Directions : In question numbers 1 to 5, four alternative are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
1. I am out of my wits and therefore cannot find a way to solve the problem immediately.
(A) totally ignorant
(B) not intelligent enough
(C) greatly confused
(D) helpless without power
2. Villagers always call a spade a spade.
(A) to speak ill about someone
(B) to speak about spades
(C) to speak in a straightforward manner
(D) to call someone a spade
3. To play second fiddle.
(A) to do back seat driving
(B) to be happy, cheerful and healthy
(C) to reduce the importance of one’s senior
(D) take a subordinate role
4. Mary broke a dining-room window and had to face the music when her father got home.
(A) listen to music
(B) accept the punishment
(C) a listen carefully
(D) ask a lot of questions
5. Why are you jumping down my throat? I wasn’t even in the house when it happened.
(A) forcing me to eat
(B) running away
(C) making a joke
(D) scolding me
Directions : In question numbers 6 to 10, a sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvements needed your answer is (D).
6. During his long discourse, he did not touch that point.
(A) touch upon
(B) touch in
(C) touch of
(D) No improvement
7. The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them.
(A) hell bent on getting
(B) hell bent for getting
(C) hell bent upon getting
(D) No improvement
8. The clients are waiting outside since morning and will continue to wait until you meet them.
(A) have waited
(B) have been waiting
(C) were waiting
(D) No improvement
9. If he had time he will call you.
(A) would have
(B) would have had
(C) has
(D) No improvement
10. He may have grown taller when I last saw him
(A) from when I last saw him
(B) since I last saw him
(C) before I last saw him
(D) No improvement
Answers Key:
1. c
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. d
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. b
1. c
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. d
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. b
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