CBSE Class 5 English Idioms Assignment

Question. By and by ?
a) Gradually
b) Suddenly
c) On the whole
d) By any means

Answer : A

Question. Flying off the handle ?
a) Day-dreaming
b) Having lofty ideas
c) Suddenly becoming enraged
d) Flying away, being launched from a handle

Answer : C

Question. Kick up a row ?
a) cause a disturbance
b) hit someone angrily
c) break a queue
d) arrange in rows

Answer : A

Question. Couch potato ?
a) A person who sleeps all day
b) A person who watches too much television
c) A person who remains relaxed and calm
d) A person who is simple in nature

Answer : B

Question. A change of heart ?
a) To have a second opinion
b) To have a heart transplant
c) To fail to fulfill a promise
d) A change in one’s opinion

Answer : D

Question. You must have a concrete project and not build castles in the air if you want to submit an application for a loan. ?
a) make unfaithful friends
b) talk irresponsibly
c) have unrealistic ideas
d) make unplanned buildings

Answer : C

Question. Always a bridesmaid never a bride ?
a) Someone who is born unlucky
b) Someone who does not deserve to win
c) Someone who always comes second
d) Someone who fulfills his or her potential

Answer : C

Question. Pradeep was so tired that he hit the sack as soon as possible. ?
a) Left work
b) Went to bed
c) Accepted defeat
d) Kicked the sack

Answer : B

Question. Have one's hands full ?
a) To be very generous
b) To be very clumsy
c) To be very rich
d) To be very busy

Answer : D

Question. The dog played in the pond to his heart's content. ?
a) Only upto his legs
b) Till he was completely sick
c) As much as he wanted to
d) Avoiding getting too wet

Answer : C

Question. To shake off ?
a) Denounce
b) To get rid off
c) To recollect
d) To pass off

Answer : B

Question. My neighbour’s son is very mischievous and always getting in everyone’s hair. ?
a) Throwing things at them
b) Pulling their hair
c) Entertaining them
d) Annoying them

Answer : D

Question. A fair weather friend ?
a) a jealous friend
b) a friend turned into an enemy
c) a dependable friend
d) an unreliable friend

Answer : D

Question. Know something inside out ?
a) To know something from a distance
b) To know something superficially
c) To know everything about something
d) To have a slight idea about something

Answer : C

Question. As clear as a bell ?
a) To have a tinkling sound
b) At a very low price
c) To got fooled
d) Readily understood

Answer : D

Question. Don’t take it seriously. He was simply pulling your leg. ?
a) Playing a joke with someone
b) Scolding someone for nothing
c) Trying to comfort someone
d) Speaking in a harsh tone

Answer : A

Question. To feel at home ?
a) To feel comfortable
b) To miss one’s home
c) To feel out of place
d) To be rarely at hoe

Answer : A

Question. Ria has tried hard not to steal her brother's thunder but it was inevitable. ?
a) Get more recognition than her brother for their success
b) Pick up her brother's lucky charms to win prizes
c) Take away her brother's opportunities for jobs
d) Get a big reward from her brother for her achievement

Answer : A

Question. Out of the woods ?
a) no longer in trouble
b) no longer in sight
c) no longer famous
d) no longer young

Answer : A

Question. To bark up the wrong tree ?
a) To do something that will not get the result you want
b) To sound or appear ferocious but not actually so
c) To cover oneself with the outer covering of a wrong tree
d) To make a sound like that of a dog

Answer : A

Question. A dark horse ?
a) An expected outcome
b) An unknown genius
c) A well-kept secret
d) A horse of a fine breed

Answer : B

Question. The heavy losses in business came like a bolt from the blue. ?
a) a thunderstorm
b) an unexpected disaster
c) a windfall
d) an ominous warning

Answer : B

Question. The boss is going to blow his top when he discovers the blatant mistake in the balance sheet. ?
a) Be very angry
b) Dismiss from job
c) Be very embarrassed
d) Attack fiercely

Answer : C

Question. Looking for a needle in a haystack. ?
a) Be interested in sewing and embroidery
b) Attempting something impossible
c) Searching for small things to do
d) Suddenly deciding to do farming

Answer : B

Question. Bring to light ?
a) Reveal clearly
b) Cheer someone
c) Praise in public
d) Brighten up

Answer : A

Question. Take something with a pinch of salt ?
a) To consider everyone a liar
b) To think of oneself as always right
c) To believe only part of something
d) To take long to understand what is being said

Answer : C

Question. Strike when the iron is hot ?
a) grab a favourable opportunity promptly
b) sort out differences promptly
c) torture someone with a hot iron
d) wait patiently for the results

Answer : A

Question. Speak one’s mind ?
a) to put one’s thoughts in writing
b) to speak without thinking
c) to speak in an assembly
d) to voice one’s thoughts plainly

Answer : D

Question. To blow hot and cold ?
a) To work like bellows and blow air
b) To exhale heat and inhale cold
c) To be friendly and unfriendly at the same time
d) To show favour and disfavour alternately

Answer : C

Question. Let bygones be bygones ?
a) Neat and tidy
b) Just at the last moment
c) To remember the past
d) To forgive and forget

Answer : D

Question. Get down to brass tacks now”, ordered the Team Leader, when he found that the targets were nowhere near completion. ?
a) Start taking up the most important facts of a situation
b) Become angry about something that is not done
c) Come back to the tracks and start again
d) Examine the thumbtacks used to fix a notice

Answer : A

Question. In a nutshell ?
a) Add nuts into something
b) Put everything in a shell
c) Packed very tightly
d) Express very briefly

Answer : D

Question. To give the slip ?
a) To keep low
b) To escape
c) To hit someone
d) To hide

Answer : B