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MTS English – Idioms & One-Word Substitution (Topic Test)
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 16 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
- A. Suces
- B. Success
- C. Sucess
- D. Succes
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Answer: B. Success
The correct spelling is 'Success'.
- What does the idiom "a piece of cake" mean?
- A. Something very easy
- B. A celebration
- C. A small portion
- D. Something sweet
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Answer: A. Something very easy
A piece of cake means something very easy to do.
- Choose the one word that can replace the given expression: An office or position with good salary but little or no work.
- A. Sinecure
- B. Tenure
- C. Honorary
- D. Gratis
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Answer: A. Sinecure
- Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: At the eleventh hour
- A. During an emergency briefing
- B. At the last possible moment
- C. At a very early stage
- D. Precisely at midnight
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Answer: B. At the last possible moment
- What does the idiom "to burn the midnight oil" mean?
- A. To work late into the night
- B. To start a fire
- C. To sleep early
- D. To waste money
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Answer: A. To work late into the night
It means to work or study late into the night.
- Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Burn the midnight oil
- A. To wake up early in the morning
- B. To cause an accidental fire
- C. To work or study late into the night
- D. To waste fuel needlessly
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Answer: C. To work or study late into the night
- One who does not believe in God.
- A. Atheist
- B. Misogynist
- C. Philanderer
- D. Philosopher
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Answer: A. Atheist
An atheist does not believe in God.
- What is the meaning of the idiom "to keep one's head above water"?
- A. To remain calm in anger
- B. To stay proud
- C. To swim well
- D. To avoid financial difficulty
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Answer: D. To avoid financial difficulty
It means to manage to survive, especially financially.
- Choose the one word that can replace the given expression: The study of the collection of coins and medals.
- A. Philately
- B. Archaeology
- C. Anthropology
- D. Numismatics
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Answer: D. Numismatics
- Creatures living both in water and land.
- A. Graminivorous
- B. Carnivorous
- C. Amphibians
- D. Herbivorous
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Answer: C. Amphibians
Amphibians live both in water and on land.
- What does the idiom "once in a blue moon" mean?
- A. Without warning
- B. At night
- C. Very often
- D. Very rarely
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Answer: D. Very rarely
It means something that happens very rarely.
- Choose the one-word substitute: a person who travels to a holy place.
- A. Tourist
- B. Voyager
- C. Pilgrim
- D. Nomad
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Answer: C. Pilgrim
A pilgrim travels to a sacred place.
- One word substitute: a place where books are kept for reading.
- A. Library
- B. Bookshop
- C. Museum
- D. Gallery
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Answer: A. Library
A library is where books are kept for reading.
- What does the idiom "to let the cat out of the bag" mean?
- A. To run away
- B. To reveal a secret
- C. To free an animal
- D. To cause trouble
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Answer: B. To reveal a secret
It means to reveal a secret accidentally.
- One word substitute: one who studies the stars and planets.
- A. Biologist
- B. Geologist
- C. Astronomer
- D. Astrologer
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Answer: C. Astronomer
An astronomer studies celestial objects scientifically.
- One word substitute: a speech made without preparation.
- A. Elaborate
- B. Eccentric
- C. Extempore
- D. Eloquent
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Answer: C. Extempore
An extempore speech is made without preparation.
- What does the idiom "to be in hot water" mean?
- A. To be bathing
- B. To be comfortable
- C. To be angry
- D. To be in trouble
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Answer: D. To be in trouble
To be in hot water means to be in trouble.
- Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: To pull someone's leg
- A. To trip someone up intentionally
- B. To force someone to run fast
- C. To assist someone in climbing
- D. To tease or play a joke on someone
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Answer: D. To tease or play a joke on someone
- One word substitute: a person who cannot read or write.
- A. Ignorant
- B. Immature
- C. Innocent
- D. Illiterate
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Answer: D. Illiterate
A person who cannot read or write is illiterate.
- Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
- A. Cemmetery
- B. Cemetary
- C. Cemetery
- D. Cematery
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Answer: C. Cemetery
The correct spelling is 'Cemetery'.