Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. I accidentally let the cat out of the bag about your promotion.
Option 1: To state the wrong facts
Option 2: To reveal a secret
Option 3: To say something unrealistic
Option 4: To discourage someone
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Correct Answer: To reveal a secret
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
In the context of the sentence, letting the cat out of the bag means accidentally disclosing or revealing a secret, specifically about the person's promotion.
The idiom implies that information was divulged that was meant to be kept confidential or hidden.
Therefore, the correct answer is to reveal a secret.
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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The cat was lastly see in the backyard.
Option 1: last saw in
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: last seen in
Option 4: last see in
Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct. The cat sits in the window and staring at the squirrel.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: stares at
Option 3: stare on
Option 4: stared at
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
As he went through the street on an ______ that morning, he saw a woman with a cat under her arm.
Option 1: Objection
Option 2: encasement
Option 3: Errand
Option 4: Amendment
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
A loud, echoing crack broke the sleepy (1)_________ like a gunshot; a cat streaked out (2)_________ a parked car and flew out of sight: a shriek, a bellowed oath, and the (3)_________ of breaking (4)________ came from the Panla's living room, and as (5)__________ this was the signal Mansi had been waiting for.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
Option 1: like
Option 2: throughout
Option 3: though
Option 4: through
A loud, echoing crack broke the sleepy (1)__________ like a gunshot; a cat streaked out (2)_________ a parked car and flew out of sight: a shriek, a bellowed oath, and the (3)_________ of breaking (4)_________ came from the Panla's living room, and as (5)________ this was the signal Mansi had been waiting for.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.
Option 1: intact
Option 2: sound
Option 3: flawless
Option 4: vibrant
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