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Class 11 Idioms and Phrasal Verbs worksheet
CBSE English. Common idioms and phrasal verbs, their meanings and use in sentences. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.
Sample questions
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Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean?
- to describe exactly what is wrong or right
- to tell people a secret
- to watch carefully
- to be very expensive
Answer
(b) to tell people a secret
- 2.
What does the idiom “in the same boat” mean?
- an achievement to be proud of
- to become nervous and back out
- in the same difficult situation
- to take on more than one can manage
Answer
(c) in the same difficult situation
- 3.
What does the idiom “bury the hatchet” mean?
- to wait and be patient
- to stop quarrelling and make peace
- something that misleads or distracts
- to have just enough money to live on
Answer
(b) to stop quarrelling and make peace
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Explain the idiom in each sentence: (a) Their quarrel over the seat was a storm in a teacup. (b) Priya let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.
Answer
(a) a storm in a teacup: a lot of anger about something unimportant (b) let the cat out of the bag: to reveal a secret by mistake
- 5.
Explain the idiom in each sentence: (a) The two brothers do not see eye to eye on cricket. (b) In the debate club, I play devil's advocate to sharpen our points.
Answer
(a) see eye to eye: to agree with someone (b) play devil's advocate: to argue the other side to test an idea
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Use each idiom in a sentence of your own: “to bell the cat”, “to rest on one's laurels”, “at the eleventh hour”.
Answer
Sample: Who will bell the cat and complain to the manager? After winning once, the team cannot rest on its laurels. The deal was signed at the eleventh hour.
Any sentence that uses the idiom with its correct meaning.
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