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Contextual Meaning

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What is the best meaning for Be tired of?

  • to be excited about
  • to be bored or annoyed with something
  • to be proud of
  • to be ready for
Correct answer(s):
  • to be bored or annoyed with something

Which meaning would a teacher expect for A side issue?

  • a minor point that is not the main matter
  • the main problem
  • a serious accident
  • a clear answer
Correct answer(s):
  • a minor point that is not the main matter

Which option is closest in meaning to Beyond doubt?

  • certainly true
  • very doubtful
  • not important
  • impossible to know
Correct answer(s):
  • certainly true

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

When you see By all means in a sentence, what does it mean?

  • never
  • by mistake
  • with great difficulty
  • certainly or of course
Correct answer(s):
  • certainly or of course

Which answer best describes Above all?

  • least importantly
  • under everything
  • most importantly
  • after a long time
Correct answer(s):
  • most importantly

What is the correct meaning of According to?

  • because of a mistake
  • as stated by someone or something
  • without any source
  • in spite of
Correct answer(s):
  • as stated by someone or something

What does someone mean by saying With flying colors?

  • with great success
  • with bright paint only
  • with complete failure
  • with no effort
Correct answer(s):
  • with great success

What does the idiom or phrase After all mean?

  • used to remind someone of an important fact
  • before anything happens
  • without any reason
  • as a final goodbye
Correct answer(s):
  • used to remind someone of an important fact

In everyday English, what does Pull someone’s leg mean?

  • to hurt someone
  • to help someone walk
  • to run quickly
  • to tease or joke with someone
Correct answer(s):
  • to tease or joke with someone

Which answer correctly explains Take into account?

  • to forget a detail
  • to open a bank account
  • to count loudly
  • to consider something
Correct answer(s):
  • to consider something

Which option explains Put heads together?

  • to argue loudly
  • to sleep in class
  • to work together to solve something
  • to hide ideas
Correct answer(s):
  • to work together to solve something

What does the expression Take the lead usually mean?

  • to follow silently
  • to lose a race
  • to become the leader or move ahead
  • to stop working
Correct answer(s):
  • to become the leader or move ahead

What is meant by Put the cart before the horse?

  • to arrange things correctly
  • to do things in the wrong order
  • to ride a horse
  • to finish carefully
Correct answer(s):
  • to do things in the wrong order

Which meaning would a teacher expect for Take your time?

  • to hurry quickly
  • to not rush
  • to waste all day
  • to stop forever
Correct answer(s):
  • to not rush

A Grade 7 student reads Rise to the occasion. What does it mean?

  • to do well in a difficult situation
  • to avoid a challenge
  • to stand on a chair
  • to arrive late
Correct answer(s):
  • to do well in a difficult situation

Choose the option that explains The last straw.

  • the final problem that makes someone upset
  • the first happy event
  • a piece of dry grass
  • a small prize
Correct answer(s):
  • the final problem that makes someone upset

Which choice gives the best meaning of Run into?

  • to plan a meeting
  • to run very fast
  • to avoid someone
  • to meet someone by chance
Correct answer(s):
  • to meet someone by chance

Which answer best describes The tip of the iceberg?

  • the whole problem
  • a cold mountain top only
  • a finished task
  • a small visible part of a much bigger problem
Correct answer(s):
  • a small visible part of a much bigger problem