- These tests are a check for your learning and your level with respect to the basic vocabulary skills
- Directions for individual questionsEach question has a sentence that uses an idiom or phrase. You need to identify the apt meaning of the idiom/phrase from the given options
Idioms and Phrases: Test-14
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Question 1 |
Going abroad for a holiday was out of the question.
undesirable | |
impossible | |
unpleasant | |
irresistible |
Question 1 Explanation:
‘Out of the question’ means something which is not allowed.
For example: Considering Joanna to join us for the dinner is out of the question.
Question 2 |
When my friend was in Kolkata, he ran into an old friend at the theatre.
hit | |
met accidentally | |
planned to meet | |
invited |
Question 2 Explanation:
‘Running into somebody’ means meeting someone by chance.
Question 3 |
The question of unemployment is a hard nut to crack.
difficult task | |
different matter | |
impossible task | |
inexplicable problem |
Question 3 Explanation:
The idiom ‘hard nut to crack’ means a very difficult problem.
For example: For me, every mathematics problem is a hard nut to crack.
Question 4 |
The officer called for an explanation from the cashier for the shortage of cash.
asked | |
begged | |
served a notice | |
demanded |
Question 4 Explanation:
The phrase, ‘call for’ means to demand for something.
Question 5 |
To bring to light
to reveal | |
to conceal | |
to provide luminescence | |
to appeal |
Question 5 Explanation:
The idiom, ‘bring something to light’ means to present something to the people; make facts known to people.
For example: The recent theories in physics have brought to light the origination of earth.
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