Explore topic-wise MCQs in English Skills Ability.

This section includes 67 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Skills Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Head Over Heels

A. Study hard
B. Living in luxury
C. Very excited
D. Conflict
Answer» D. Conflict
2.

A bitter pill

A. Facing unpleasant situation
B. Cause of trouble
C. To reveal a secret
D. Not to listen to
Answer» B. Cause of trouble
3.

Hard and fast

A. Weak
B. Strong
C. Very strict
D. Cause of trouble
Answer» D. Cause of trouble
4.

Bone of contention

A. Point of an argument
B. Worthless
C. Without any hesitation
D. To succeed
Answer» B. Worthless
5.

On the Cards

A. To run away
B. Anticipated
C. Satisfaction
D. Sanction
Answer» C. Satisfaction
6.

Kick the bucket

A. To born
B. To understand
C. To forget
D. To die
Answer» E.
7.

To cast aspersions

A. To talk carefully
B. To talk secrects
C. To make insulting remark
D. To run away
Answer» D. To run away
8.

On a roll

A. Running fast
B. In the midst of successes
C. To meet the disaster
D. To have faith in someone
Answer» C. To meet the disaster
9.

Off track

A. Speaking unnecessary
B. To lose focus
C. Make mistake
D. Achiving impossible
Answer» C. Make mistake
10.

Lean and mean

A. To destroy something
B. To create something
C. Using only what is necessary
D. Not afraid dangerous situations
Answer» D. Not afraid dangerous situations
11.

Hold Your Horses

A. Running Fast
B. Easily successful
C. Be patient
D. Aggressive Possession
Answer» D. Aggressive Possession
12.

Make mouth water

A. Arguing with someone
B. Make someone hungry
C. Make someone angry
D. Avoid conflict
Answer» C. Make someone angry
13.

No love lost between

A. Friendly
B. Avoiding
C. Dislike
D. Arrogant
Answer» D. Arrogant
14.

Point the finger at someone

A. To touch someone
B. To blame someone
C. To give up
D. To stop someone
Answer» C. To give up
15.

With open arms

A. With happiness
B. Paying attention
C. Kind
D. To whisper
Answer» B. Paying attention
16.

Out of question

A. Blurry
B. Very far
C. Isolated
D. Impossible
Answer» E.
17.

Have an axe to grind

A. something to complain about
B. Giving importance to something
C. Find something difficult
D. React positively
Answer» B. Giving importance to something
18.

Bite Your Tongue

A. Talking loudly
B. Making something worse
C. Avoid talking
D. Injured own face
Answer» D. Injured own face
19.

Get on someone's nerves

A. To make happy
B. To know secrets
C. To annoy
D. To assist
Answer» D. To assist
20.

In the nick of time

A. Just in Time
B. Reach after job done
C. Reach before time
D. Doing nothing
Answer» B. Reach after job done
21.

Word of mouth

A. To make Promise
B. Wrong information
C. To spread by talking
D. To someone happy
Answer» D. To someone happy
22.

Bread and butter

A. One's income
B. One's basic meal
C. Very easy
D. To dislike
Answer» B. One's basic meal
23.

A man of letters

A. A writer
B. Man with little knowledge
C. Proficient in literary art
D. Good sports person
Answer» D. Good sports person
24.

Back to Square One

A. To bring an issue
B. Doing something wrong
C. To face problems
D. To go back to the begining
Answer» E.
25.

A fish out of water

A. To reveal a secret
B. In a dry environment
C. One in uncomfortable situation
D. Know somthing secret
Answer» D. Know somthing secret
26.

Hit the hay

A. Go to bed
B. Go to play
C. Go to bath
D. Going to school
Answer» B. Go to play
27.

Behind closed doors

A. To praise someone
B. Doing something secretly
C. Excite someone
D. To work hard
Answer» C. Excite someone
28.

Up in Arms

A. Revolution
B. Very angry
C. Protest
D. Friendly
Answer» C. Protest
29.

Raining Cats and Dogs

A. Raining heavily
B. Flood
C. Fighting between two groups
D. Eaining with storms
Answer» B. Flood
30.

Meet ones waterloo

A. Waste time here and there
B. Going for journey
C. Meet ones final end
D. Begin from scratch
Answer» D. Begin from scratch
31.

A bed of roses

A. A complicated situation
B. A hard situation
C. Beautiful garden
D. A pleasant situation
Answer» E.
32.

Spill the beans

A. Arrive just on time
B. Feel sick
C. To screw up
D. Reveal someone's secret
Answer» E.
33.

To fly off the handle

A. To be confused
B. Making friendship
C. Punish someone
D. To lose one's temper
Answer» E.
34.

To get wind

A. To fly
B. To forget
C. Come to know
D. To tell
Answer» D. To tell
35.

Throw in the towel

A. Make all possible effort
B. Ussing any means
C. Accept defeat
D. Ignore others
Answer» D. Ignore others
36.

Make a name for oneself

A. To gain fame
B. To distrub others
C. To help others
D. Escape from trouble
Answer» B. To distrub others
37.

Get one's hands dirty

A. To get a boost
B. Obtain something
C. Face with unpleasant parts
D. To remain unused
Answer» D. To remain unused
38.

To give vent to

A. Express
B. Cause Trouble
C. Lose Courage
D. Circulate
Answer» B. Cause Trouble
39.

Be on cloud nine

A. Very happy
B. Very sad
C. Going long distance
D. Going short distance
Answer» B. Very sad
40.

At Loggerheads

A. To differ strongly
B. To divide a job
C. To try hard
D. To get going
Answer» B. To divide a job
41.

Bite the bullet

A. To get someone drunk
B. Talking nonsense
C. Fight with others
D. Face unpleasant situation
Answer» E.
42.

Once in a blue moon

A. Frequently
B. Very rarely
C. Something interesting
D. Very common
Answer» C. Something interesting
43.

Talk through one's hat

A. Talk good points
B. To talk secretly
C. Talk positively
D. Talk nonsense
Answer» E.
44.

Get one's feet wet

A. To become serious
B. To understand correctly
C. To criticize
D. To begin gaining experience
Answer» E.
45.

All at sea

A. Something outstanding
B. Forgive all
C. State of confusion
D. Living in Luxury
Answer» D. Living in Luxury
46.

Beat around the bush

A. Avoid coming to the point
B. Run away
C. Deduce from the facts
D. Likely to happen soon
Answer» B. Run away
47.

To die in harness

A. Die early
B. Die after doing work
C. To die while in duty
D. Die peacefully
Answer» D. Die peacefully
48.

The lion's share

A. The biggest part
B. The smallest part
C. Equal parts
D. Get nothing
Answer» B. The smallest part
49.

Keep your eyes peeled

A. To watch carefully
B. Searching someone
C. Looking forward
D. Running away
Answer» B. Searching someone
50.

Hand over fist

A. Get panic
B. State of high alert
C. Quickly and continuously
D. Get comfortable
Answer» D. Get comfortable