Instructions: identify the meaning of underlined idiom with help of given sentence and find matching word in the given options.

The objective to give words in options is to develop your cognitive skills and also to revise already learnt words. The detailed description after the exercise clarifies Meaning of each word along with its Hindi meaning. There is no mugging up process of learning words as it doesn’t let us remember those words for a long time. One should learn them with the help of sentences so that they can check their conjecturing skills. Do share your experience of this exercise in the comment box of this article.

1. I am a businessman. I care more for my profit more than other things in my life whether they sink or swim.

a) Reluctant                   

b) Remonstrate        

c) Rotundity       

d) Rapacious

2. All aspirants are vivacious for this ACID Test as they have proven their skills in previous exams as well.

a) Morose           

b) Assessment

c) Censure   

d) Celerity

3. Indians have cut the ground under Pakistanis feet many times as Indian never had wrong intentions to disturb others.

a) Subside                  

b) Sangfroid          

c) Sanguine     

d) Surreptitious

4. Reena keeps chasing her tail at workplace as she does not achieve minimum target in sales.

a) Rejoice                   

b) Roundabout           

c) Rational

d) Rampage

5. I shall apply the whole bag of tricks to get success in this exam as it is my last attempt.

a) Rapacious              

b) Rigorous                

c) Renounce 

d) Reallocate

6. They maintained their dignity by delivering the goods on the same day they promised for it.

a) Perseverant    

b) Perilous          

c) Pernicious 

d) Promiscuous

7. Each person who is crossing the border of our country should be checked with a fine tooth comb.

a) Brisk                      

b) Bellicose                    

c) Besmirch

d) Blandish

8. He did this business for many years and his all venture were smash hit.

a) Truant                    

b) Tumultuous            

c) Tenacious

d) Terrestrial

9. Since I have prepared for this exam perseveringly so I am ready for ACID Test.

a) Assay                     

b) Allay                      

c) Acrimonious 

d) Atrocious

10. While entering railway station, everyone is checked with a fine tooth comb.

a)  Censure                  

b)  Cynosure                

c) Clairvoyance

d) Circumspect

11. A competitive student does not leave any stone unturned in giving best level of efforts.

a)  Promiscuous          

b)  Preposterous         

c) Perplexed 

d) Perseverant

12. There is no scarcity of employees as many are waiting in the wings due to recession in the industry.

a) Reluctant               

b) Remonstrate          

c) Resources

d) Rectify

13. I generally take experience from my father as he knows tricks of the trade.

a) Volatile                  

b) Voracious              

c) Veteran

d) Veil 

14. He has been a slacker since beginning only and he is looking for a plum job these days.

a) Lampoon                

b) Lassitude

c) Ludicrous

d) Luxurious

15. Be careful in your work else you will get the axe soon due to poor performance at your work place.

a) Assassination           

b) Amelioration         

c) Arduous

d) Agile

Answers of Idioms and Phrases Objective Questions with Explanation

1. Correct Answer: a) Reluctant

Explanation: sink or swim means fail or succeed. It means reluctant is the right answer as there is no impact on the person whether it fails or succeed.

• Reluctant means unwilling     ANICHCHUK

• Remonstrate means

• Rotundity means roundness           GOLAI

• Rapacious means greedy                LALCHI

2. Correct Answer: b) Assessment

Explanation: ACID Test means assessment of productivity, truthfulness. In Hindi we call it “DOODH KA DOODH, PANI KA PANI.”

• Morose means sorrow             DUKH

• Assessment means evaluation        JAANCH, PARAKH, TEST

• Censure means to condemn as wrong BURAI KARNA

• Celerity means speediness TEZI

3. Correct Answer: a) Subside

Explanation: when you cut the ground from under someone’s feet, you do something which weakens their position. Here subside means to reduce so it is the right answer. In Hindi we call “PAIRO TALE ZAMI KHISKANA, JADO KO HILAKAR RAKH DENA”

• Subside means to reduce        KAM KARNA, KAMZOOR KARNA

• Sangfroid means patience DHAIRYA

• Sanguine means hopeful, happy AASHAVAADI

• Surreptitious means hidden GUPT

4. Correct Answer: b) Roundabout

Explanation: chasing your tail means spending a lot of energy and time but achieve too little. Roundabout means rotundity, roundness so option b is the right answer.

