Select the correct idiom that can substitute the italicised group of words in the given sentence.

You must not participate in the marathon this year without any training. It is an unreal hope on your part!

1. carrying coal to new castle

2. a pipe dream

3. a will-o’-the-wisp

4. to lose one’s temper

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression

Heath Robinson

1. Very complicated system or machine for doing a simple task

2. Treating everyone as enemy, when they are not

3. Sleeping all day, doing nothing

4. Very lazy person, slow in action

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

P. Many years ago, Paul Bunyan was born in the north-eastern American state of Maine.

Q. His mother and father were shocked when they first saw the boy.

R. Paul was so large at birth that five large birds had to carry him to his parents.

S. When the boy was only a few weeks old, he weighed more than forty-five kilograms.

1. QRPS

2. PQRS

3. PSQR

4. SPRQ

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To take after

1. To be similar in appearance

2. To mock someone

3. To chase someone

4. To change sides often

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

I am sure that neither (1)/ the flat nor its contents (2)/ is for sale. (3)/ No error (4)

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

The sentence below has four parts (A, B, C, and D). One part has a grammatical error. Identify the part.

The same set of the facts (A) / can be tailored (B) / to fit any (C) / preconceived belief. (D)

1. can be tailored

2. preconceived belief

3. The same set of the facts

4. to fit any