Practice Section 9 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Directions:
In each of the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idioms/ Phrases. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
Q-1) build castles in the air
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build castles in the air : thinking of some impossible task; dream; make plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening.
Here, dream is the right option.
Look at the sentence : She keeps talking about her long time ambitions, but it's all castles in the air.
Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase in the sentence.
Q-2) She was in a brown study and did not notice my entrance.
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reverie
a brown study : a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness.
Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Q-3) The day the new product was launched, people made a beeline to purchase it.
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make a beeline : to go straight towards something as quickly as you can; rush.
As soon as she arrived at the party, she made a beeline for the food.
The best option rushed
Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase in the sentence.
Q-4) The cashier wiped the nose of his employer by presenting false bills.
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cheated
Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Q-5) Unless you make amends for the loss, nobody is prepared to excuse you.
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make amends for : compensate
They must make amends for the harm they’ve caused.
The best option is compensate
Directions:
In each of the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idioms/ Phrases. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
Q-6) fall back on
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fall back on : resort to something; have recourse to when in difficulty; turn to; employ.
Here, resort to something is the right option
Look at the sentence : When necessary, instinct is the most reliable resource you can fall back on.
Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Q-7) He usually goes to bed very early and rises with the lark.
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get up/rise with the lark : to get out of bed very early in the morning.
She always rises up with the lark.
The best option is very early
Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Q-8) Everybody thought Asha and Ashok were a happy couple, but it was all just make believe.
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make believe that... : to pretend that something is true.
Let’s make believe we’re elves. (dwarfs)
The best option is pretence.
Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Q-9) I am going to stay at home because I am feeling under the weather today.
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under the weather : slightly ill/sick and not as well as usual.
She said she was under the weather and couldn’t make it to the meeting.
The best option is sick.
Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Q-10) When it comes to dancing, he is all-thumbs.
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all thumbs : to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do something; clumsy.
You know when you get nervous, you are all-thumbs.
The best option is clumsy