• Rejoice means to enjoy, to celebrate MZE KARNA

• Roundabout means square      CHAURAHA

• Rampage means chaos   BAWAAL

• Rational means logical   TARKIK

5. Correct Answer: b) Rigorous

Explanation: whole bag of tricks means trying all clever means to achieve something. Rigorous means with best efforts so it is the right answer. In Hindi we call “SAAM DAAM DANDH BHED”

• Rapacious means greedy LAALCHI

• Rigorous means putting best efforts BHARSAK

• Renounce means to give up, to leave TYAAG DENA

• Reallocate means to shift from one place to the other          PRASTHAAN KARNA

6. Correct Answer: a) Perseverant

Explanation: deliver the goods means do what is expected on time. Perseverant is the one who is dedicated for one’s promise so it is the right answer.

• Perseverant means dedicated LAGANSHEEL

• Perilous means dangerous KHATARNAAK

• Pernicious means harmful      HANIKARAK

• Promiscuous means sexually excited, salacious CHARITRAHEEN

7. Correct Answer: a) Brisk

Explanation: fine tooth comb means examining something very carefully not to miss out any details. Brisk means avid so it is the right answer.

• Brisk means agile, avid FURTEELA

• Bellicose means quarrelsome JHAGDALU

• Besmirch means to spoil someone’s rapport KISI REPUTATION KO KHARAB KARNA

• Blandish means to flatter CHAAPLOOSI KARNA

8. Correct Answer: b) Tumultuous

Explanation: smash hit means very successful

• Truant means one who runs away without permission          BHAGODA

• Tumultuous means noisy        SHOR

• Tenacious means stubborn     ZIDDI

• Terrestrial means worldly      SANSARIK

9. Correct Answer: a) Assay

Explanation: ACID Test checks the productivity of something.

• Assay means to evaluate        MOOLYANKAN KARNA

• Allay means to calm down     SHANT KARNA

• Acrimonious means bitter      KADWA

• Atrocious means hate-able, detestable GHRANIT

10. Correct Answer: d) Circumspect

Explanation: fine tooth comb means examining something very carefully.

• Censure means to criticize     AALOCHANA KARNA

• Cynosure means center of attraction AAKARSHAN KA KENDRA

• Clairvoyance means keen ability to grasp SAMAJHNE KI KSHAMTA

• Circumspect means careful            SAAVDHAAN

11. Correct Answer: d)         Perseverant

Explanation: leaving no stone unturned means KOI KASAR NA CHHODNA

• Promiscuous means characterless CHARITRAHEEN

• Preposterous means useless BEKAR

• Perplexed means confused     DUVIDHA ME HONA

• Perseverant means dedicated         LAGANSHEEL

12. Correct Answer: c) Resources

Explanation: waiting in the wings means waiting for an opportunity to take action, mostly to replace someone else in their job.

• Reluctant means unwilling ANICHHUK

• Remonstrate means to oppose something      VIRODH KARNA

• Resources means available means

• SAADHAN

• Rectify means to correct        SAHI KARNA

13. Correct Answer: c) Veteran

• Volatile means non-permanent ASTHAYI

• Voracious means glutton        BHUKKHAD

• Veteran means experienced   ANUBHAVI

• Veil means to hide  PARDA KARNA

14. Correct Answer: d) Luxurious

Explanation: plum job means desirable position which is well-paid and considered relatively easy.

• Lampoon means to criticize   AALOCHANA KARNA

• Lassitude means lethargy, lazy AALSI, SUST

• Ludicrous means laughable HASYASPAD

• Luxurious means lavish          ARAMDAYAK

15. Correct Answer: c)  Arduous 

Explanation: get the axe means lose the job.

• Assassination means killing of a political leaders HATYA

• Amelioration means improvement SUDHAAR

• Arduous means bitter, hard, tough, acrimonious           KADWA

• Agile means brisk           FURTILA

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