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Idioms Quiz-3

Dear Readers,

English is an important subject in CTET,DSSSB & Other Teaching Entrance Exams. In any of entrance exam, Idioms carries a good weightage of questions. With focused practice good marks can be fetched from this section. These questions are very important in achieving your success in all entrance exams.

Direction (Questions 1-10): Complete each sentence by selecting the best idiom from the four choices

Q1: In the present scenario, selection of Obama as the President comes like a ……….for the entire world.

•  Blessing in disguise      
•  Dark horse
•  Devil's advocate
•  Cup of Joe

Solution
Blessing in disguise 

Q2 :  The decision of war on Afghanistan and Iraq are considered as………………by Americans.

•  Curiosity killed the cat   
•  Ethnic cleansing
•  A chip on the shoulder
•  Every cloud has a silver lining

Solution
A chip on the shoulder

Q3. The weapons are……………..for the criminals and dons of the underworld

•  Buying a lemon              
•  A dime a dozen
•  Cock and bull story  
•  Feeding frenzy

Solution
 A dime a dozen

Q4. After the LTTE is thrown out, the Lankan government will have to go………..to strengthen and develop its country

•  For a field day                             
•  To ethnic cleaning
•  Bite off more than they can
•  Back to square one

Solution
 Back to square one

Q5. To decide whether to continue with the job or to leave it I am stuck…………..While deciding to go to a far-flung  place or to leave the job.

•  Finding your feet                                    
•  Getting over it
•  As haste makes waste
•  Between a rock and a hard place

Solution
 Between a rock and a hard place

Q6.  If you pursue studies, do a job and also do a part time job, it will be like………..         

•  Haste makes waste                                
•  Gut feeling
•  Biting off more than you can chew
•  Hat trick

Solution
   Biting off more than you can chew

Q7. IITs and IlMs should not take faculty which            

•  Can't cut the mustard    
•  Hell in a hand basket
•  Are high on hog          
•  Hit the books

Solution
Can't cut the mustard 

Q8.   ……………….all Indians are one.

•  Hocus Pocus                  
•  Hold your horses
•  Come hell or high water
•  In like Flynn

Solution
Come hell or high water

Q9.  In the coming years we are going to witness several…………………..  

•  An axe to grind               
•  Drop in the bucket
•  Dog days of summer   
•  Back seat drivers

Solution
Dog days of summer

Q10. ……………………..is a common saying related to the stock market.

•  Icing on the cake                        
•  Don't put all your eggs in one basket
•  A doubting Thomas  
•  A fool and his money are easily parted

Solution
Don't put all your eggs in one basket