Idiom/Phrases & Sentence Improvement || VARC || MH-CET 2021 II 12 July for CAT & MBA Exams

Question 1

Direction: In the given question, an idiom/phrase has been printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Labour leaders in Paris told me that they shed tears of joy in Louis Philippe I’s presence, and that their comrades would go through fire and water to help him to realize his noble schemes.

Question 2

Direction: In the given question, an idiom/phrase has been printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Mira decided to keep her ears to the ground as she was not sure about her job in the Manufacturing department.

Question 3

Direction: In the given question, an idiom/phrase has been printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

I came here, to take photos of the tornado from near, but it turned away before reaching to us. Elvis has left the building.

Question 4

Direction: In the given question, an idiom/phrase has been printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Corbett loved the brilliant logic delivered so tongue in cheek that only those who wished to take offence would be affronted.

Question 5

Direction: In the given question, an idiom/ phrase has been printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

In Los Angeles, waiters trying to become famous actors are a dime a dozen.

Question 6

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

Raksha has been eating her guts out ever since she found out she was rejected by Indian Institute of Technology.
i. Raksha has been eating her heart out ever since she found
ii. Raksha has been eating to her heart’s content ever since she found out
iii. Raksha has been feeling blue ever since she found

Question 7

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., “No correction required”.

Ram’s parents wanted him to give up acting, but he digs in his heels and eventually went to become a famous writer
I. but he took to his heels and eventually went on to
II. but he dug in his heels and eventually went on to
III. but he refused to give up and eventually went on to

Question 8

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

At first Ravi was lagging behind his opponents, but he toppled the tables on them in the last two matches.
I. turned the tables
II. topped the tables
III. tweaked the tables

Question 9

Direction: Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of a grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

Because of the influence of the real estate industry, we have a government now that constantly sides to corporate developers and landlords rather than with tenants.

i. along corporate developers and landlords rather
ii. with corporate developers and landlords rather
iii. around corporate developers and landlords rather

Question 10

Direction: Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of a grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

The researchers speculate that because the sweet-taste receptors do exist in the Javan primates, these could have undergone some mutation and stopped functioning.

i. while the sweet-taste receptors do exist in the Javan primates
ii. though the sweet-taste receptors do exist in the Javan primates
iii. however the sweet-taste receptors do exist in the Javan primates