Directions (1-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q1. In awe of
(a) Be confused
(b) Respect
(c) Follow the rules
(d) In a dangerous position
Q2. Take a toll
(a) Have an adverse effect
(b) Remain valid
(c) To expect something
(d) Make a start
Q3. Play havoc with
(a) To fight severely
(b) Do something to help
(c) Make an approximation
(d) Disrupt
Q4. Make a pitch
(a) Pay attention
(b) Try to persuade people to do something
(c) Regardless of
(d) Underline
Q5. Hard-pressed
(a) Bewildered
(b) To be insulted because of lack of talent
(c) Hard discipline
(d) To struggle to do or accomplish something
Q6. To give currency
(a) To bestow importance
(b) To misinterpret
(c) To make publicly known
(d) To originate
Q7. Slip through the crack
(a) To not be noticed or dealt with by a system
(b) Try to persuade someone to do something by offering them a reward
(c) To not go well with someone
(d) To know about someone’s secret
Q8. To take umbrage
(a) To feel excited
(b) To be offended
(c) To be satisfied
(d) To be pleased
Q9. Get the axe
(a) Lose the job
(b) To get a desirable position at your work place
(c) Expert way of doing something
(d) To make fast decisions
Q10. Get the show on the road
(a) To receive applaud for an act
(b) To be reprimanded by parents
(c) Putting up an idea into action
(d) To achieve success suddenly
Q11. Cut to the quick
(a) To live in an unfamiliar surrounding
(b) Hurting someone deeply or offending them
(c) Challenge someone in his own area
(d) To force to a person who doesn’t show his emotions
Q12. Not turn a hair
(a) Getting into tears because of someone’s behavior
(b) Doing something that will cause you your own failure
(c) Not exhibiting any emotion where it is expected
(d) Possibility of a bright future
Q13. To have one’s heart in one’s boots
(a) To be deeply depressed
(b) To let out a secret
(c) To get angry
(d) To keep a secret
Q14. To speak daggers
(a) To praise someone
(b) To indulge in a sincere talk
(c) To speak to a person with hostility
(d) None of the above
Q15. To get the hang of a thing
(a) To be extravagant
(b) To learn to handle something with some skill
(c) To find mistakes in one’s work repeatedly
(d) None of the above
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.D
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.C
11.B
12.C
13.A
14.C
15.B
