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Success and Failure

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Quizzes in Success and Failure for HSC

Idioms & Phrases

In English grammar, how should Go against the tide be understood?

A practical, realistic, and sensible way of dealing with something
To demand an explanation or hold someone responsible
To fail to continue or be abandoned
To oppose the usual opinion, trend, or direction

Correct answer(s):

To oppose the usual opinion, trend, or direction

Idioms & Phrases

Identify the correct meaning of the expression Come to fruition.

To avoid discussing or hide something unpleasant
Unfair treatment
With general agreement
To become successful or real after effort

Correct answer(s):

To become successful or real after effort

Idioms & Phrases

Choose the correct meaning of Close ranks.

Making a careful or serious effort to do something
To make something very clear and noticeable
A constant threat or danger hanging over someone
To obey or be controlled by someone else
To unite in support or defense of a group

Correct answer(s):

To unite in support or defense of a group

Idioms & Phrases

In English grammar, how should As clear as day be understood?

Very severe competition in which people may act ruthlessly
To demand an explanation or hold someone responsible
Unfair treatment
Very obvious or easy to understand

Correct answer(s):

Very obvious or easy to understand

Idioms & Phrases

What does the phrase At close quarters mean in standard English?

A result that is certain before it happens
Having nothing useful to do or feeling unsettled
To become no longer popular or common
From very near or in close contact

Correct answer(s):

From very near or in close contact

Idioms & Phrases

What idea is expressed by A race against time?

By a very narrow margin
An urgent effort to finish something before a deadline
To sound convincing or believable
Much better than others of the same type
An act that breaks confidence, honesty, or responsibility

Correct answer(s):

An urgent effort to finish something before a deadline

Idioms & Phrases

Select the best explanation of A storm is brewing.

At the beginning or edge of a new stage
Trouble, conflict, or danger is developing
By a very narrow margin
To have a hidden weakness despite an admirable image

Correct answer(s):

Trouble, conflict, or danger is developing