Sentences Test 44

The proverb, ‘Pride goes before a fall’ means: “People who are overconfident or arrogant are likely to fail’. The intent of the proverb is to advise people to be humble rather than haughty. Hence, the phrase, ‘before a fall’ given in option B completes the proverb.

The other words given in options A, C and D do not complete the proverb. Hence, these options are incorrect. 

The proverb, ‘A rolling stone gathers no moss’ means: 'People who are always moving, with no roots in one place or another, avoid responsibilities. However, this has its own disadvantages such as not being able to create their own niche/ build relationships in a single place'. Hence, the phrase, ‘gathers no moss’ as given in option C completes the proverb.

The other words given in options A, B and D do not complete the proverb. Hence, these options are incorrect. 

The underlined phrase in this context can be interpreted as 'offensive' behaviour. Thus, the answer must mean 'offensive'.

The underlined phrase means 'very unlikable'.

An idiomatic expression is a type of informal English where the meaning of the expression is different than the literal meaning of the expression.
Option A: 'like the back of my hand' is an idiom that means 'to have very detailed knowledge about something' (the same way you know the back of your hand very well). It relates to the sentence, which means: the science test was very easy because the person knew the answers having detailed knowledge about them. Hence A is correct.
Option B: The idiom 'like it was yesterday' is used to say that something seems like it just happened. For example, 'The events are so fresh in my mind, like it happened yesterday.' It does not relate to the context of the conversation, hence B is incorrect.
Option C: 'There's no tomorrow' means 'doing something without proper thought, hurriedly'. It does not relate to the text, which concentrates on how easy the test was. Hence C is incorrect.
Option D: 'It's now or never' means 'something must be done immediately, or else the chance would be lost'. For example, 'You must participate in the contest. It's now or never.' It does not relate to the sentence, hence D is also incorrect.

An idiomatic expression is a type of informal English where the meaning of the expression is different than the literal meaning of the expression.
Option A: 'went bananas' is an idiomatic expression (past tense of go bananas). It means 'become extremely angry or excited'. It is relevant to the statement, "The neighbour" went bananas, i.e., became extremely angry when he "saw his broken window". Hence A is correct.
The phrases 'went apples', 'went pears', 'went peaches' do not have a literal nor an idiomatic meaning. They do not contribute to providing meaning to the given sentence, hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

The underlined phrase means 'attempting to win favour by flattery'.

An idiomatic expression is a type of informal English where the meaning of the expression is different than the literal meaning of the expression.
Option A: The idiom 'looking down on others' means 'to regard oneself as superior to others and hence act in a snobbish manner'. It is relevant to the phrase that follows "holier-than-thou attitude!" which is similar in meaning. Hence A is correct.
The phrases 'annoying others', 'asking questions' and 'preaching good things' all have a literal meaning; they are not idiomatic expressions. Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

The correct answer must have the same meaning as the underlined statement.