a middle class family
B. born in a wealthy family
C. born in a royal family
D. born in a family of nationalists
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Correct Answer: born in a wealthy family
10. The arrival of the mother-in-law in the family
proved a rift in the lute
.
Options
A. caused unnecessary worries
B. brought about disharmony
C. caused a pleasant atmosphere
D. brought about a disciplined atmosphere
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Correct Answer: brought about disharmony
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