Friday, 20 March 2015

IDIOMS AND PHRASES FOR PUNJAB EXAMS

Important Idioms and Phrases for the Upcoming Punjab Exams

As you all know that English is very important part in every competitive exams. So one cannot afford to leave this part. We are providing you some very important topics of English Grammar which are covered mostly in all the competitive exams.
1. Parts of speech 
2. One word substitutions
3. Idioms and Phrases
4. Vocabulary

Important Points: Many Questions are asked from "subject verb agreement"

Idioms and Phrases for Punjab Exams

We are providing you some very important Idioms and Phrases. Hope this assignment will help you.

1. To die in harness
a) premediated murder
b) dying young in an accident
c) to die while in service
d) to be taken by surprise

2. To feather one's nest
a) to make a residential house
b) something that lasts for a short time
c) to profit in a dishonest way
d) none of the above

3. To doctor the accounts
a) to make changes in account books
b) to clear the doctors' bill
c) to verify the accounts in detail
d) to manipulate the accounts

4. To be all at sea
a) a family voyage
b) lost and confused
c) in the middle of the ocean
d) a string of islands

5. To bite the dust
a) eat voraciously
b) have nothing to eat
c) eat roots
d) to fail

6. A bolt from the blue
a) a delayed event
b) an inexplicable event
c) an unexpected event
d) an unpleasant event

7. a damp squib
a) rainy weather
b) a disappointing result
c) a skirt in a laundry
d) none of the above

8. in cold blood
a) angrily
b) deliberately
c) excitedly
d) slowly

9. to take someone for a ride
a) to give a ride to someone
b) to deceive someone
c) to be indifferent
d) to disclose a secret

10. to move heaven and earth
a) to cause an earthquake
b) to try everything possible
c) to pray to all Gods
d) to travel in a rocket

11. to smell a rat
a) to smell foul
b) to see a rat
c) to chase a rat
d) to be suspicious

12. to cast aspersions
a) to act as the pillar of support
b) to raise aspirations
c) to make unpleasant remarks
d) to dissolve all the differences

13. on the cards
a) impossible
b) shocking
c) evident
d) anticipated

14. To turn over a new leaf
a) to change for the better
b) to start writing a new book
c) to work on a novel idea
d) to clear the garden

15. To take with a grain of salt
a) to make more palatable
b) to take a small quantity of
c) to make something meaningful
d) to accept with misgiving

Answers

1.-c
2.-c
3.-d
4.-b
5.-d
6.-d
7.-b
8.-a
9.-b
10.-b
11.-d
12.-c
13.-d
14.-a
15.-d

Regards,
Team of Punjab Exams GK

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