Idioms & Phrases
JKSSB Finance Accounts Assistant · General English · 30 practice questions with answers and explanations: 11 Easy, 9 Medium, 10 Hard.
Sample questions
Sample Easy question 1
What does the idiom 'Burn the midnight oil' mean?
- To waste time
- To work late into the night
- To cause a fire
- To relax
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Answer: B. 'Burn the midnight oil' means to work or study late into the night.
Sample Medium question 2
What does 'a bolt from the blue' mean?
- A thunderstorm
- A long-expected result
- A clear sky
- A sudden, unexpected event
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Answer: D. It describes something completely unexpected, usually unpleasant.
Sample Hard question 3
What does "to bite the bullet" mean?
- To face a difficult situation with courage
- To eat quickly
- To argue fiercely
- To give up
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Answer: A. The idiom means to endure a painful or difficult situation with courage.
More General English topics for JKSSB Finance Accounts Assistant
- Active/Passive Voice
- Cloze Test
- Direct/Indirect Speech
- Fill in the Blanks
- One Word Substitution
- Para Jumbles
- Sentence Improvement
- Spotting Errors
- Synonyms & Antonyms
- Vocabulary