Test Series - idioms and phrases

Test Number 8/13

Q: The old father brought home the moral of unity by asking each of his sons to break the bundle of sticks
A. emphasised
B. voiced
C. declared
D. suggested
Solution: emphasised
Q: If you give John all your money, you are likely to burn your fingers.
A. be unhappy
B. be happy
C. suffer
D. be ill
Solution: suffer
Q: I am sure they will fight tooth and nail for their rights
A. with all their might
B. without any other weapon
C. resorting to violence
D. very cowardly
Solution: with all their might
Q: We were in hurry. The road being zigzag we had to cut off a corner to reach in time
A. To cut a portion of the road
B. To take a short cut
C. To go fast
D. To take an alternative route
Solution: To take a short cut
Q: Discipline is on the wane in schools and colleges these days
A. declining
B. increasing
C. spreading
D. spiralling
Solution: declining
Q: In spite of the efforts of all peace loving people, world peace is still a fry cry
A. an impracticable idea
B. an abstract idea
C. out of reach
D. a long way off
Solution: a long way off
Q: I felt that it was a tall order to expect Monisha to go home alone at twelve in the night
A. Difficult
B. Too much
C. Customary
D. Simple
Solution: Too much
Q: I cannot get along with a man who plays fast and loose
A. behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
B. has a loose tongue
C. lives a life of ease and luxury
D. does not know how to behave himself
Solution: behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
Q: There is no love lost between two neighbours
A. close friendship
B. cool indifference
C. intense dislike
D. a love hate relationship
Solution: intense dislike
Q: The question of abolition of private property is still a most point
A. undecided
B. uncertain
C. unknown
D. not clear
Solution: undecided

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