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English 2809 MCQs [All-Courses]

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English is one of the most important sections in one-paper exams. At MCQsDrive, you can practice Grammar rules, Vocabulary, Synonyms & Antonyms, Sentence Correction, and Comprehension passages. With our quiz and mock test modes, you can improve your English skills effectively.

“A happy go lucky fellow” means:

A A care free and vivacious person
B A very lucky person
C A very courageous person
D A very lazy person
Correct Answer: A care free and vivacious person

Stocks “eke out” gains amid growing political noise. Here “eke out” means?

A Obtain something only with difficulty
B Be ruined
C Skyrocket without effort
D Remain stable
Correct Answer: Obtain something only with difficulty

“In toto” means: __________?

A Partially
B In danger
C As a total or whole
D Step by step
Correct Answer: As a total or whole

“Take the wind out of someone’s sails” means:

A To change the direction of someone
B To make someone feel less confident
C To destroy someone
D To make someone more confident
Correct Answer: To make someone feel less confident

The government should not spend money on helping “lame ducks”. Here lame ducks means:

A Needy
B Unsuccessful
C Powerless
D Inactive
Correct Answer: Unsuccessful

The idiomatic phrase “a month of Sundays” means

A Time
B A long time
C A special Sunday
D A short period
Correct Answer: A long time

The phrase/ idiom “As right as rain” means:

A Something is wet
B Cloudy weather
C Something is right
D Something is perfect
Correct Answer: Something is perfect

The Phrase/ idiom “See eye to eye” means:

A Have a same look
B Have a same countenance
C Have a same opinion
D Have a same eyes colour
Correct Answer: Have a same opinion

The Phrase/ idiom “Elephant in the room” means:

A A major issue
B A minor problem
C An idiot person
D A giant man
Correct Answer: A major issue

The Phrase ‘Clouds on the horizon’ means:

A Frustration
B Problems
C Destruction
D Thunder and lightning
Correct Answer: Problems