English Idioms for Competitive Test

Find out the correct sense from the following options:

1. I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up. (a) doesn't calculate (b) is not mathematics (c) does not make sense (d) make the wrong addition 

2.All of my friends got high marks in the exam but Imran stood out. (a) got a lot of marks (b) got higher marks than someone (c) got very good marks (d) got the most marks of all 

3. I have sold my house and have no job and so now I have next to nothing. (a) I an unemployed (b) I have almost no money (c) I have a few things (d) I have nothing at all 

4. As a newspaper reporter Himel wants to get information at first hand. (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) easily (d) directly 

5.I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry. (a) have not got yet (b) have got no water (c) have been successful (d) have got home dry 

6. Mr. Aslam is  the big fish around here. (a) the fat man (b) the huge man (c) the important man (d) the enormous man 

7. Himel never stops talking about himself and is full of himself. (a) is very fat (b) is too fat (c) is very full (d) is very conceited 

8. You will not sleep over because the floor is as dry as bone. (a) completely hard (b) extremely flat (c) totally dry (d) completely cracked 

9. He kept saying he didn't do it but in the end he said he had done it. (a) at the end (b) finally (c) at last (c) by the end 

10. I know you are very sorry that you broke the pot but accidents will happen. (a) things will take place (b) things do occur (c) things take place often (d) things often go wrong


Answers of the above questions : 1.c 2.d 3.b 4.d 5.c 6.c 7.d 8. c 9.b 10.b