Idiom Or Phrase Free Mock Test – Part 1
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Idiom Or Phrase Free Mock Test – Part 1
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directions: For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given underlined in the sentence. To go overboard
(स) To do too much of something Explanation: To do too much of something
The sales manager tried every trick in the book to sell the flat to my uncle, but they failed –
(अ) Try every possible way Explanation: Try every possible way
Funny how you can get a bee in your bonnet about the most unlikely matters –
(ब) obsessed with an idea Explanation: obsessed with an idea
Suganya stood by her husband in weal and woe.
(द) in prosperity and adversity Explanation: in prosperity and adversity
Give meaning of the following idiom : A man of straw
(अ) A man of no substance Explanation: A man of no substance
Give meaning of Idiom : Cry Wolf
(अ) To give false alarm Explanation: To give false alarm
Give meaning of Idiom At loggerheads
(स) to be at strife Explanation: to be at strife
Give meaning of idiom At one’s wit’s end
(अ) Perplexed Explanation: Perplexed
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate word: She could hardly __________ laughing.
(स) keep from Explanation: keep from
Complete the phrasal verb in the following sentence: Many parents were at the railway station to see …… their children.
(स) off Explanation: off
He refuse to attend the meeting …….. his illness-
(स) on the ground of Explanation: on the ground of
I shall write ………… know the reasons of your not coming to Ajmer –
(ब) as to Explanation: as to
He was ……… crying –
(ब) on the point of Explanation: on the point of
I always welcome my guests ………..
(ब) with open arm Explanation: with open arm
Select the phrasal verb closest to their meaning. ‘INVESTIGATE’
(स) Look into Explanation: Look into
Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom. They are at daggers drawn:
(अ) Strained relations Explanation: Strained relations
Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom. She had given up all hope when out of the blue she got a call from one of the most sought after universities.
(द) Unexpectedly Explanation: Unexpectedly
Choose the correct meaning of the Italicised Idiom. That young fellow was born with a silver spoon in his mouth .
(अ) Born in wealth and luxury. Explanation: Born in wealth and luxury.
Fill in the blank using the correct phrasal verb. The management ______ the demands of the workers.
(अ) acceded to Explanation: acceded to
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate phrasal verb: How did you……. …. (come) that rare diamond ?
(अ) come by Explanation: come by
Match the idioms in Column (A) with their meanings listed in Column (B) – Column – (A) Idioms (a) A red-letter day (b) To smell a rat (c) To leave no stone unturned (d) To turn over a new leaf Column – (B) Meanings (i) to suspect something wrong (ii) to make every possible effort (iii) to make a fresh start (iv) A special/noteworthy/memorable occasion
(द) a-(iv), b-(i), c-(ii), d-(iii) Explanation: a-(iv), b-(i), c-(ii), d-(iii)
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom – ‘Feeling under the weather’ means –
(ब) to feel ill Explanation: to feel ill
fill in the blank with the most appropriate phrasal verb – Raja Ram Mohan Roy urged Indians to………….. (do) untouchability.
(ब) do away with Explanation: do away with
Choose the correct option that expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom – They have been at daggers drawn for weeks over their distribution of ancestral property.
(अ) be bitterly hostile towards each other Explanation: be bitterly hostile towards each other
After ten years war, China gave in . (Choose the correct meaning of the underlined phrasal verb)
(स) surrendered Explanation: surrendered
