IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS
Directions (1-10): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5. Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the same order to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1. If you kindly bear ..... Ravi for some time, he shall ....... the whole issue.
a. out and show
b. with and clarity
c. for and open
d. in and close
e. from and clear
ans. b
2. The account of the crime given by police was ....... and was.........
a. correct and documented
b. narrated and factual
c. narrated and doctored
d. recorded and revealed
e. balanced and imaginary
ans. a
3. when the agitating students turned ....... police opened fire to bring the ...... under control.
a. back and group
b. down and ground
c. peaceful and place
d. violent and situation
e. up and time
ans. d
4. A ....... reader gets much greater joy from reading books than a close-fisted person in-.............
a. new and sleeping
b. powerful and spending
Directions (1-10): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5. Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the same order to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1. If you kindly bear ..... Ravi for some time, he shall ....... the whole issue.
a. out and show
b. with and clarity
c. for and open
d. in and close
e. from and clear
ans. b
2. The account of the crime given by police was ....... and was.........
a. correct and documented
b. narrated and factual
c. narrated and doctored
d. recorded and revealed
e. balanced and imaginary
ans. a
3. when the agitating students turned ....... police opened fire to bring the ...... under control.
a. back and group
b. down and ground
c. peaceful and place
d. violent and situation
e. up and time
ans. d
4. A ....... reader gets much greater joy from reading books than a close-fisted person in-.............
a. new and sleeping
b. powerful and spending
c. fervent and hoarding
d. small and sharing
e. regular and receiving
ans. c
5. With large classes, it is difficult for teachers to ..... regular essay type questions for homework because..... long answers would take too much time.
a. write and erasing
b. give and evaluating
c. take and estimating
d. copy and encircling
e. impose and endorsing
ans. a
6. Hari has a ........ sense of words, Therefore, the sentences he constructs are always.... with rich meaning.
a. great and fraught
b. little and barren
c. less and limited
d. no and round
e. bad and brimming
ans. a
7. The present education system is .......... and needs.........
a. complete and improvement
b. full and betterment
c. defective and reforming
d. total and redressal
e. inadequate and recharging
ans. c
8. Punishment is ....... and ..... a lot of wrongdoings.
a. a gift and help
b. a godsend and creates
c. a deterrent and prevents
d. a door stopper and laces
e. a wage and wipes
ans. c
9. Pradeep was .......for the crime of .......
a. honored and eve teasing
b. fined and drunken driving
c. detained and directing a film
d. fired and incurring heavy losses
e. denounced and employing a child
ans. b
10. The ....... manners of the new bride won for her the ...... of one and all.
a. good and praise
b. old and hearts
c. new and affection
d. crude and recognition
e. refined and warmth
ans. a
d. small and sharing
e. regular and receiving
ans. c
5. With large classes, it is difficult for teachers to ..... regular essay type questions for homework because..... long answers would take too much time.
a. write and erasing
b. give and evaluating
c. take and estimating
d. copy and encircling
e. impose and endorsing
ans. a
6. Hari has a ........ sense of words, Therefore, the sentences he constructs are always.... with rich meaning.
a. great and fraught
b. little and barren
c. less and limited
d. no and round
e. bad and brimming
ans. a
7. The present education system is .......... and needs.........
a. complete and improvement
b. full and betterment
c. defective and reforming
d. total and redressal
e. inadequate and recharging
ans. c
8. Punishment is ....... and ..... a lot of wrongdoings.
a. a gift and help
b. a godsend and creates
c. a deterrent and prevents
d. a door stopper and laces
e. a wage and wipes
ans. c
9. Pradeep was .......for the crime of .......
a. honored and eve teasing
b. fined and drunken driving
c. detained and directing a film
d. fired and incurring heavy losses
e. denounced and employing a child
ans. b
10. The ....... manners of the new bride won for her the ...... of one and all.
a. good and praise
b. old and hearts
c. new and affection
d. crude and recognition
e. refined and warmth
ans. a
