English Idioms & Phrases – WB Primary TET Practice set -2
1. To bite one’s lips
A. To be angry
B. To feel sorry
C. To have doubt
D. To laugh at others
Ans. A. To be angry
2. Something up one’s sleeve
A. A grand idea
B. A secret plan
C. A profitable plan
D. Something important
Ans. B. A secret plan
3. Castles in 1 air
A. Romantic designs
B. Perfect plans
C. Ideal projects
D. Visionary projects
Ans. D. Visionary projects
4. To set the people by ears
A. To box the people
B. To insult and disgrace the people
C. To punish heavily
D. To excite people to a quarrel
Ans. D. To excite people to a quarrel
5. Hobson’s choice
A. Feeling of insecurity
B. Accept or leave the offer
C. Feeling of strength
D. Excellent choice
Ans. B. Accept or leave the offer
6.when the police came, the thieves took to their heels
A. Were taken by surprise
B. Took to flight
C. Took shelter in a tall building
D. Unconditionally surrendered
Ans. B. Took to flight
7. It is a matter of gratification for me that he has turned a new leaf
A. Begun a different mode of life
B. Started using his intelligence
C. Proved to be a worthy person on his job
D. Accepted the new job that was offered to him
Ans. A. Begun a different mode of life
8. He works by fits and starts
A. Consistently
B. Irregularly
C. In high spirits
D. Enthusiastically
Ans. B. Irregularly
9. To fight to the bitter end
A. To fight with poison tipped arrows
B. To fight to the last point of enemy position
C. To die fighting
D. To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
Ans. D. To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
10. Hush money
A. Money overdue
B. Easy money
C. Money earned by wrong means
D. Bribe paid to secure silence
Ans. D. Bribe paid to secure silence
11. The boy turned a deaf ear to the pleadings of all his well…….Wishers
A. Listened carefully
B. Was deadly opposed
C. Posed indifference
D. Did not pay any attention
Ans. D. Did not pay any attention
12. The doctor says the patient has turned the corner
A. Completely recovered
B. Become worse
C. Passed the crisis
D. Died
And. C. Passed the crisis
13. To keep the wolf away from the door
A. To keep away from extreme poverty
B. To keep off an unwanted and undesirable person
C. To keep alive
D. To hold the difficulties and dangers in check
Ans. A. To keep away from extreme poverty
14. The meeting ended in fiasco
A. Succeeded
B. In confusion
C. In complete failure
D. In acrimonious
Ans. C. In complete failure
15. To accept the Gauntlet
A. To accept defeat
B. To accept a challenge
C. To suffer humiliation
D. To accept an honour
Ans. B. To accept a challenge
16. To make the grade
A. To fail in a task
B. To get good marks in an examination
C. To come out successful
D. To make good one’s previous loss
Ans. C. To come out successful
17. This place affords a Bird’s eye view of the green valley below
A. Beautiful view
B. General view
C. Narrow view
D. Ugly view
Ans. B. General view
18. To read between the lines
A. To concentrate
B. To read carefully
C. To suspect
D. To grasp the hidden meaning
Ans. D. To grasp the hidden meaning
19. Those persons who are ready to sail close to the wind can be successful in life
A. To take risk
B. To manage the situation
C. To work hard
D. To be regular
Ans. A. To take risk
20. A Storm in a teacup
A. Unexpected even
B. A danger signal
C. Much excitement over something trivial
D. A great noise
Ans. C. Much excitement over something trivial
21. To take umbrage
A. To feel depressed
B. To be offended
C. To be satisfied
D. To be pleased
Ans. B. To be offended
22. He is a plain, simple and sincere man. He will always call a spade a spade
A. Say something to be taken seriously
B. Desist from making controversial statement
C. Find meaning or purpose in your action
D. Be outspoken in language
Ans. D. Be outspoken in language
23. At a party, he is always in high spirits
A. Talkative
B. Cheerful
C. Drunk
D. Uncontrollable
Ans. B. Cheerful
24. Harassed by repited acts of injustice, he decided to put his foot down
A. Resign
B. Not to yield
C. Withdraw
D. Accept the proposal unconditionally
Ans. B. Not to yield
25. To draw a bead upon
A. To make prayers
B. To cause hindrance in work
C. To count the benefits
D. To take aim at
Ans. D. To take aim at
26. To beggars’ description
A. A poor statement
B. To describe things without care
