Directions(1-5): There is a blank in each of the five sentences. Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom and phrasal verb choosing from the options given below each question.
1. Madhu does watch movies on TV but does go to the theatre..... to see Telugu movies
a. once in a blue moon
b. once in a donkeys year
c. once upon a time
1. Madhu does watch movies on TV but does go to the theatre..... to see Telugu movies
a. once in a blue moon
b. once in a donkeys year
c. once upon a time
d. once in four years
e. once in five years
ans. a
2. The old man ...... in hospital yesterday after a brief illness
a. kicked the ball
b. footed the bill
c. kicked the bucket
d. kicked up a row
e. kicked off
ans. c
3. As Mohan is very kind and he helps one and all his friends often call him........
a. a miser
b. a smart Alec
c. a good Samaritan
e. once in five years
ans. a
2. The old man ...... in hospital yesterday after a brief illness
a. kicked the ball
b. footed the bill
c. kicked the bucket
d. kicked up a row
e. kicked off
ans. c
3. As Mohan is very kind and he helps one and all his friends often call him........
a. a miser
b. a smart Alec
c. a good Samaritan
d. a man Friday
e. a man of few words.
ans. c
4. Maintaining the big and pristine mansion has become ... for Raju
a. a dark horse
b. a white elephant
c. a black sheep
d. a lame duck
e. a sitting duck
ans. b
5. When I found a costly mobile one the road, I immediately rushed to a nearby police station to ..... the item to them.
a. turn in
b. turn off
c. turn down
d. turn up
e. turn around
ans. a
Directions (6-7): Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E In the proper order to make them a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions below them.
A) The people there were called the Greeks
B) The typical character of Greek civilization is due to the geographic conditions prevailing there.
C) The name Greece comes from one of the islands to the south-east of Europe known as ' Graecia'
D) Greeks, therefore, became good navigators.
E) The north is bordered by mountain ranges while the remaining sides of Greece are enclosed by the Mediterranean Sea.
6. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E
ans. b
7. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?
a) B
b) E
c) A
d) D
e) C
ans. c
e. a man of few words.
ans. c
4. Maintaining the big and pristine mansion has become ... for Raju
a. a dark horse
b. a white elephant
c. a black sheep
d. a lame duck
e. a sitting duck
ans. b
5. When I found a costly mobile one the road, I immediately rushed to a nearby police station to ..... the item to them.
a. turn in
b. turn off
c. turn down
d. turn up
e. turn around
ans. a
Directions (6-7): Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E In the proper order to make them a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions below them.
A) The people there were called the Greeks
B) The typical character of Greek civilization is due to the geographic conditions prevailing there.
C) The name Greece comes from one of the islands to the south-east of Europe known as ' Graecia'
D) Greeks, therefore, became good navigators.
E) The north is bordered by mountain ranges while the remaining sides of Greece are enclosed by the Mediterranean Sea.
6. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E
ans. b
7. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?
a) B
b) E
c) A
d) D
e) C
ans. c
