English mocktest

Under lock and key

2 Mark(s)

1. fair 1. fair
2. attractive 2. attractive
3. sufficient 3. sufficient
4. Safe 4. Safe

Baker's dozen

2 Mark(s)

1. fourteen 1. fourteen
2. twelve 2. twelve
3. eleven 3. eleven
4. thirteen 4. thirteen

Roll up one's sleeves

2 Mark(s)

1. A frantic search 1. A frantic search
2. A definite search 2. A definite search
3. To get ready to do something 3. To get ready to do something
4. A concentrated effort 4. A concentrated effort

To drop a line

2 Mark(s)

1. to read 1. to read
2. to write 2. to write
3. to drop 3. to drop
4. to count 4. to count

To hold one's tongue

2 Mark(s)

1. to fight badly 1. to fight badly
2. to shout 2. to shout
3. to keep silent 3. to keep silent
4. to hold lightly 4. to hold lightly

To cross swords

2 Mark(s)

1. to make somebody angry 1. to make somebody angry
2. to reveal secret information 2. to reveal secret information
3. to have an argument 3. to have an argument
4. the last work 4. the last work

To have a windfall

2 Mark(s)

1. good and useful service 1. good and useful service
2. to be defeated in competition 2. to be defeated in competition
3. to get money suddenly 3. to get money suddenly
4. a famous competition 4. a famous competition

Reduced to skeleton

2 Mark(s)

1. in place of something 1. in place of something
2. to be weak 2. to be weak
3. come to nothing 3. come to nothing
4. to go to waste 4. to go to waste

To see red

2 Mark(s)

1. to calm a quarrel 1. to calm a quarrel
2. to get angry 2. to get angry
3. to repress one's emotion 3. to repress one's emotion
4. to agree fully 4. to agree fully

To keep in check

2 Mark(s)

1. under a complete control 1. under a complete control
2. To keep under bed 2. To keep under bed
3. to keep changing one's opinion 3. to keep changing one's opinion
4. to ignore someone's abuse 4. to ignore someone's abuse

Take somebody for a ride

2 Mark(s)

1. to regard with contempt 1. to regard with contempt
2. to take with some reservation 2. to take with some reservation
3. to cheat somebody 3. to cheat somebody
4. to imagine a fine future 4. to imagine a fine future

Rule the roost

2 Mark(s)

1. about to die 1. about to die
2. in opposition to 2. in opposition to
3. to keep friendly relation 3. to keep friendly relation
4. to be the boss 4. to be the boss

To give false colouring to

2 Mark(s)

1. to captivate unexpectedly 1. to captivate unexpectedly
2. to adopt a threatening attitude 2. to adopt a threatening attitude
3. to misinterpret 3. to misinterpret
4. to keep calm 4. to keep calm

Beggar's description

2 Mark(s)

1. to provoke people to quarrel 1. to provoke people to quarrel
2. clean, neat and tidy 2. clean, neat and tidy
3. impossible to describe 3. impossible to describe
4. to catch someone off guard 4. to catch someone off guard

To show one's teeth

2 Mark(s)

1. to play a secondary role 1. to play a secondary role
2. to adopt a threatening attitude 2. to adopt a threatening attitude
3. to be very careful 3. to be very careful
4. to be very ancient 4. to be very ancient

To hold a brief for

2 Mark(s)

1. to support someore 1. to support someore
2. to hate someone 2. to hate someone
3. to love someone 3. to love someone
4. to punish someone 4. to punish someone

Within an ace of

2 Mark(s)

1. escaping by a narrow margin 1. escaping by a narrow margin
2. to provoke people to quarrel 2. to provoke people to quarrel
3. to expose oneself to risk 3. to expose oneself to risk
4. to win plenty of money 4. to win plenty of money

To the bitter end

2 Mark(s)

1. to keep calm 1. to keep calm
2. to the extreme end 2. to the extreme end
3. to prevent others from enjoying 3. to prevent others from enjoying
4. to prevent poverty and hunger 4. to prevent poverty and hunger

At one's finger tips

2 Mark(s)

1. to remember properly 1. to remember properly
2. to speak confidently 2. to speak confidently
3. to speak loudly 3. to speak loudly
4. to listen patiently 4. to listen patiently

A green horn

2 Mark(s)

1. undecided 1. undecided
2. just now 2. just now
3. a novice fellow 3. a novice fellow
4. hurry 4. hurry

wild goose chase

2 Mark(s)

1. to refuse to follow 1. to refuse to follow
2. fruitless pursuit 2. fruitless pursuit
3. to refuse to give 3. to refuse to give
4. to refuse to listen 4. to refuse to listen

An open hearted man

2 Mark(s)

1. an experienced person 1. an experienced person
2. an author 2. an author
3. a frank person 3. a frank person
4. a war experienced person 4. a war experienced person

To eat the humble pie

2 Mark(s)

1. to apologize 1. to apologize
2. to eat the big part 2. to eat the big part
3. to fail badly 3. to fail badly
4. to watch over 4. to watch over

Out of pocket

2 Mark(s)

1. out of fashion 1. out of fashion
2. poorer financially 2. poorer financially
3. without pocket 3. without pocket
4. very rich 4. very rich

At length

2 Mark(s)

1. very far 1. very far
2. before a long time 2. before a long time
3. after a long time 3. after a long time
4. very near 4. very near

To hold somebody to ransom

2 Mark(s)

1. to make a rude gesture 1. to make a rude gesture
2. to maintain outward show 2. to maintain outward show
3. to keep captive and demand concession
4. to have an argument 4. to have an argument

