CP/FUNDA/BZ/EU/02 Idioms &

Number of Questions: 75 Phrasal Words

Direction for Questions 1 to 24: Match the highlighted phrasal verbs with the best definition:
1. The gas heater blew up and destroyed the house. do again
2. Can you take care of my dog while I’m away? choose
3. If you come across a post office, can you buy some stamps? get up
4. Did anybody come up with a solution? look after
5. This year I’m going to cut down on junk food. quit
6. There are so many mistakes we’ll have to do it over. exploded
7. I dropped by my friend’s house on my way home. arrived
8. His grades were so bad that he decided to drop out of university. met by chance
9. Do you want to order in or eat out? used up
10. I don’t get along with Jack so I’d prefer if you didn’t invite him. stand, bare
11. Why don’t you look up his address in the phone book? delay
12. You can’t trust him because he makes up stories all the time. think of
13. She picked out a long black dress to wear. find by chance
14. We put off our vacation plans until next year. reduce
15. I am not going to put up with the noise and garbage anymore. eat at a restaurant
16. I want to get rid of some old clothes. good relationship
17. I ran into my old friend at the movie theater. visit
18. Our car ran out of gas so we had to walk two hours to the gas station. undress
19. After we set up the tent, we started to make dinner. answer rudely
20. He showed up two hours late. make quieter
21. You should take off those wet clothes. arrange
22. Jake talked back to his mother so his mother punished him. tell lies
23. I turned down the volume after the neighbors complained. search for, find
24. 1 usually wake up at five in the morning. remove, throw
Direction for Questions 25 to 42: Choose the correct preposition/adverb to complete the
sentence.
25. Can you call me BACK/DOWN when you get this message?
26. Slow BACK/DOWN! Now, tell me again what happened.
27. You should cut OUT/DOWN on the amount of work you do at the weekend and spend more time with
your family.
28. I’ll try one more time. If that doesn’t work, I give UP/DOWN.
29. My sister broke UP/DOWN with her boyfriend last month, but they’re back together now.
30. I wasn’t trying to chat her UP/WITH! I was just making conversation.
31. Where’s the milk? I must have left one of the bags OUT/BEHIND in the supermarket.
32. They’ve knocked OUT/DOWN five shops to build a huge new cinema complex.
33. Please put the butter BACK/OUT in the fridge when you’ve finished with it.
34. We were all sitting quietly when Kate suddenly burst ALOUD/OUT laughing.

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35. Watch UP/OUT! That bike nearly hit us.
36. I never want to see you in my house again. Get OUT/OFF!
37. A couple of our local shops have closed UP/DOWN. They weren’t making a profit.
38. She carried ON/OUT playing for a year after the injury, but she was never the same player.
39. We’ll need to set AWAY/OFF early if we want to miss the traffic.
40. My mum told me DOWN/OFF for leaving footprints on the carpet.
41. Take a deep breath and try to calm OVER/DOWN. It’s not worth getting upset about.
42. Hold ON/UP tightly to your bag. There are a lot of pickpockets around here.
Direction for Questions 43 to 47: In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or
proverb is highlighted. Select the alternative which best describes its use in the sentence.
43. Many Indian companies have invested in developing newer products and services, but their goal is
usually to create inexpensive offering on shoestring budgets.
a. exorbitant budgets b. a small sum of money
c. large scale budgets d. tong budgets
44. The party did not begin till eight, but we were early birds and got to the hall at seven thirty.
a. early risers b. the first to arrive
c. determined to leave on time d. pressed for time
45. The smiths are trying to find a hotel for the right, and we are in the same box.
a. tagging along b. claiming for the same services
c. in the same condition d. in a worse condition
46. Michal has not kept his word so many times that I cannot trust him any more.
a. revealed only limited information b. not spoken the truth
c. failed to keep his promise d. spoken out turn
47. The actor’s family was completely knocked over by the news.
a. failed to recollect anything b. completely overwhelmed
c. in a state of disapproval d. in a state of denial
Direction for Questions 48 to 52: In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or
proverb is highlighted. Select the alternative which best describes its use in the sentence.
48. Anuj had made a huge mistake in the presentation about his company and thus his immediate boss took
him to task.
a. Anuj’s immediate boss took Anuj to his superior for another assignment after he had made a mistake
in the presentation
b. Ajuj’s immediate boss patiently explained to Anuj that the mistake made by him in the presentation
excusable
c. Anuj’ immediate boss completely ignored Ajun’s mistake in the presentation and explained to him
other tasks that were to be done
d. None of these
49. “Raman is the best player that our team has and in the big games against the best players, he takes no
prisoners”
a. Raman is determined and does not care about other people’s opinions while playing in the big games
against the best players.
b. In the big games against the best players Raman Physically injures every player of the other team.
c. Raman is very cautious and plans every move while playing in the big games against the best players.
d. Raman employs unfair means while playing in the big games against the best players.

