Question : Choose the option which means the same as the underlined segment. The boss wanted to finish the case before the arrival of the inspection team.
Option 1: be over and done with
Option 2: be over one’s head
Option 3: be over and over
Option 4: be over a barrel
Correct Answer: be over and done with
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
Explanation: In the context of the sentence, "wanted to finish" implies a desire to complete or conclude the case. Similarly, the phrase "be over and done with" expresses the idea of bringing something to completion or finishing it. Both convey a sense of completion or finality, making "be over and done with" an appropriate synonym for "wanted to finish" in this context.
Therefore, the correct answer is, be over and done with.
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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. O’ Henry’s short stories are read all over the world till now because they are pithy.
Option 1: fascinating and lengthy
Option 2: elusive and unreal
Option 3: exaggerated yet short
Option 4: concise and expressive
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the given sentence. I took a quick trip to my cousin’s house before going on vacation to Africa.
Option 1: Break the journey
Option 2: Paid a flying visit
Option 3: Lived out of a suitcase
Option 4: Float one’s boat
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The doctors have given off the case.
Option 1: given out
Option 2: given forth
Option 3: given up
Option 4: given over
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Payal’s father was seen desperately searching for the medicine that can counteract the effect of a venomous snakebite in Parul’s left hand.
Option 1: antiseptic
Option 2: anti-serum
Option 3: remedy
Option 4: antidote
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. He made a mess of that bookcase he was supposed to be repairing.
Option 1: made a pig’s ear
Option 2: had a butcher hook
Option 3: made a clean breast
Option 4: brought a dog’s breast
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