IDIOMS - QUESTIONS BASED ON STYLE IN RECENT COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS -- EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS & EXPLANATION

 

Here follow excercises of questions of idioms based on recent examination patterns1.

Choose the Correct meaning of the given idiom out of options.

EXERCISES

I

1.

To grasp at  straw

a) To win easily

b) To show courage

c) To try desperate measures

d) To make careful decision

2.

To make a last laugh

a) To succeed at last

b) To fail hopelessly

c) To Stay indifferent

d) To mock at

3. 

To go for a song

a) To be expensive

b) To be in trouble

c) To sing loudly

d) To be sold cheaply

4.

To oil the hinges of silence

a) To bribe someone to be quiet

b) To prevent secrets from spreading

c) To gradually break uncomfortable silence

d) To speak diplomatically in tense moments

5.

Cut no ice

a) To have no effect

b) To create trouble

c) To speak sharp

d) To stop something

6.

A Fair weather friend

a) A fast friend

b) A trusted person

c) A person with you in comforts only

d) A person in need

7

To throw in the towel

a) To boast

b) To give up

c) To work harder

d) To start afresh

8

To speak your mind

a) To express frankly

b) To lie

c) To gossip

d) To stay silent

9.

To jack up the rates

a) To increase prices

b) To drop prices

c) To stay unchanged

d)To sell everything

10

To jump the gun

a) To Fire a gun

b) To act prematurely

c) To act foolishly

d) To succeed quickly

  

II

 Select he correct meaning of the idiom from given options.

1. 

A toffee-nosed person

a) A person who is fond of sweets

b) A rich person who has a lot of money

c)  A person who considers himself of high society and looks down on others.

d) A person who considers himself right and perfect.

2

Weal and woe

a) Ups and downs

b) Shortcomings

c) Sorrow and joys

d)  and late

3.

Diamond in the rough

a) A leading personality

b) An unsophisticated person with potential

c) An easy task

d) An untidy person

4. 

Head and Shoulders

a) Worse than others

b) Much better than others

c)  An educated person

d) A well informed person

5. 

To have sticky fingers

a) To be suspicious

b) To feel disturbed

c) To be charged with

d) To have a tendency to steal

6.

To make one's mark

a) To distinguish oneself

b) To give impression

c) To make a countenance

d) To take a stand

7.

On the ball

a) To be inattentive

b) Quick response to changes going around

c) Not to understand the situation

d) Unaware of changes going around

8.

Milk of human kindness

a) Compassion

b) Bravery

c) Kindness

d) To be lucky

9.

To get wind of 

a)  To boast of

b) To recover from illness

c) To come to know some secret information

d) To know the trend

10. 

To cut corners

a) To save money and economise

b) To avoid someone

c) To go unnoticed

d) To have an edge over others