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Name the choice which provides the correct word to fill in the blank space in the given sentence.
Q. 1 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard (1 Mark)
Securing scholarship was adding another feather to his ——
A
Face
B
Eoat
C
Hand
D
Cap
✓ Correct
E
Clothes
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"A feather in one's cap" is a common idiom meaning an accomplishment or achievement.
Q. 2 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard (1 Mark)
I must catch the evening train at all ——
A
Expenses
B
Times
C
Costs
✓ Correct
D
Reasons
E
Budgets
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At all costs" is a standard idiom meaning regardless of the effort or expense required.
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GRAMMAR TEST / SENTENCE COMPLETION: Name the choice which provides the correct word to fill in the blank space in the given sentence.
Q. 3 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard (1 Mark)
Food has----------ten lives.
A
Asked
B
Taken
C
Claimed
✓ Correct
D
Demanded
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Claimed lives" is the standard idiom for causes of mortality in accidents or disasters.
Q. 4 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard (1 Mark)
His proposal fell out for ----------of support.
A
Want
✓ Correct
B
Little
C
Need
D
Required
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"For want of" is a formal English idiom meaning "due to a lack of."
Q. 5 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard (1 Mark)
Virtue is its own --------
A
Gain
B
Gift
C
Reward
✓ Correct
D
Cost
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Virtue is its own reward" is a traditional English proverb/aphorism.
Q. 6 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard (1 Mark)
He is found of ----------jokes.
A
Suggesting
B
Throwing
C
Boasting
D
Cracking
✓ Correct
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Cracking jokes" is the standard idiomatic expression for telling jokes.
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