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Miscellaneous GrammarSet 332

1Which phrase means to cause something to happen?

2Sit tight

3Social roles and expectations related to a certain age are referred to as ..... age.

4I tend to give the city centre a wide ..... on Saturdays because it's so busy.

5Using CONTEXT CLUES, select the answer that best expresses the meaning of the IDIOM.Wow, they really pulled out all the stops for Lydia's birthday party! Everyone's having a great time.

6On ice

7A country's plan for dealing with other countries of the world.

8A mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside or other slope.

9Is a person who uses the act of lying to test his ability and prove to him that he is capable of deceiving the police or authorities.-One who is gratified by telling lies to mislead others. His view is that telling lies are one form of contest.

10What does 'in use' mean?

11Be unable to control your need to buy things

12It has a special nonliteral meaning.

13A word meaning a widely held, unchanging, and oversimplified image or idea of a person or thing

14Too many people living in a certain area is known as .....

15What is the literal meaning of this idiom? Slap on the wrist

16Societal norms are

17A phrase that doesn't mean what it says word for word.

18Idioms and fixed expressions are frozen patterns of language.

19What do you call music you dance to?

20The art of negotiating or making deals with other countries is called .....

21"Cold open" :

22BY THE BOOK

23A spanner in the works refers to:

24Dumpster diving means

25What do we call a group of kittens?

26When citizens have a feeling of effectiveness in political affairs, it can be considered as

27Can of worms

28What role do idioms play in cultural expression?

29The reality in the human life process known as .....

30When a famous person shows their support for a product or media campaign, it is called .....

31Which of the following phraseological units is a phraseological collocation

32To "feel out" means to .....

33"I can't tell you what to expect." "Don't worry, I'll ..... "

34A LA PAR DE

35Being able to adapt to changes in plans or ideas is referred to as .....

36Identify the sentence that uses an idiom related to coding.

37Grease anybody's palm

38The illegal manipulation of electoral materials and results is known as

39Compassion for the eternal soul is called real .....

40I am worried about how my kids will reach home.

41If you are interested in things papal, which of the following would most likely hold your attention?

42A stone throw

43Not literal; infer meaning of the word as it is used in text

44Which idiom means "to sleep" ?

45What does 'throw the book at someone' mean?

46Anal Retentive people are

47To place or put with a sudden movement

48What is a group of pearls called?

49"play it by ear" what does it mean?

50A person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.

51This voice of verb is used when you want to give importance or emphasis to the agent or doer of the action.

52Collecting freely available information over the internet is an example of ..... type of information gathering.

53In a science report, which context best calls for the passive voice?

54What is voice in academic writing?

55Speaking softly to show kindness or loudly to show anger is an example of:

56To be passive is to be

57Sentences in the active voice have a strong, direct, and clear tone.

58Choose ONE INCORRECT reason for using the Passive Voice.

59What term refers to words with several related meanings?

60What is a reversive antonym? Can you give an example?

61Sailor is synonymous with seaman.It means, sailor and seaman are synonymous.The statement above is called as .....