Translation(Primary-english)-Quiz2

The phrase ‘Pandora’s box’ means__

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superficially good but actually not
originally not
good
apparently good

The antonym of indifference is--

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Ardour
Concern
compassion
Anxiety

The oldest book of the world is___

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Mahavarata
Faust
Illiad
Gilgamesh

'To read between lines' means--

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to read carefully to find out meaning
to read quickly
to read carefully to read only some lines

‘Bird's eye view' means-

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Eyes of birds
A view of the sky
A rough idea
Eyes of a flock of birds

The English took them for Egyptians means -

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The English were taken in by the Egyptians
The English took them to the Egyptians
The English considered them to be Egyptians
The English brought them as far as to Egypt

By fits and starts means

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irregularly
Regularly
Carefully
Attentively

‘Loaves and fishes' phrase টির অর্থ হল-

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Personal loss
Personal gains
None
Bread with fishes

Which of the following phrases give the meaning of ‘false tears of sorrow’?

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Cry in the wilderness
Crocodiles tears
Crying need
a does fisted man

The expression to see red' means-

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to become very angry
to draw blood
to be enthusiastic
to be lethargic

White Elephant’ means-

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White colored elephant
A very cheap thing
Dead elephant
Very costly possession

‘Lose heart’ means

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One type of heart
Be disheartened
Heart failure
Heart attack

A la mode" means.

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in the menu
according to the current fashion
out of mood
way of doing

‘White elephant’ phrase টির অর্থ কি?

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Very costly possession
White coloured elephant
A very cheap thing
Dead elephant

Three score is--

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more than three
Thirty times
three times twenty
three hundred times

what is meant by “Straw vote"?

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Manipulated voting
Unofficial poll of public opinion
Poll based on random representation
Poll based on “Yes-No” vote

A phlegmatic person is someone who –

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does not believe in God
helps poor people
remains calm and does not get excited easily
quarrels with everybody

The phrase “To embrace a habit” means-

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to eagerly engage in it
to eliminate it
be curious about it
to reject it

Make a sentence with - Give away.

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Give away from here
Give away this pen
None of theme
The Headmaster give away books among the students.

What is the steering of a car used for?

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Directing
Stopping
Changing speed
Speeding

‘By fair means or foul” phrase টির অর্থ হল-

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Without difficulty
without using common sense
In anyway, honest or dishonest
Having been instigated

What does 'capital punishment’ means?

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Death penalty
Punished by the government
Imprisonment
Misery

Riding for a fall" means—

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to act recklessly
Horse race
Riding fast
Pleasure Trip

The expression “He is all but ruined.” means--

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he is nearly ruined
he has everything
he ruined others than himself.
he is out of danger

‘Hard and fast’ phrase টির অর্থ কি?

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Difficult matter
Easy matter
Loose
Fixed

When one is pragmatic, he is being –

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practical
Wasteful
productive
spend thrift

what is the meaning of the idiom, around dozen"?

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a little less than a dozen
a little more than a dozen
round about a dozen
a full dozen

Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom 'Swan song'

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Middle work
Last work
First work
Early work

The meaning of bottom line' is

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the end of the road
the last line of a book
the final step
the essential point

‘Maiden speech’ means-

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soft speech
first speech
last speech
speech made by a maid

Which of the following phrases means, "to tolerate"?

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Put off
Put up
Put up with
Put down to

A lot of food was prepared, but hardly any of it was eaten. Here the underlined words can be substituted with-

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few
Little
a few
a little

Maiden speech means-

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late speech
First speech
Early speech
last speech

‘Blue Blood’ means-

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Blood of blue colour
Aristocratic birth
Soundhealth
Scoundrel

What does the idiom ‘Tooth & Mail’ means----

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with utmost
pleasantly
awfully
terribly

At a stretch - means:

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Irregularly
without break
decaying
long way

Which of the following phrases means "to attack"?

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Set upon
Set off
Setup
Set in

‘A red letter day’ means:

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A memorable day
A red day
A historical day
A day of joy

"Out and out" means-

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outside
thoroughly
to the last
not at all

I've never seen such a 'slow coach'. Slow coach means-

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an irresponsible person
a careless person
a thoughtful person
a very lazy person

What is the meaning of 'six of, one and half a dozen of another?

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Countless
Thoroughly
Twelve pieces
negligible difference

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