MCQ on Idioms and Phrases

MCQ on English

11- Wear and tear

(A) be leisurely

(B) festive occasion

(C) contempt

(D) damage caused by constant use

 

12- Not let the grass grow under one’s feet

(A) to remain neutral

(B) not related to

(C) unconcerned

(D) waste no time in acting

 

13- At arm’s length

(A) very near

(B) insult

(C) at a distance

(D) length of arm

 

14- At daggers drawn

(A) real cause

(B) at enmity

(C) to be puzzled

(D) at friendship

 

15- He is now a gentleman at large living as best as he can.

(A)  dominating

(B) at library

(C) a person without any serious occupation

(D) ordinary and undistinguished

 

16- A sensible man, as a rule, cares much for public opinion.

(A) whatever may be the cost

(B) in reality

(C) usually

(D) whatever may happen

 

17- He broke down when he heard the news of his son’s death.

(A) wept bitterly

(B) finished his job

(C) ceased to smile

(D) stopped weeping

 

18- Call a spade a spade

(A) cordially

(B) to speak very plainly

(C) to be outspoken

(D) to speak diplomatically

 

19- Choose the one which best conveys the meaning of the phrase.

Informal business communication with a personal signature.

(A) corrigendum

(B) agendum

(C) memorandum

(D) none of the above

 

20- To snap one’s fingers

(A) to accept immediately

(B) to speak abruptly

(C) to grasp easily

(D) to become contemptuous of

 

ANSWERS:

11-(D), 12-(D), 13-(A), 14-(B), 15-(C), 16-(C), 17-(A), 18-(B), 19-(C), 20-(D)