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Contextual Meaning

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Select the best meaning for the phrase All bark and no bite.

  • to persuade someone to agree
  • to suggest something indirectly
  • threatening in words but not harmful in action
  • to remove or throw away something unwanted
Correct answer(s):
  • threatening in words but not harmful in action

Which option best explains the idiom A bed of roses?

  • to finish something before a deadline
  • to offer help or information
  • an easy and pleasant situation
  • to fail to reach a standard or amount
Correct answer(s):
  • an easy and pleasant situation

Pick the correct interpretation of All in good time.

  • to finish or end something
  • at the proper time, not immediately
  • to admit that one was wrong and apologize
  • to defeat or overpower someone or something
Correct answer(s):
  • at the proper time, not immediately

What is the figurative meaning of A bolt from the blue?

  • one’s husband, wife, or life partner
  • to succeed or happen as planned
  • to feel sad
  • a sudden and unexpected event
Correct answer(s):
  • a sudden and unexpected event

Choose the meaning that fits All over the place.

  • to make unrealistic dreams or plans
  • to fail or produce no result
  • an easy and pleasant situation
  • disorganized or scattered everywhere
Correct answer(s):
  • disorganized or scattered everywhere

What does the phrase A breath of fresh air usually suggest?

  • the hidden or implied meaning
  • a welcome and refreshing change
  • to be published, revealed, or become known
  • to fight or try very hard
Correct answer(s):
  • a welcome and refreshing change

The idiom An armchair critic is closest in meaning to which option?

  • to require or demand something
  • someone who criticizes without practical experience
  • to rely on something as a backup
  • a sudden and unexpected event
Correct answer(s):
  • someone who criticizes without practical experience

What does the expression A far cry from mean?

  • impossible to obtain or too difficult to achieve
  • to change one’s opinion or agree after some time
  • to become confident in a new situation
  • very different from something else
Correct answer(s):
  • very different from something else

Which choice defines An uphill task most accurately?

  • to cancel something
  • to fail to impress or succeed
  • a very difficult job or challenge
  • a welcome and refreshing change
Correct answer(s):
  • a very difficult job or challenge

In Grade 7 English, what does By means of mean?

  • without using anything
  • using something
  • because of a mistake
  • after a delay
Correct answer(s):
  • using something

Which simple meaning fits By the book?

  • without rules
  • in a storybook only
  • by guessing
  • exactly according to rules
Correct answer(s):
  • exactly according to rules

What idea does By the time express?

  • before time existed
  • without checking time
  • when a particular moment happens
  • in a clock shop
Correct answer(s):
  • when a particular moment happens

Which answer correctly explains Come to light?

  • to switch on a lamp
  • to become known
  • to stay hidden
  • to move closer
Correct answer(s):
  • to become known

What does the expression Cut down on usually mean?

  • to reduce
  • to increase greatly
  • to cut a tree only
  • to waste
Correct answer(s):
  • to reduce

Which meaning would a teacher expect for Deal with?

  • to ignore completely
  • to sell something only
  • to hide from
  • to handle or manage
Correct answer(s):
  • to handle or manage

Which answer best describes Do one’s part?

  • to do nothing
  • to do one’s share of work
  • to take all credit
  • to avoid duty
Correct answer(s):
  • to do one's share of work

What is the correct meaning of Draw attention to?

  • to make people notice something
  • to hide something
  • to draw a picture only
  • to forget the main point
Correct answer(s):
  • to make people notice something

Choose the option that explains A sign of the times.

  • an old road sign
  • a private secret
  • a weather forecast
  • something that shows what is common in the present age
Correct answer(s):
  • something that shows what is common in the present age