What does the idiom ‘in the same boat’ mean?
Facing the same situation
Sharing expenses
Facing opposite outcomes
Traveling together
Car : Petrol :: Television : ____
Antenna
Power
Electricity
Cable
In a certain code language:
“green tall pine tree” →
su ra mi te“tall house big gate” →
ra ko le na“green big mango tree” →
su le xi te“mango house tall roof” →
xi ra ko fa
What is the code for “big”?
su
le
ra
te
What does the idiom ‘keep an eye on’ mean?
Ignore intentionally
Rely on others
Lose track of
Watch carefully
After a long day, he decided to __________.
Fill in the blank with the correct idiom from the options below.
hit the sack
flog a dead horse
in the same boat
jump on the bandwagon
‘rain brings cool weather’ = ‘ra br cl wu’, ‘hot weather is tiring’ = ‘av wu rs kx’, ‘cool breeze today’ = ‘cl bz td’, ‘heavy rain today’ = ‘hv ra td’. What is the code for ‘weather’?
ra
wu
cl
td
Managing this large project with limited resources is truly an __________.
Fill in the blank with the correct idiom from the options below.
wild goose chase
walk in the park
easy job
uphill task
If ‘CAT’ is coded as ‘4-3-23’ and ‘DOG’ as ‘5-17-10’, then how will ‘RAT’ be coded?
19-3-23
18-3-22
19-1-23
20-2-22
Diamond : Hardness :: Gold : ____
Lustre
Density
Ductility
Malleability
Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Ardent’.
Uncaring
Cold
Indifferent
Passionate
What does the idiom ‘run out of steam’ mean?
Lose energy
Finish successfully
Switch directions
Gain momentum
Eagle : Bird :: Bat : ____
Reptile
Fish
Bird
Mammal
Wisdom : Knowledge :: Generosity : ____
Greed
Fame
Charity
Kindness
Sugar : Sweetness :: Fire : ____
Ash
Light
Smoke
Heat
His speech sounded polite, but she could read between the lines and detect criticism. What does the idiom ‘read between the lines’ mean here?
To rewrite the text
To ignore details
To find hidden meaning
To skip important parts
Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Obdurate’.
Gentle
Yielding
Stubborn
Tender
Desert : Arid :: Tundra : ____
Humid
Temperate
Frigid
Balmy
Two terms are missing in the following series. Select the pair from the options that correctly replaces the question marks (?).
12, 15, 21, 30, ?, ?
42, 57
43, 56
41, 58
42, 59
‘cool winds blow’ = ‘cl wd bw’, ‘cold weather winds’ = ‘cd wu wd’, ‘hot weather today’ = ‘ht wu td’. What is the code for ‘winds’?
wu
wd
cl
cd
During the meeting, he accidentally spilled the beans about the merger. What does the idiom ‘spill the beans’ mean here?
To end discussion
To create confusion
To reveal a secret
To waste time
