1)

Direction; Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A dry run

SSC CPO 2020

A)

a poor harvest

B)

a run on dry ground

C)

a rehearsal

D)

a slow run

2)

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given phrasal verb.
Call on

SSC CPO 2020

A)

step out

B)

telephone

C)

announce

D)

visit

3)

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Look out

SSC CPO 2020

A)

locate

B)

find out

C)

be careful

D)

search

4)

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Give a hand

SSC CPO 2020

A)

assist

B)

donate an organ

C)

encourage

D)

clap hands

5)

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Little by little

SSC CPO 2020

A)

not much

B)

gradually

C)

only once

D)

a few

6)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Speak one’s mind

SSC CPO 2020

A)

to speak without thinking

B)

to speak in an assembly

C)

to put one’s thoughts in writing

D)

to voice one’s thoughts plainly

7)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Once bitten twice shy

SSC CPO 2020

A)

a person with no self confidence

B)

to be shy of meeting strangers

C)

an insect bite that leaves a permanent mark

D)

a bitter experience making one cautious for future

8)

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Walking on thin ice

SSC CPO 2020

A)

walking carefully

B)

performing a ballet

C)

slipping on ice

D)

doing something risky

9)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Know like the back of one’s hand

SSC CPO 2020

A)

to be unaware of the situation

B)

to have detailed knowledge of something

C)

to hit someone with the back of one’s hand

D)

to copy another’s trade secrets

10)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Grin from ear to ear

SSC CPO 2020

A)

to ridicule someone

B)

to have very sharp ears

C)

to make funny faces

D)

to smile a lot because of happiness