Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.

The trainee performed the task with extreme ease.

Options:

At the eleventh hour

Call it a day

Swan song

A piece of cake

Correct Answer:

A piece of cake

Explanation:

The correct idiom to replace the highlighted text is a piece of cake.

The idiom "a piece of cake" means something that is very easy to do. It is often used to describe a task that someone has completed with little effort.

Here is an example of how the idiom can be used in a sentence:

The trainee performed the task with extreme ease. It was a piece of cake for her.

The other options are not correct replacements for the highlighted text.

  • At the eleventh hour means at the last possible moment.
  • Call it a day means to stop working for the day.
  • Swan song means the last performance of a singer or actor.