English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-16th January

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below a pharse/idiom is given in BOLD and five options are given below it. You have to choose the option which best describes the meaning of the phrase/idiom.

Q1. A nine days’ wonder

(a) In short periods, not regularly
(b) An event which relates a sensation for a time but is soon forgotten
(c) Free from difficulties and dangers
(d) In a state where one does not know what to do
(e) To tackle a problem in a bold and direct fashion

Q2. Lock, stock and barrel

(a) To make a supreme effort
(b) Life full of quarrels
(c) Be precise, careful
(d) By fair or foul means
(e) The whole of everything

Q3. To set the Thames on fire

(a) To do something sensational or remarkable
(b) Make money unfairly
(c) A man of no substance
(d) Suspect something foul
(e) To live within one’s income

Q4. To commit to memory

(a) To apologize humbly and to yield under humiliating circumstances
(b) To abuse
(c) In a disordered/disorganized manner, chaotic
(d) To learn by heart
(e) To waste lavishly

Q5. To pick and choose

(a) Make imaginary schemes
(b) Avoiding the main topic
(c) To make a careful selection
(d) To join a popular activity or trend
(e) To remain neutral

Solutions:

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. A nine days’ wonder: An event which relates a sensation for a time but is soon forgotten

S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. Lock, stock and barrel: The whole of everything

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. To set the Thames on fire: To do something sensational or remarkable

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. To commit to memory: To learn by heart

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. To pick and choose: To make a careful selection