CDS ENGLISH QUIZ-3

Question 1:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Feel at sea

To feel lost or confused

To feel exhausted

To experience sea for the first time

To travel always by sea

Question 2:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

fight shy of

to invite

to avoid

to challenge

to perform

Question 3:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
forty winks

a worthless object

a hot day

a short nap

a brief statement

Question 4:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To take the bull by the horns

To be stubborn in every matter

To take revenge on enemies

To deal with difficult situations courageously

To try to accomplish things

Question 5:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Rose-coloured glasses

a positive outlook on life

a difficult situation

an outdated attitude

a belief not based on facts

Question 6:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On the spur of the moment

deciding after a lot of thinking

acting impulsively without thinking

waiting nervously for something

being extremely careful

Question 7:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
One track mind

thinking of another point of view

using a well-known path

always thinking of only one thing

waiting anxiously for something

Question 8:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On the double

on the verge of collapse

at a fast pace

out of order

between two undesirable things

Question 9:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Over one's head

something totally unexpected

being at a disadvantage

unable to function as before

beyond one's capability to understand something

Question 10:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To call the shots

to be the person in charge

to be blissfully happy

to be in debt

to lack control