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50. Ritu tried her best to convince the villagers to open a school for the children, but it looked like she was
beating a dead horse.
a. Ritu’s effort of trying to convince the villagers to open a school for the children was being perceived ns
a statement of anger
b. Ritu was trying harder than was necessary to convince the villagers to open a school for the children
c. Ritu’s effort of trying to convince the villagers to open a school for the children did not look like it
would succeed
d. Ritu looked desperate while trying to convince the villagers to open a school for the children.
51. By revising the tax code, the Government would be opening a Pandora’s Box.
a. The Government would be inviting the public wrath on revising the tax code
b. Along with the revision of the tax code the Government would get several other unknown benefits.
c. The Government would be inviting a series of unforeseen troubles by revising the tax code
d. Revising the tax code would work to the advantage of the Government
52. Left to his own devices, Mahesh would hire someone to do the dirty work of washing dishes
a. Mahesh needed constant supervision in order to wash the dishes.
b. If Mahesh were allowed to do as he wished, he would appoint someone to wash the dishes
c. Mahesh would use a series of devices in order to appoint someone to wash the dishes
d. Mahesh would hire someone to wash the dishes in the dishwasher
Direction for Questions 53 to 57: Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each
sentence should replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it
grammatically correct.
53. The poor Brahmin led a hand to mouthful existence and could use any job which paid him a little
a. handful to mouthful existence b. hand to mouth existence
c. handing for mouthful existing d. hand and mouth exist
54. In order to earning decent living we need to have a good job which pays a substantial amount of
money
a. earned decency life b. earning dencency live
c. earn a decent living d. earned decently life
55. We went to the famous restaurant to eat and were served piped hot food
a. served piping hotter b. serving pipe hot
c. served piping hot d. serve pipe hotten
56. Akshay considered Suresh a complete pain in the neck as he kept asking baseless questions
a. paining in the neck b. painless neck
c. painful necks d. No correction required
57. I jump through hoop to finish the project in time but was not rewarded adequately
a. jumped through hoops b. jumping for hooping
c. jumped on hoop d. jumping from hoop
Direction for Questions 58 to 61: Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each
sentence should replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it
grammatically correct.
58. Although business schools might be able to take a consensus on what they should teach, the proper
question is whether what they teach qualifies students to manage all the nuances at the workplace.
a. arrive for a consensus b. make consensus c. derive at a consensus d. reach a consensus
59. We will be going to Rome as soon as we can, but we are staying in London for some time being
a. for being some time b. as some time being c. for the time being d. as the time being

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60. All the hotels in the town have been placed outside bounds for the troops
a. out bounded b. within restraint c. out of bounds d. No correction
61. Business schools are by attack as a result of the economic crisis
a. under attack b. for attack c. to be attacked d. over attacks
Direction for Questions 62 to 66: Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each
sentence should replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it
grammatically correct.
62. The industrialization process underwent a sea change during the 19th century
a. a sea of change b. a sea changes c. a sea changed d. at sea change
63. The solution to my problem is a long–term one which can only be tackle by official agencies
a. only is tackle b. only be tackled c. tackle d. No correction is required
64. The employer wanted to strike balance between withholding his position and getting into a rapid
exchange of opinions
a. strike a balance b. striking balance
c. have stroked a balance d. have strike balance
65. The students of the football team engaged in playing fairly
a. playing fair b. fair play c. fairness play d. fairness
66. At a musical night organized for them, the artistic side of the doctors came as forward, as they sang
beautifully and made the evening truly memorable
a. come forward b. come to the fore c. came to the forth d. came to the fore
Direction for Questions 67 to 75: Identify the correct word/phrase to complete the statement:
67. I’m sorry, James isn’t ………. at the moment. Can I take a message?
a. In b. away c. up d. off
68. We’ve run ………. sugar. Could you please buy some more?
a. down on b. away from c. on with d. out of
69. I don’t know how you ………. with such noisy brothers. It would drive me crazy.
a. put up b. put away c. clear up d. bring up
70. You’ve borrowed such a great deal of money from me lately. I need to ……… exactly how much you own me.
a. make up b. put out c. work out d. clear up
71. Can you ……… the time of the next train to Munich?
a. sort out b. put out c. try out d. find out
72. That math(s) exam was incredibly difficult. It took me ages to ……… some of the answers.
a. sort out b. put out c. work out d. find out
73. I don’t mind helping you bake a cake, but just make sure you ……… everything when you’ve finished.
a. put out b. put away c. sort out d. bring up
74. I’m broke. I have to ……… an idea for making money.
a. get on with b. put up with c. run out of d. come up with
75. Our teacher told us to ……… our work quietly.
a. get on with b. put away with c. run into d. come off it

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