Phrase and Idioms - MCQ Questions

Phrase and Idioms (280 টি প্রশ্ন )

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Q1. A man in the charge of farming and nurturing animals is called ————.

ক) A ploughman

খ) A farmer

গ) A firm-manager

ঘ) A husbands man

Q2. Edmund Burke had a wonderful gift of the gab. 'Gift of the gab' means :

ক) Intelligence

খ) Humanity

গ) Eloquence

ঘ) Goodness

Gift of the gab - বাককটুতা
SYNONYM: the power of delivering a speech.
EXAMPLE: An advocate should have the gift of the gab.

Q3. Find out the correct meaning of the phrase, ‘In a nutshell’.

ক) Likely

খ) In a fix

গ) In brief

ঘ) In fulfillment

Q4. Find the closest meaning of the word ‘by and large':

ক) Very large

খ) Mostly

গ) Everywhere

ঘ) Far away

Q5. Find out the best replacement- Bangladesh has maintained a stable growth rate over the last few years

ক) growing growth rate

খ) stringent growth rate

গ) flexible growth rate

ঘ) constant growth rate

Q6. Choose the meaning that best substitutes the following phrases. "Have a go"

ক) Go on leave

খ) ride for happiness

গ) make an attempt

ঘ) take a walk

Q7. Choose the meaning that best substitutes the following phrases. "To see red"

ক) To be very angry

খ) To victimize someone

গ) To find fault with

ঘ) To criticize others

Q8. Choose the meaning that best substitutes the following phrases. "A green horn"

ক) An envious lady

খ) A trainee

গ) An inexperienced man

ঘ) A soft hearted man

Q9. Choose the meaning that best substitutes the following phrases. "To pull strings"

ক) To exert hidden influence

খ) To tease someone

গ) To speed up

ঘ) To start something

Q10. Read the following passage carefully and select the best answers using the text. Until recently, growth hormone could only be obtained from the pituitary glands of dead people. This substance is used to treat children who did not produce enough of their growth hormone and who would, therefore grow up as dwarfs. The natural product was taken off the market after it was linked to a brain disease which attacked some of the children undergoing treatment with it. But now, a new synthetic growth hormone has been developed which, it is claimed, has no dangerous side effects. The new drug is called “Somatrem” and can be produced in unlimited quantities. For children, who are deficient in their own growth hormone, Somatrem is an important medical advance. The problem is that the drug may be abused by people who are not medically in need of its benefits. For example, Athletes may take the drug in the belief that it will improve their physicque and physical performance. Parents may want to obtain the drug for their children who are only marginally under average height. For such reasons, experts are recommending that registers be kept of Somatrem recipients. The implications of the use of Somatrem must be thoroughly understood before widespread distribution of the drug is undertaken. One might expect that Somatrem will be

ক) In short supply

খ) forgotten soon

গ) in demand

ঘ) taken off the market

Q11. Choose the word that best substitutes the following phrases. Within a stone’s throw

ক) Very far-off

খ) within a certain radius

গ) at a short distance

ঘ) within a definite circumference

Q12. Choose the word that best substitutes the following phrases. To chew the end

ক) To cut the end

খ) to think deeply

গ) to be annoyed

ঘ) start something new

Q13. Choose the word that best substitutes the following phrases. To scale up

ক) To kill

খ) to measure

গ) to die for

ঘ) to deepen

To scale up =পরিমাপ করা

Q14. Choose the word that best substitutes the following phrases. Fall flat

ক) To fall in love

খ) fail to win appreciation

গ) lose consciousness

ঘ) lose confidence

Q15. Choose the word that best substitutes the following phrases. Have a go

ক) Go on leave

খ) ride for happiness

গ) make an attempt

ঘ) take a walk

Q16. Find out the option, which expresses the meaning of the phrase/idiom appropriately: Sohan kicked up a row on my statement.

ক) Picked fault

খ) raised a controversy

গ) supported

ঘ) favoured

Q17. Find out the option, which expresses the meaning of the phrase/idiom appropriately. Sri Lanka team proved underdog in the world cup.

ক) Reluctant

খ) powerful

গ) inactive

ঘ) weak

Q18. Find out the option, which expresses the meaning of the phrase/idiom appropriately. The two boys raised storm in a cup of tea yesterday.

ক) Quarrel over a petty thing

খ) movement

গ) performed a difficult task

ঘ) burry the hatchet

Q19. Find out the option, which expresses the meaning of the phrase/idiom appropriately. You have to give your statement in black and white.

ক) Written

খ) verbal

গ) evidence

ঘ) appearance

Q20. Find out the option, which expresses the meaning of the phrase/idiom appropriately. I cannot believe him as he makes much.

ক) Speak high

খ) speak loudly

গ) tell a lie

ঘ) vociferous

Q21. The underlined phrase in the sentence ‘swimming in the river is hard’ is a/an

ক) Verb

খ) adjective

গ) adverb

ঘ) noun

Q22. Bed of roses

ক) bed made of roses

খ) comfortable situation

গ) small bed

ঘ) rose garden

Q23. kith and kin

ক) relatives

খ) rivers and cannels

গ) nvairy

ঘ) ecrollment

Q24. Blue blood

ক) foolish

খ) simple

গ) aristocracy

ঘ) flatter

Q25. ‘Birds eye view’ means---

ক) A rough idea

খ) eyes birds

গ) eyes of a flock of birds

ঘ) a view of the sky

Q26. He is the black sheep of the society

ক) Gentle animal

খ) winner

গ) bad character

ঘ) lazy boy

কুলাঙ্গার

Q27. Although he is recognized as one of the most brilliant scientists in his field, Professor White cannot seem to make his ideas understood in class.

ক) get his ideas down

খ) recall his ideas

গ) summarize his ideas

ঘ) get his ideas across

get ideas across মানে হল তার ধারণা বুঝাতে

get his ideas down মানে হল তার ধারণা লিখে রাখতে

Q28. To look quickly through a book is important study skill.

ক) skim

খ) summarize

গ) outline

ঘ) paraphrase

look quickly through মানে হল "ভাসা ভাসা দেখা" skim মানে হল "ভাসা ভাসা দেখা"

Q29. Einstein’s theory of relativity seemed incredible at the time that he first introduced it.

ক) unbelievable

খ) complicated

গ) brilliant

ঘ) famous

incredible মানে হল "অবিশ্বাস্য "

unbelievable মানে "অবিশ্বাস্য "

Q30. It is difficult to discern the sample that is on the slide unless the microscope is adjusted.

ক) discard

খ) arrange

গ) determine

ঘ) debate

discern অর্থ প্রভেদ করা discard অর্থ বাতিল করা arrange মানে সাজানো determine মানে সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়া debate মানে বিতর্ক করা

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