Idioms and Phrases MCQ Set 4

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Question No: 16

Four alternatives are given for the idioms/ phrases underlined in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the idiom
The demolition of the Babri Masjid had been a political hot potato for years.

1. a hotly debated delicate issue
2. a helping agent
3. forbidden issue
4. something that has been for long in the newspapers

Question No: 17

A situation is provided below, followed by a idiom or proverb. Choose the one which fits the situation best.
The written word carries more weight and can influence more minds into submission than brute force.

1. Cunning can win more bets than power.
2. The pen is mightier than the sword.
3. Achieve with words what you cannot achieve by action.
4. The written word weigheth more than the sword.

Question No: 18

A situation is provided below, followed by a idiom or proverb. Choose the one which fits the situation best.
You cannot live totally on your own. You will need the help of someone at one point or another.

1. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
2. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
3. No man is an island.
4. Good fences make good neighbors.

Question No: 19

A situation is provided below, followed by a idiom or proverb. Choose the one which fits the situation best.
Bad things may happen. So be prepared but have a positive attitude as well.

1. You can’t always get what you want.
2. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
3. All good things must come to an end.
4. Poor expectations, great hopes.

Question No: 20

A situation is provided below, followed by a idiom or proverb. Choose the one which fits the situation best.
If you repay injustice with injustice, it will only make matters worse.

1. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
2. Handsome is as handsome does.
3. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
4. Let not injustice beget injustice.