A moot point

2 Mark(s)

1. a confirm point 1. a confirm point
2. a doubtful point 2. a doubtful point
3. a surprising point 3. a surprising point
4. a credible point 4. a credible point

Ruffle one's feathers

2 Mark(s)

1. to be unknown 1. to be unknown
2. to be responsible 2. to be responsible
3. to make one angry 3. to make one angry
4. to be strange 4. to be strange

To pull a person's leg

2 Mark(s)

1. to play video game 1. to play video game
2. to play games 2. to play games
3. to play music 3. to play music
4. to play jokes 4. to play jokes

To play fast and loose

2 Mark(s)

1. to be contemptuous of 1. to be contemptuous of
2. To act in an irresponsible manner 2. To act in an irresponsible manner
3. to win plenty of money 3. to win plenty of money
4. to pass through a crisis 4. to pass through a crisis

To go hard

2 Mark(s)

1. to be cruel 1. to be cruel
2. to be careful 2. to be careful
3. to be faithful 3. to be faithful
4. to be powerful 4. to be powerful

To have an easy time of

2 Mark(s)

1. to conclude something 1. to conclude something
2. to be bitter enemy 2. to be bitter enemy
3. to be very busy 3. to be very busy
4. to live in quiet and comfort condition.

Root and branch

2 Mark(s)

1. crush with defeat 1. crush with defeat
2. come to the point 2. come to the point
3. completely 3. completely
4. read a news 4. read a news

To give up the ghost

2 Mark(s)

1. to die 1. to die
2. to do hazardous thing 2. to do hazardous thing
3. to wait for somebody 3. to wait for somebody
4. an impractical plan 4. an impractical plan

To rule the roost

2 Mark(s)

1. the most powerful person in a city 1. the most powerful person in a city
2. the most powerful person in a group 2. the most powerful person in a group
3. the weakest person in a city 3. the weakest person in a city
4. the weakest person in a group 4. the weakest person in a group

Cut the cackle

2 Mark(s)

1. to be humiliated 1. to be humiliated
2. stop talking and start working 2. stop talking and start working
3. to leave in a difficult situation 3. to leave in a difficult situation
4. to suspect a trick 4. to suspect a trick

To be at one's finger end

2 Mark(s)

1. absent without permission 1. absent without permission
2. to become confused 2. to become confused
3. to be in difficulties 3. to be in difficulties
4. to be perfect master of a subject 4. to be perfect master of a subject

A shot in the arm

2 Mark(s)

1. a narrow margin 1. a narrow margin
2. very quickly 2. very quickly
3. a thing that encourage 3. a thing that encourage
4. to give a challenge 4. to give a challenge

To throw up the sponge

2 Mark(s)

1. to captivate somebody 1. to captivate somebody
2. to catch somebody off guard 2. to catch somebody off guard
3. to reveal secret information 3. to reveal secret information
4. to surrender or give up a contest 4. to surrender or give up a contest

To fall short of

2 Mark(s)

1. for some time 1. for some time
2. to be angry 2. to be angry
3. to make disappointed 3. to make disappointed
4. to adhere to 4. to adhere to

A man in the street

2 Mark(s)

1. an honest person 1. an honest person
2. an important person 2. an important person
3. an ordinary person 3. an ordinary person
4. a dishonest person 4. a dishonest person

To talk through one's hat

2 Mark(s)

1. wastage of time 1. wastage of time
2. to talk nonsense 2. to talk nonsense
3. a difficult talk 3. a difficult talk
4. a difficult method 4. a difficult method

To make head or tail

2 Mark(s)

1. to die 1. to die
2. to cry 2. to cry
3. to understand 3. to understand
4. to listen 4. to listen

To be in good books

2 Mark(s)

1. to be against 1. to be against
2. to be a good reader 2. to be a good reader
3. to be in favour 3. to be in favour
4. to buy good book 4. to buy good book

To turn up one's nose at a thing

2 Mark(s)

1. to harm unfairly 1. to harm unfairly
2. to make a beginning 2. to make a beginning
3. to be at enmity or strife 3. to be at enmity or strife
4. to treat with disgust 4. to treat with disgust

To put the cart before the horse

2 Mark(s)

1. to do things in a wrong order 1. to do things in a wrong order
2. to show one's weakness or timidity 2. to show one's weakness or timidity
3. to keep on talking 3. to keep on talking
4. to be very careful 4. to be very careful

To get cold feet

2 Mark(s)

1. to be afraid 1. to be afraid
2. ready to be produced 2. ready to be produced
3. to do unnecessary things 3. to do unnecessary things
4. to go to wrong people for help 4. to go to wrong people for help

To be in abeyance

2 Mark(s)

1. in suspense 1. in suspense
2. to appeal to the masses 2. to appeal to the masses
3. to accept or leave the offer 3. to accept or leave the offer
4. to make fruitless effort 4. to make fruitless effort

A bull in a china shop

2 Mark(s)

1. to surrender or give up a contest 1. to surrender or give up a contest
2. to play a secondary role 2. to play a secondary role
3. very clumsy 3. very clumsy
4. to hide the secret 4. to hide the secret

A bed of thorns

2 Mark(s)

1. life full of facilities 1. life full of facilities
2. life full of difficulties 2. life full of difficulties
3. comfort and luxury 3. comfort and luxury
4. thorns scattered on the bed 4. thorns scattered on the bed

English mocktest : Question 1 of 50