Questions(1-5) Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase given in bold.
1. Don’t be a chicken. Talk to her about your love for her
(a) Be silent
(b) Be a coward
(c) Be strengthen
(d) Be Shy
(e) none of these
Explanation
Correct answer- (b)
2. The involvement of teachers in the scheme proved to be a mare’s nest.
(a) A true invention
(b) futile search
(c) ideal seeking
(d) A false invention
(e) none of these
Explanation
Correct answer- (d)
3. If you rub him the wrong way, he is bound to react
(a) Annoy
(b)does not fulfil the requirements
(c) Cannot be belived
(d) cannot be valued
(e) none of these
Explanation
Correct answer- (a)
4. The members of the group were at odds over the selection procedure..
(a) on credit
(b) in fight
(c) in his bank account
(d) in his friend’s account
(e) in dispute
Explanation
Correct answer- (e)
5. He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high hand.
(a) Kindly
(b) simply
(c) merely
(d) oppressively
(e) none of these
Explanation
Correct answer- (d)
