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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an
important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC
Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL
Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc.
In order to help you practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide you
this English Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from
SSC examinations held in the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in
the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions (1 – 5): In the following
questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined. Choose
the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
1) Villagers always call a spade a spade
a) to speak about spades
b) to speak in a straight forward manner
c) to call someone a spade
d) to speak ill about someone
2) Mary broke a dining-room window and had
to face the music when her father got home.
a) accept the punishment
b) listen carefully
c) ask a lot of questions
d) listen to music
3) to play second fiddle
a) to be happy, cheerful and healthy
b) to reduce the importance of one’s senior
c) take a subordinate role
d) to do back seat driving
4) why are you jumping down my throat?
I wasn’t even in the house when it happened.
a) running away
b) making a joke
c) scolding me
d) forcing me to eat
5) I am out of my wits and therefore
cannot find a way to solve the problem immediately
a) not intelligent enough
b) greatly confused
c) helpless without power
d) totally ignorant
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Answers
1(b) 2(a) 3(c)
4(c) 5(b)