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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) The police came to the scene _____ to avoid embarrassment.	(I) from hand to mouth
(B) There is still a large population in the country who live ____ and can hardly make ends meet.	(II) smell a rat
(C) Rohit is a bit _____ you have to explain things to him several times.	(III) in the nick of time
(D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still ____ in his behaviour.	(IV) slow on the uptake

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) The police came to the scene _____ to avoid embarrassment.	(III) in the nick of time
(B) There is still a large population in the country who live ____ and can hardly make ends meet.	(I) from hand to mouth
(C) Rohit is a bit _____ you have to explain things to him several times.	(IV) slow on the uptake
(D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still ____ in his behaviour.	(II) smell a rat