Complete guide to "Vocabulary: Idioms and Proverbs" for English students. Below you will find important questions and model answers to help you prepare.
We are building a dedicated quiz for this topic, but you can test your skills on a similar concept: Scholarship-VIII Comprehension: Prose & Poetry - Practice Set 1.
Choose correct option for the following words - ran here and there. Sentence - Rats and mice ran here and there all over Dick and kept him awake.
walked slower
scampered
overcame
dismayed
Power saved is power _____
created
generated
wasted
got
Pick out the correct alternative expressing the meaning of the following phrase 'on the carpet' in following sentence: What is on the carpet these days is in the news.
to be in tune
to be under consideration
to come home to
to break the news
Choose the correct option for "did not pay heed to" phrase in the given sentence. Sentence - Srushti did not pay heed to my advice
paid attention to
turned a deaf ear
made up her mind
turned left