Select the most appropriate idiom for the given situation.

I was very excited about my new assignment. I sent the email without the required attachment. What have I done?

1. Shook a leg

2. As swift as an eagle

3. Jumped the gun

4. Tested the waters

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

A bird of passage

1. A person with no home

2. An over stated idea

3. Someone who never stays in one place for long

4. An official trip outside one’s country

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

It is not worth / having the trouble / to write to him / as he never replies.

1. to write to him

2. as he never replies

3. having the trouble

4. It is not worth

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.

1. gazing longingly

2. at the toy

3. No error

4. The child was

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The state of being subject to death

1. Mortality

2. Deadly

3. Morbidity

4. Immortality

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the appropriate segment in the given sentence.

There is no way I can swallow the
(ghastly) medicine.

1. comforting

2. pleasant

3. horrible

4. agreeable