- These tests are a check for your learning and your level with respect to the basic vocabulary skills.
- Directions for individual questionsEach question has a sentence that uses an idiom or phrase. You need to identify the apt meaning of the idiom/phrase from the given options
Idioms and Phrases: Test-10
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Question 1 |
Winter was so bad that the nomadic tribesmen found it difficult to keep the wolf from the door.
Hunt wild animals | |
Escape starvation | |
Kill the wolf | |
Spot the white wolf |
Question 1 Explanation:
The idiom ‘keep the wolf from the door’ means: to have enough money to make the end’s meet or not to starve.
Example: Poor people sometimes find it difficult to keep the wolf from the door.
Question 2 |
There is no soft option to the crisis now.
A favorable opinion | |
Popular solution | |
Easy and agreeable option | |
Alternate choice |
Question 2 Explanation:
The idiom ‘soft option’ means: A choice or option which is easy-going and doesn’t require much efforts or can be successful without working too hard.
Example: If you depend upon soft option, you may not be successful.
Question 3 |
A little gush of gratitude
Gradual recovery | |
Feeling grateful | |
Excessive friendly | |
Little enthusiasm |
Question 3 Explanation:
The Idiom ‘a little gush of gratitude’ means: To get a feeling of gratefulness or being thankful.
Example: The young women felt a little gush of gratitude towards her collogue for taking special efforts and making her comfortable.
Question 4 |
To lose ground
To become less powerful | |
To become less popular | |
To lose foundation | |
To lose land |
Question 4 Explanation:
Idiom ‘To lose ground’ means: To lose one’s power or authority/ to lose an advantage for yourself.
Example: After losing her ground, the minister found it difficult to face the public
Question 5 |
To fall back on
To oppose something important | |
To suffer an injury on the back in an accident | |
To fail to do something important in time | |
To seek support out of necessity |
Question 5 Explanation:
The idiom fall back on somebody/something means: To depend or to take support of something/ someone when in need.
Example: If she loses her money, she will fall back on her father’s money for survival.
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