C. Beyond one’s power to describe adequately
D. None of these
Ans. C. Beyond one’s power to describe adequately
27. To all intents and purposes he is a good man
A. Finally
B. Practically
C. Above all
D. In practice
Ans. B. Practically
28. It is difficult to keep a level head in these days of mounting prices
A. Remain cool and composed
B. Eke out existence
C. Make both ends meet
D. Maintain standard of living
Ans. A. Remain cool and composed
29. He is temporarily in charge of the company and is trying to feather his nest
A. Raise the image of the company
B. Bring order and discipline in the company
C. Act for his own future benefits
D. Practice his own brand of management philosophy
Ans. C. Act for his own future benefits
30. To disabuse one’s mind
A. To conceal something
B. To remove a misapprehension
C. To banish from one’s mind a thought
D. To proceed cautiously do as to avoid risks and dangers
Ans. B. To remove a misapprehension
31. Adam’s ale
A. Grace
B. Pleasure
C. Water
D. Wine
Ans. C. Water
32. Don’t stick your neck out
A. Internet
B. Look outside
C. Invite trouble unnecessarily
D. Move
Ans. C. Invite trouble unnecessarily
33. Rahim fought tooth and nail to save his company
A. With weapon
B. As best as he could
C. Using unfair means
D. With strength and fury
Ans. D. With strength and fury
34. To pour oil in troubled water
A. To coment trouble
B. To add to the trouble
C. To instigate
D. To calm a quarrel with soothing words
Ans. D. To calm a quarrel with soothing words
35. To turn the tables
A. To defeat
B. To oppose
C. To creat chaos
D. To change the sorry scheme
Ans. D. To change the sorry scheme
36. Tall order
A. Simple
B. Difficult
C. Customary
D. Too much
Ans. D. Too much
37. It was such a messy affair but Manish somehow managed to wash his hands of the entire affair
A. Subdue
B. Twist the facts of
C. Prove himself innocent in
D. Disclaim responsibility
Ans. D. Disclaim responsibility
38. It goes to his heart to see so much misery
A. Influences him
B. Touches him deeply
C. Makes him yield
D. Annoys him
Ans. B. Touches him deeply
39. If you pass this difficult examination, it will be a feather in your cap
A. You will get a very good job
B. You will feel proud of it
C. Your parents will be very happy
D. You will get a scholarship for higher studies
Ans. B. You will feel proud of it
40. Hush money
A. Money overdue
B. Easy money
C. Money earned by wrong means
D. Bribe paid to secure silence
Ans. D. Bribe paid to secure silence
41. To lose face
A. To look angry
B. To have good and pleasing terms
C. To be impressed
D. To have a slight encounter
Ans. D. To have a slight encounter
42. The mealy mouthed politician succeeded in influencing the voters
A. Ill tempered
B. Soft tongue
C. Cunning
D. Ambitious
Ans. C. Cunning
43. He is in the habit of fishing in troubled waters
A. Putting others in trouble
B. Indulging in evil conspiracies
C. Aggravating the situation
D. Taking advantage of troubled conditions for personal profit
Ans. D. Taking advantage of troubled conditions for personal profit
44. Eloquent lamentations regarding the fate of the flora and fauna are certain to be rendered a cry in the wilderness
A. A cry in vain
B. An unpleasant situation
C. A cry with a laughter
D. A laughter having no end
Ans. A. A cry in vain
45. To play one back in the same voi
A. To provoke a person to quarrel
B. To offer another polite attention
C. To retaliate
D. To give a word of encouragement or praise to another
Ans. C. To retaliate
46. Within An Ace of
A. Within one’s reach
B. Very near
C. Within the hitting range
D. Narrowly
Ans. D. Narrowly
47. It is a moot point whether we should stop work or struggle on
A. All too clear
B. A fixed belief
C. A burning question
D. A debatable point
Ans. D. A debatable point
48. To get into a scrape
A. To get into a muddle
B. To find oneself in an awkward predicament
C. To get into irritating circumstances
D. To be trapped in a conspiracy
Ans. B. To find oneself in an awkward predicament
49. To give currency
A. To bestow importance
B. To misinterpret
C. To make publicly known
D. To originate
Ans. C. To make publicly known
50. The aroma from the kitchen makes my mouth water
A. Makes me sick
B. Makes me giddy
C. Makes me vomit
D. Stimulates my appetite
Ans. D. Stimulates my appetite
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