English Quiz On Idioms And Phrase For SSC CHSL And FCI Exam

Direction (1-10): Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrases bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

1.The child pulled a long face when the sweets were over
(A) To look disappointed
(B) Feel good
(C) Retreat
(D) Runaway


2. Make up
(A) Get about
(B) Leave
(C) Reveal
(D) Reconcile

3.To get along
(A) To manage to
(B) To go with
(C) To leave
(D) Work helplessly

4. Make too much of
(A) Underestimate
(B) Exploit
(C) Overestimate
(D) Ask to do much

5.Lay bare
(A) Expose
(B) Take off all clothes
(C) Destroy
(D) Exploit

6.Stem from
(A) Ruin
(B) Originate
(C) Induce
(D) Kill

7.In a jiffy
(A) Suddenly
(B) Outstanding
(C) In a fix
(D) Appropriate

8.Stir up a hornet’s nest
(A) Money laid by you
(B) Well-mannered people
(C) Neighbourhood
(D) Create trouble

9.To steal a march
(A) To outshine
(B) To command an army
(C) To overtake
(D) To start early

10.To look blue
(A) To be annoyed
(B) To look sad
(C) To feel happy
(D) To look sick

Answers....
1.  A
2.  D
3.  A
4.  C 
5.  A
6.  B
7.  A
8.  D
9.  A

10.B