English Language Quiz For Bank Mains Exam 2023-31st October

 Directions (1-5): The sentences given below consists of an idiom given in bold. From the given alternatives identify the most suitable option reflecting the meaning of the idiom.

Q1. Everything went off the rails when the owner’s son took over the company.

(a) stop discussing an issue
(b) something you never forget how to do
(c) begin behaving in an uncontrolled or unacceptable way
(d) a big fuss about a small problem
(e) have more energy after having been tired

Q2. She was fired from the company last year, but she had the last laugh when she was hired by their main rival at twice the salary.

(a) to succeed when others thought you would not
(b) hear news of something secret
(c) fail spectacularly
(d) to rudely reply
(e) to take over control of something

Q3. Mother Nature threw us a curve ball last winter with record-breaking amounts of snow.

(a) a sign of hope
(b) to quickly say something
(c) to be ruined by poor management
(d) to surprise someone with something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with
(e) the easiest possible way

Q4. I thought he really won the lottery but he was only pulling my chain.

(a) something very likely to happen, occur or take place
(b) to deceive someone in a friendly or playful way
(c) out of control
(d) trouble is coming
(e) getting a good start is important

Q5. I started working out at the gym again and it feels great to be back in the saddle.
(a) doing something that you had stopped doing for a while
(b) so completely frustrated and upset that you’re unsure what to do
(c) use all your strength and ability to achieve something, or to be in very vicious combat
(d) help someone with something
(e) doing something poorly in order to save time or money

Solutions

S1. Ans (c)
Sol. Go off the rails- to lose control and start to behave in a way that is not normal or acceptable.
Hence, option (c) becomes the most viable answer choice.

S2. Ans (a)
Sol. To have the last laugh means to ultimately triumph, to achieve vindication.
Hence, option (a) becomes the most viable answer choice.

S3. Ans (d)
Sol. Throw a curveball- to do something unexpected or deceptive that surprises, confuses, thwarts, or outwits one.
Hence, option (d) becomes the most viable answer choice.

S4. Ans (b)
Sol. Pull someone’s chain- tease someone by leading them to believe something untrue.
Hence, option (b) becomes the most viable answer choice.

S5. Ans (a)
Sol. Back in the saddle- resuming something after an absence.
Hence, option (a) becomes the most viable answer choice.