English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-01st January

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.

Q1.  A hot potato
(a) an angry person
(b) a controversial group
(c) a useless person
(d) A situation that is easy to deal with
(e) A controversial situation that is awkward to deal with

Q2.  Zip your lip

(a) to be ignorant
(b) to be harsh
(c) to stop talking
(d) to remain foolish
(e) to get hurt

Q3. Fit of anger

(a) to beat someone(badly)to dead
(b) to display a very bad temper, often by screaming a lot
(c) to control the anger
(d) to cover up the damage caused
(e) to not to talk anyone because of anger

Q4.  Caught between two stools

(a) to be very fat
(b) caught between two major problems
(c) to be partial
(d) caught between two alternatives to choose
(e) to have no solution to the problem

Q5. Drastic times call for drastic measures

(a) to take extreme steps at extremely hard times
(b) to be rude when exhausted
(c) to take help of strong people
(d) to be violent when at job
(e) to kill people in the war

Solutions:

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. A hot potato: A controversial situation that is awkward to deal with

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Zip your lip: To stop talking

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Fit of anger: to display a very bad temper, often by screaming a lot

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Caught between two stools: caught between two alternatives to choose

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Drastic times call for drastic measures: to take extreme steps at extremely hard times