PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

FILL IN THE BLANK(S)

PREPARATORY SET-37 (SINGLE FILLER)

Directions (Qs.1 to 10): In the given question, a statement with a blank is given. Fill the most suitable idiom/phrase from the given options to make the statement meaningful and complete.

Question No : 1

Although this dress looks expensive, it was actually _____, so I purchased the same at one go without any delay.

(1) Dirt cheap

(2) Cost an arm and leg

(3) A bit steep

(4) Exorbitant

(5) Cheap shot

Question No : 2

The schoolmaster often _____ with his students so that they could have an interesting discussion and look at other point of views.

(1) Did not play with a full deck

(2) Painted pictures of thousand words

(3) Threw up the sponge

(4) Told that every cloud has a silver lining

(5) Played devil’s advocate

Question No : 3

The concept of the fall, or the notion of original sin, led to the acceptance of the belief that this world was about the _____ and that true happiness could be achieved only in the next world.

(1) Veil of tears

(2) Venting of tears

(3) Blood trails of tears

(4) Valley of tears

(5) Vale of tears

Question No : 4

She has always been rude to me, but it was the _____ when she started insulting my mother.

(1) Piece of cake

(2) Whole nine yards

(3) Last straw

(4) Hot potato

(5) Devil's Advocate

Question No : 5

This figure represents only the _____ since as much as 90% of case go unreported.

(1) Salt of the earth

(2) Castle in the sky

(3) Hard nut to crack

(4) Tip of the iceberg

(5) Couch potato

 

Question No : 6

They do not drink ________ do they smoke.

(1) And

(2) Or

(3) Yet

(4) Nor

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

I cannot by_______ means allow you to go.

(1) Any

(2) The

(3) No

(4) Those

(5) None of these

 

Question No : 8

July sat __________ in the restaurant.

(1) Behind

(2) Before

(3) In front of

(4) Opposite

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

My dog always hides _______the sofa when I have visitors.

(1) Beneath

(2) Into

(3) Up

(4) Upon

(5) None of these

 

Question No : 10

The teacher quickly saw through the boy’s________ to avoid completing his assignment

(1) Obvious

(2) Contrivance

(3) Tolerance

(4) Clearance

(5) None of these