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  • Question 1
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    Complete the following proverb:
    One man's trash is another man's ______.
    Solution
    The proverb, 'One man's trash is another man's treasure' means: What is useless to one person is valuable to another. The meaning is not literal. It actually conveys that there is no judging for taste. Something, which one person may think is worthless, could be cherished by another. 
    The correct word to fill the given blank is 'treasure'. Hence option B is correct and the other options are incorrect.
  • Question 2
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    Fill in the blank using a meaningful phrase:
    You can ____ our website for the new range of our products.
    Solution
     The phrase, 'check out' means 'to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive'. As this phrase conveys a clear meaning when used in the given sentence, option C is correct. 

    The phrase, 'check in' means 'to report your arrival, esp. at an airport or hotel, so that you can get the service you are paying for'. Eg: Always check in at the airport counter two hours before the scheduled flight timings.
    The phrase, 'check off' means 'to mark as verified, examined, etc.' Eg: After I finished shopping, I took my shopping list and checked off all the items. 
    The phrase, 'check up' means 'to make certain about something by checking it'. Eg: Please check up the train timings once again before you leave home. 
    Given the meanings as above, the phrases given in options A, B and D cannot be used in the blank to form a meaningful sentence. Hence, these options are incorrect. 
  • Question 3
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    Select the most appropriate word for the given description:
    A fault that may be forgiven.
    Solution
    'Mercenary' is an adjective which describes a person (or behaviour) who (or which) is primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics. It is also a noun which refers to a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
    'Corrupt' is an adjective which means 'having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain'. 'Grabby' means 'greedy'. Given these meanings, options B, C and D are not appropriate for the given description. 

    'Venial' is an adjective which denotes a sin or fault that can be forgiven. Hence, option A is correct.
  • Question 4
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    Select the most appropriate word for the given description:
    A field or a part of a garden where fruit trees grow.
    Solution
    An 'orchard' is a piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees. Hence, option C is correct. 
    'Park' refers to a large public garden or area of land used for recreation. 'Nursery' is a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere. 'Yard' refers to a piece of land next to a house, which is usually used for growing flowers, grass and other plants. None of these words describe a field or part of a garden where fruit trees grow. Hence, options A, B and D are incorrect.
  • Question 5
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    Fill in the blank using the meaningful phrase:
    The angry protesters _____ the track when their demands were not met. 
    Solution
    Option A: The phrase, 'blew up' means 'exploded' or 'caused to explode'. The sentence, 'The angry protesters blew up the track when their demands were not met' means: As their demands were not met, the angry protestors set up bombs (or explosives) and cause to explode the railway tracks'. As it conveys a clear meaning when used in the given sentence, option A is correct. 
    Option B: The phrase, 'blew over' means 'faded away without serious consequences'. An example of its usage is: All their troubles were blown over when they won the lottery. 
    Option C: The phrase, 'blew in' means 'arrived casually and without notice'. An example of its usage is: A strong wind blew in and knocked off our curtains.
    Option D: The phrase, 'blew through' means 'moved or carried by wind or air'. An example of its usage is: A strong wind blew in through the door.
    Given the meanings as above, the phrases given in options B, C and D cannot be used in the blank to form a meaningful sentence. Hence, these options are incorrect. 
  • Question 6
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    Choose the meaning of the idiom/proverb/phrase.
    To meet someone halfway
    Solution
    The idiomatic phrase 'to meet someone halfway' means, compromise, give up something for the sake of an agreement. For example, they tried to change the bill and we are trying to meet them halfway. Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not express this meaning, hence incorrect. 

  • Question 7
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    Choose the exact meaning of the idiom/phrase.
    To see red 
    Solution
    To see red means to become suddenly furious. For example, I didn't mean to break his nose. I just saw red. Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not express this meaning, hence incorrect. 

  • Question 8
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    Fill in the blank using a meaningful phrase:
    Everybody rushed out when the fire alarm ____ because of some technical fault.
    Solution
    The phrase, 'went off' when used along with the words 'fire alarm' means 'started making a noise'. As this phrase conveys a clear meaning when used in the given sentence, option D is correct. 

    The phrase, 'went about' means 'started doing something that one normally does in the usual way'.  Eg: Even though there was violence in some parts of the city, office-goers went about their work as usual.
    The phrase, 'went out', means 'stopped working'. Eg: The lights went out because there was a power was cut. 
    The phrase, 'went up' means 'increased'. Eg: As summer progressed, the average temperature of the city went up.
    Given the meanings as above, the phrases given in options A, B and C cannot be used in the blank to form a meaningful sentence. Hence, these options are incorrect. 
  • Question 9
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    Choose the meaning of the idiom/proverb/phrase.
    Put on the market
    Solution
    The phrase "put on the market" means to put up on a platform for sale. For example, he put his old shoes on the market. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not express this meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 10
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    Select the correct meaning of the italicized idiom/phrase out of the four choices given.
    He burnt his fingers by interfering in his neighbor's affair.
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