SSC CGL 2018 : Idioms and phrases quiz
1. Bad blood
(a) hand and mouth (b) from life to death
(c) enmity (d) something harmful
2. A cuckoo in the nest
(a) an unwelcome intruder (b)...
SSC CGL 2018 : one word substitution quiz
1. Using or expressed in more words than are needed.
(a) verbose
(b) concise
(c) succinct
(d) lengthy
2. A woman whose husband is died and who has not...
SSC CGL 2018 : Idioms and phrases quiz
1. Bone of contention
(a) cause for quarrel
(b) to face charges
(c) to realisesuddenly
(c) to be with somebody
2. Straw in the wind
(a) an indication of what...
SSC CGL 2018 : one word substitution quiz
1. Exclusive right to publish a book
(a) copyright
(b) dominate
(c) control
(d) exonerate
2. Gradual increase in force - volume - loudness.
(a) elevation
(b) crescendo
(c) pinnacle
(d) surge
3. A...
SSC CGL 2018 : Idioms and phrases quiz
1. Made light of
(a) he can talk very fast
(b) treated it lightly
(c) he has a good voice
(d) he can pretend convincingly
2. Every inch a...
SSC CGL 2018 : Idioms and phrases quiz
Q1. A cold blooded murder
(a) An intentional /premeditated murder
(b) To go on a vacation
(c) To murder all members of a family.
(d) To murder with...
SSC CGL 2018 : one word substitution quiz
1. One who deserts his religion:
(a) deserter
(b) turn-coat
(c) fanatic
(d) apostate
2. Opposed to great or sudden change:
(a) static
(b) revolutionary
(c) conservative
(d) evolutionary
3. Relationship by blood or...
SSC CGL 2018 : Idioms and phrases quiz
1. Carry off
(a) win
(b) defeat
(c) grab
(d) joy
2. Come up
(a) fall in rank
(b) rise in status
(c) become proud
(d) become humble
3. Cut out
(a) stop
(b) acquainted
(c) suitable
(d)...
SSC CGL 2018 : Idioms and phrases quiz
Q1. Whale of a time
(a) To marry
(b) Enjoy a lot
(c) To regret
(d) A bad memory
Q2. An Ananias
(a) A Liar
(b) A man with lots of...
SSC CGL 2018 : one word substitution quiz
Q1. One who writes dictionaries.
(a) Interpreter
(b) Lexicographer
(c) Philologist
(d) Composer
2. One who writers with both his hands
(a) Amphibious
(b) Ambiguous
(c) Ambidextrous
(d) Ambivert
Q3. Murder of one’s father
(a)...
