CSS English chapter 6: Vocabulary · Idioms and phrases MCQs with answers

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45 exam-style questions on Vocabulary · Idioms and phrases, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.

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Ten Vocabulary · Idioms and phrases questions with answers

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1. What does the idiom to cry over spilt milk mean?

  1. A
    to waste food through carelessness
  2. B
    to complain about the price of goods
  3. C
    to be afraid of an uncertain future
  4. D
    to grieve over what cannot be undone
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Answer: D. The saying advises against regretting a loss that cannot be repaired.

2. The company is going to lay off two hundred workers.
As used in the sentence, lay off means

  1. A
    dismiss from work
  2. B
    reward for good work
  3. C
    train for a new post
  4. D
    promote to a higher rank
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Answer: A. To lay off workers is to end their employment, usually because there is not enough work.

3. What is the meaning of the proverb Empty vessels make the most noise?

  1. A
    poor people are always complaining loudly
  2. B
    a kitchen is the noisiest room in a house
  3. C
    those who know least often talk the most
  4. D
    a metal pot is louder than a clay one
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Answer: C. An empty vessel rings loudly when struck; the proverb applies this to people who say much but know little.

4. Choose the particle that completes the phrasal verb: They had to put ____ the wedding because of the floods.

  1. A
    out
  2. B
    on
  3. C
    off
  4. D
    down
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Answer: C. Put off means postpone.

5. What does the idiom to burn the midnight oil mean?

  1. A
    to waste lamp oil in the evening
  2. B
    to start a fire after sunset
  3. C
    to stay awake because of some fear
  4. D
    to work late into the night
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Answer: D. The idiom comes from the days of oil lamps and means working or studying far into the night.

6. Choose the particle that completes the phrasal verb: I cannot make ____ what the sign says; the letters are too faint.

  1. A
    up
  2. B
    off
  3. C
    over
  4. D
    out
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Answer: D. Make out means manage to see or understand.

7. The army put down the rebellion within a week.
As used in the sentence, put down means

  1. A
    suppressed
  2. B
    organised
  3. C
    celebrated
  4. D
    described
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Answer: A. To put down a rebellion is to end it by force.

8. What does the idiom the last straw mean?

  1. A
    the cheapest choice among several offers
  2. B
    the final problem that makes a situation unbearable
  3. C
    a last warning given before any punishment
  4. D
    a small mistake that nobody should notice
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Answer: B. From the proverb about the straw that broke the camel's back: the last small trouble that is too much to bear.

9. Choose the particle that completes the phrasal verb: She finally came ____ with a solution to the problem.

  1. A
    in
  2. B
    up
  3. C
    by
  4. D
    out
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Answer: B. Come up with means think of an idea or plan.

10. What does the idiom a storm in a teacup mean?

  1. A
    a great fuss over a trivial matter
  2. B
    a sudden disaster that nobody expected
  3. C
    a calm period that comes before trouble
  4. D
    a hot drink taken on a cold afternoon
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Answer: A. It describes a small matter that causes great excitement or anger.

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45, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: Idioms and their meanings, Phrasal verbs, Proverbs and foreign phrases. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.

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