Idiomatic Expressions Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Idiomatic Expressions – Quiz 30
1. Be quiet!-Be quiet!.
A) Shh!.
B) Silence!.
C) Be quiet!.
D) Be careful!.
2. (To be) A fish out of water.
A) To feel awkward or uncomfortable, usually in a new situation.
B) To be out of money.
C) To feel satisfied in a new situation.
D) To feel comfortable.
3. Recently.
A) Three months ago.
B) Some years ago.
C) A week ago.
D) A little while ago.
4. The shirt is more expensive than the tie.
A) The shirt is less expensive than the tie.
B) The shirt is more expensive like the tie.
C) The shirt is more expensive than the tie.
5. You owe me.
A) You will have to do something for me in the future .
B) You have to give me money.
C) You promised me something.
D) None of above.
6. Until the cows come home.
A) For a very long time .
B) Be comfortable and relaxed.
C) Earn.
D) None of above.
7. A marriage counselor files for divorce is an example of _____ .
A) Hyperbole.
B) Irony.
C) Metaphor.
D) Simile.
8. I thought we have already found the answer to the math problem, but I was wrong. Now, we are back to square one, but I am still positive that we can solve this.
A) To start all over again.
B) To be knowledgeable in Mathematics.
C) To assume that something is done, but it is not.
D) To solve a problem.
9. She showed great _____ for her new-born child.
A) Affection.
B) Use.
C) Consideration.
D) Track.
10. As clear as a mud is _____ .
A) Somethings that's easy.
B) Something confusing or unclear.
C) Something that is less needed.
D) Something new, different or exciting.
11. I think he's always right.
A) To agree.
B) Be ready.
C) To be on time.
D) Be at.
12. Unfortunately.
A) That's why.
B) Unfortunately.
C) For example.
D) Please.
13. Go get something.
A) To go find something.
B) To go to church.
14. Apple of my eye.
A) Something that one values.
B) Choosing to do something unpleasant.
C) To be caught in the act of doing something wrong.
D) None of above.
15. Sorry, but your car is in the way. Would you mind _____ your car, so I can move mine.
A) Back into.
B) Backing up.
C) Backing into.
D) Back up.
16. A:Shall we go shopping? B: _____ .
A) That depends.
B) Without fail.
C) In the distance.
D) None of above.
17. What's the meaning of teacher's pet?.
A) A student who is clearly the favorite of the teacher and often receives special treatment. .
B) A dog.
C) A student who often makes jokes instead of paying attention and doing their work.
D) None of above.
18. "At will _____ ".
A) Freely.
B) Stay away.
C) Testament.
D) What you want.
19. It's time to take the bull by the horns and get it over.
A) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING.
B) GRAB A BULL AND TAKE HIS HORNS-.
C) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BULL.
D) None of above.
20. Find these idioms in the reading. 2. Did you (a) what time the movie starts?.
A) A find out.
B) Dig in.
C) Catching on.
D) None of above.
21. What does the idiom "Beauty is only skin deep' mean?.
A) You can't judge a person's character by how he or she looks.
B) If something unfortunate happens, it usually won't happen again.
C) Take care of a small problem before it becomes a big one.
D) A picture can explain things better than words.
22. Pay attention please.
A) Please wait.
B) Please be careful.
C) Wait please.
23. A period of uncomfortable silence is called a _____ .
A) Dead air.
B) Hot air.
C) Cold air.
D) Live air.
24. Jackie was not very happy. Not only did she lose her favorite necklace, but she also learned that her best friend was going to sleep-away camp for the whole summer while she had to go to summer school. Jackie really felt down in the dumps. What does "down in the dumps mean" in the sentence?.
A) Sad.
B) Flabbergasted.
C) Bringing the garbage to the end of the driveway.
D) Excited.
25. There is a test tomorrow. I have _____ study.
A) What.
B) Dream.
C) Hunger.
D) Sed.