- 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-5
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Question 1 |
To blaze a trail
To lead the way as a pioneer | |
To light a track | |
To set up a fire | |
To wear a blazer while running |
Question 1 Explanation:
Idiom blaze a trail means: To discover or do something for the first time in history which others will follow.
Example: Newton has blazed a trail.
Question 2 |
The foolish young man soon made ducks and drakes of the vast property his father left him.
Donated | |
Shared | |
Spent | |
Increased |
Question 2 Explanation:
The idiom ‘made ducks and drakes of’ means: To spend and waste completely.
Example: The vain daughter was warned that if she is left as a heiress she will make duck and drakes of her family wealth
Question 3 |
After independence Indian agriculture rose like a phoenix due to the Green Revolution.
With a new life | |
Like a bird | |
With royal gait | |
Slowly |
Question 3 Explanation:
The idiom ‘like a phoenix’ means: Gaining new momentum.
Example: The fallen kingdom rose like a phoenix under the rule of the new king
Question 4 |
My close friend got the sack from his first job recently.
Got replaced by | |
Got Promoted to | |
Was demoted from | |
Was dismissed from |
Question 4 Explanation:
The idiom ‘To get the sack’ means: To get dismissed from or to be removed from a particular position.
Question 5 |
Our founder had done a Herculean task by constructing this great educational institution.
A work which is not important | |
Easy job | |
A job requiring very great effort | |
A job which needs physical strength |
Question 5 Explanation:
The idiom ‘Herculean task’ means: A job which needs very hard efforts and dedication.
Example: Baba Amte did the Herculean task of helping the lepers
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