Dear PaGaLGuY readers, English Comprehension and English Language skills form an integral part of a number of competitive examinations, such as the SSC CGL, SSC CHSL exams, Banking Entrance exams, UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, MBA entrance exams, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. Given the importance of this section, we bring you this English Language Quiz to help you practise and improve. This quiz has questions from actual SSC examinations held during the last few years.

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In the questions below, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase highlighted in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

1.He brought to light the mystery behind the incident.

(a) revealed (b) disposed (c) destroyed (d) concealed

2. He looks up to his father.

(a) obeys (b) looks away from (c) stares at (d) respects

3. Ram always stands up for a just cause.

(a) resents (b) admires (c) understands (d) supports

4. The teacher’s announcement of the snap test came as a bolt from the blue to many students.

(a) imaginary (b) unexpected (c) forbidden (d) heavenly

5. He had to pay through his nose to get the job done.

(a) be led by the nose

(b) be hit on the nose

(c) pay an excessive amount of money

(d) undergo the treatment of his nose

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