In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Villagers always call a spade a spade.

• to speak about spades

• to speak in a straight forward manner

• to call someone a spade

• to speak ill about someone

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Mary broke a dining-room window and had to face the music when her father got home.

• accept the punishment

• listen carefully

• ask a lot of sequence

• listen to music

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

To play second fiddle.

• To be happy, cheerful and healthy

• To reduce the importance of one's senior

• Take a subordinate role

• To do backseat driving

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Why are you jumping down my throat? I wasn't even in the house when it happened.

• Running away

• Making a joke

• Scolding me

• Forcing me to eat

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

I m out of my wits and therefore cannot find a way to solve the problems immediately.

• not intelligent enough

• greatly confused

• helpless without power

• totally ignorant

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

The project is carried over to this year, and we need to keep the ball rolling.

• to continue the work

• more information

• to do better

• new strategies

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

The host team bore the palm in the league matches.

• played quite well

• was victorious

• was defeated

• played a very boring match

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Just keep your wig on. Everything will be alright.

• hold on to your wig, so it won't fall off

• get another hair cut

• calm down

• take off your wig

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Parents pay through their nose for their children's education.

• by taking loans

• an extremely high price

• grudingly

• willingly

In the following question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Monica's habit of picking holes in every relationship is very irksome.

• admiring people

• finding fault

• criticizing people

• arguing with people