Dog without a leash
Broken machinery
Extremely good , wild or unrestricted
Out of prison
✅ The correct answer is c. Extremely good , wild or unrestricted.
English Grammer Compulsory (BS-17) Held on 26.04.2026(2026) – Provincial Management Service(PMS)
Q. Inflate a cow is :
To exaggerate or below something out of proportion
To feed a cow too much
Not a valid idiom
A farming technique
✅ The correct answer is c. Not a valid idiom.
Q. Midas touch means :
Ability to turn things to Gold
Having a skin disease
Being a good painter
Touching things gently
✅ The correct answer is a. Ability to turn things to Gold.
Q. Play it by ears mean :
To play a musical instrument
To listen carefully
To improvise without a plan
To ignore advice
✅ The correct answer is c. To improvise without a plan.
Q. To be in a funk means:
To be in a musical mood
To be depressed of in a low spirit
To dance energetically
To smell bad
✅ The correct answer is b. To be depressed of in a low spirit.
Q. To up the ante means :
To go to your aunt’s house
To increase the stakes of demands
To start a card game
To raise a child
✅ The correct answer is b. To increase the stakes of demands.
Q. To pony up means :
To ride a horse
To dress up nicely
To pay money, often unwillingly
To show off
✅ The correct answer is c. To pay money, often unwillingly.
Q. Barking up the wrong tree means:
Training dogs to climb trees
Accusing the wrong person
making loud noise
looking for wood in a forest
✅ The correct answer is b. Accusing the wrong person.
Q. He said, I I always welcome my guests sincerely.
He said that I always welcome my guests sincerely
He said that he always welcomed his guests sincerely
He said that he always welcome his guests sincerely
None of these
✅ The correct answer is b. He said that he always welcomed his guests sincerely.
Q. The Elephant in the room means:
A large animal inside
A decoration Piece
A heavy burden
An obvious problem everyone ignores
✅ The correct answer is d. An obvious problem everyone ignores.