English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-11th March

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below an idiom/phrase is written. Five options are given below each such idiom/phrase which may describe its meaning. You have to choose the option which best describes the meaning of the phrase/idiom.

Q1. Bird’s eye view
(a) To look into the bird’s eyes
(b) Look from an aeroplane
(c) Look down from the sky
(d) An overview or a general view
(e) None of these

Q2. Call it a day
(a) To stop working on something
(b) To say ‘day’
(c) To tell everyone that it is your day
(d) To work for a full day
(e) None of these

Q3. Hang in there
(a) To hang inside the house
(b) To not give up
(c) To hang from a wall
(d) To start a new venture
(e) None of these

Q4. Go back to the drawing board
(a) Start drawing something
(b) To setup your own drawing board
(c) To start again from the start
(d) To set up your own work
(e) None of these

Q5. Miss the boat
(a) To lose your sailing passport
(b) To miss your target
(c) Being too late to take advantage of an opportunity
(d) To make hole in your own boat
(e) None of these

Solutions:

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. BIRD’S EYE VIEW – An overview or a general view

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. CALL IT A DAY – To stop working on something

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. HANG IN THERE – To not give up

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD – To start again from the start

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. MISS THE BOAT – Being too late to take advantage of an opportunity

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