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Idioms MCQs |Past Papers English Mcqs with Answer Keys for written test preparation of all competitive exams in Pakistan, specially PPSC, FPSC, CSS, PMS, NTS, UTS, FTS, OTS

Idiom “To cut long story short” means?

A. Tell the story briefly
B. Come to the point
C. Miss the main points
D. None of above

Idiom “A slap on the wrist” means?

A. Hard Punishment
B. Beating Someone
C. Warning or Small Punishment
D. Make someone sad

“All Hours” means___________?

A. At Regular Times
B. At Irregular Times
C. Every Hour
D. None of these

He is busy with his work ______________?

A. inns and out
B. up to neck
C. up to the hilt
D. kith and kin

There were no opposition to the new policy by the ‘rank and file’ of the Government.

A. The ordinary members
B. The official machinery
C. The majority
D. The cabinet ministers

What the term Short Story stands for:

A. A long prose fiction
B. A story of figurative language
C. A story of many characters
D. A short prose fiction

What do you mean by Novel ___________ ?

A. Short prose
B. A long fictional prose with many characters
C. A short narrative prose
D. A literary work on the stage

Chose the correct meaning of idiom: Beat about the bush ?

A. Try to meet George Bush
B. To avoid the main topic
C. To make noise
D. To accompany someone in a jungle

To face the music means____________?

A. To be greeted rudely
B. To be offered warm hospitailty
C. To be on the front seat in a concert
D. To bear the consequences