211. To throw up the sponge A. To surrender or give up a contest B. To offer a challenge C. To become utterly disappointed D. To maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end ✅ The correct answer is option A.
212. To give currency A. To bestow importance B. To misinterpret C. To make publicly known D. To originate ✅ The correct answer is option C.
213. You must not mince matters; tell the truth. A. cut short B. keep secret C. tell with frankness D. not to tell the whole truth ✅ The correct answer is option B.
214. While the ladies continued their small talk in the drawing room, I felt bored. A. whispering B. backbiting C. gossip D. light conversation ✅ The correct answer is option D.
215. To keep one’s head A. To be agile and active B. To keep calm C. To think coherently D. None of these ✅ The correct answer is option B.
216. To cry wolf A. To grieve over something which cannot be recovered B. To cry from grief inconsolably C. To raise a false alarm D. To announce to one and all ✅ The correct answer is option C.
217. To live in clover A. To live in great comfort and luxury B. To live a carefree life C. To be surrounded by cares and worries D. To live in great difficulty ✅ The correct answer is option A.
218. To give chapter and verse for a thing A. To produce the proof of something B. To eulogize the qualities of a thing C. To make publicity of a thing D. To attach artificial value to a thing ✅ The correct answer is option A.
219. When he met me at the street corner, he cut me dead. A. surprised me by his arrogance B. deliberately insulted me by ignoring me C. showered filthy abuses on me D. made an assault on me ✅ The correct answer is option B.
220. He took to heart the death of his wife as he was very much attached to her. A. was shocked by B. was ruined by C. was deeply affected by D. was condoled ✅ The correct answer is option C.