CBSE Class 9 English Idioms Assignment

Question. Listen, you need to prioritize. You can’t have your _____ ?
a) Achilles’ heel
b) Heebie-jeebies
c) Paint the town red
d) Finger in every pie

Answer : D

Question. A dime a dozen ?
a) Very common
b) Phenomenal
c) Uncommon
d) Expensive

Answer : A

Question. Breath of fresh air ?
a) someone with a pleasant voice
b) a high-priced and expensive thing
c) a peaceful and relaxing place
d) someone or something new and refreshing

Answer : D

Question. Mrs. Arora has got the green light from the principal to organise a science Conference in the college ?
a) Got fired for doing something
b) Got permission to go ahead with something
c) Got the work started
d) Got energy and motivation to do something

Answer : B

Question. Rub the wrong way ?
a) Rub well without oil
b) Rub incorrectly
c) Annoy someone
d) Please someone

Answer : C

Question. Come hell or high water ?
a) Not ready to go on adventures
b) Tired of all kinds of dangers
c) In spite of any obstacles
d) Afraid of the challenges

Answer : C

Question. Cut one short ?
a) To chop something
b) To act quickly
c) To be rude
d) To interrupt someone

Answer : D

Question. Run around in circles ?
a) To keep running to set a record
b) To keep doing something without achieving much
c) To work excessively hard by keeping two jobs
d) To remain busy with your work

Answer : B

Question. Getting the Fulbright Scholarship at this young age is a feather in his cap. ?
a) A sign of his intelligence
b) An accomplishment to be proud of
c) Something he can show off about
d) An award not to be given up

Answer : B

Question. The ball is in (one’s) court ?
a) To be responsible for further action
b) To pass the responsibility to another
c) To be fearful of taking any action
d) To risk everything in one venture

Answer : A

Question. Go getter ?
a) A real achiever
b) One who does the right thing
c) One who runs away
d) A greedy person

Answer : A

Question. She has a good job and a happy family. She has the best of both worlds. ?
a) Advantages and disadvantages
b) All the advantages
c) A contented family
d) A good career

Answer : B

Question. His family has supported him through thick and thin. ?
a) In times of good and bad fortune
b) Even though he has put on weight
c) When there was a lot of work to be done
d) On occasions when he had a lot of money

Answer : A

Question. When the mixer would not work Naren's mother said, "If it's not one thing, it's another. How will I manage?
a) When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another
b) When we entertain one guest, then there are many
c) When we know a cause, then there isn’t another to be looked for
d) When a machine is not functional, it makes others also malfunction

Answer : A

Question. "The situation is getting out of hand " the manager said to us. ?
a) Not growing fast enough
b) Not in control anymore
c) Going to be handled soon
d) Can be passed on to someone else

Answer : B

Question. Lend an ear ?
a) to pay attention to
b) to not make trouble
c) to force someone to listen
d) to not tell someone something

Answer : A

Question. True friends stay by our side through thick and thin ?
a) Under all circumstances
b) In happy moments
c) In difficult times
d) In different weathers

Answer : A

Question. Get a gold star ?
a) to earn a merit point for doing well
b) to compliment someone
c) to obtain possession of something
d) to get killed in war

Answer : A

Question. To take a back seat ?
a) To become less important or to give up control over things
b) To lecture or criticise the person who is actually in control of something
c) To be less successful in one's efforts
d) To go through a short but unpleasant period of time

Answer : A

Question. To make castles in the air ?
a) To be very ambitious
b) To accomplish difficult tasks
c) To show signs of cowardice
d) To create impossible dreams or hopes

Answer : D

Question. To read between the lines ?
a) To understand the implied meaning
b) To completely misunderstand the meaning
c) To read with great difficulty
d) To critically analyse a piece of writing

Answer : A

Question. To leave no stone unturned ?
a) to comprehensively arrange things
b) to fully revise something produced
c) to completely renovate an old building
d) to make all possible efforts

Answer : D

Question. A hot potato ?
a) A tasty snack
b) An offensive remark
c) A memorable thing
d) A controversial issue

Answer : D

Question. to pigeon hole ?
a) To blindly accept someone
b) To typecast someone
c) To call someone names
d) To hurriedly reject someone

Answer : B

Question. One track mind ?
a) using a well-known path
b) thinking of another point of view
c) waiting anxiously for something
d) always thinking of only one thing

Answer : D

Question. Coming from an affluent family, she found herself a square peg in a round hole when she married a poor farmer and moved to a small village. ?
a) in a favourable situation
b) unhappy and regretful
c) a misfit in the environment
d) in a financial crisis

Answer : C

Question. To pick up the threads ?
a) To examine the issue seriously
b) Being received very warmly
c) To restart from the previous closing point
d) At a short distance

Answer : C

Question. He is completely at sea about where to invest his hard-earned money. ?
a) Sure
b) Committed
c) In shock
d) Confused

Answer : D

Question. Vanish into the air ?
a) Perpetually postpone
b) Totally dilute
c) Completely disappear
d) Permanently mix

Answer : C

Question. My brother has decided to settle in Mumbai for good ?
a) For better income
b) For new opportunities
c) Forever
d) For a while

Answer : B

Question. One must learn to prioritize in life. It never pays to put the cart before the horse. ?
a) Perform many tasks simultaneously
b) Postpone till the last moment
c) Do things spontaneously
d) Do last things first

Answer : D

Question. He kicked up a row when he was denied entry to the amusement park. ?
a) cried with sorrow
b) waited in a queue
c) kicked the guard
d) created a fuss

Answer : D

Question. It was the last straw; she decided to quit the job when she was blamed without reason. ?
a) Only one straw was available for drinking the juice
b) Final irritant that made the situation unbearable
c) Last straw available for anyone to pick up
d) She picked the last option available for her

Answer : B

Question. To leave someone in the lurch. ?
a) To put someone at ease
b) To come to compromise with someone
c) Constant source of annoyance to someone
d) To desert someone in his difficulties

Answer : D

Question. Best thing since sliced bread ?
a) To take on a task that is way too big
b) To present a counter agreement
c) To perform satisfactorily
d) Most useful innovation in a long time

Answer : D

Question. Jump on the bandwagon ?
a) Get involved in an activity because it is likely to succeed
b) Do an activity that is fun
c) Do something because circumstances force you to
d) Get engaged in an activity that is very important

Answer : A

Question. Go against the grain ?
a) Something that we can accept with difficulty
b) Something that is ugly and unpopular
c) Something done deliberately
d) Something in conflict with one’s value system

Answer : D

Question. Barking up the wrong tree ?
a) To be wrong about the reason for something
b) To bury money under a tree and forget the place
c) To be mistaken about the name of a tree
d) To eat an unpalatable fruit by mistake

Answer : A

Question. Hold water ?
a) to be fickle
b) to be busy
c) to be valid
d) to be deep

Answer : C

Question. My aunt has the gift of the gab and can socialize in any group. ?
a) ability to criticize anyone
b) ability to spend time anywhere
c) ability to cook well
d) ability to speak eloquently

Answer : D