Figurative Language | MCQs
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A. in a favourable situation
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B. In a financial crisis
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C. a misfit in the environment
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D. unhappy and regretful
Explanation
The idiom "A square peg in a round hole" means غیر مناسب ماحول میں
For Example" She found herself a square peg in a round hole when she married a poor farmer and moved to a small village.
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A. Trite
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B. Original
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C. Innovative
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D. Unique
Explanation
Hackneyed : پیش پا افتادہ
Trite - باسی، بے ذائقہ
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A. Stay constant
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B. Become more vivid
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C. Increase rapidly
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D. Disappear gradually or become less strong
Explanation
"Dies away" refers to the gradual fading or diminishing of something over time.
It indicating a reduction in intensity or presence.
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A. None of these
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B. Oxymoron
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C. Pun
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D. Litotes
Explanation
- Oxymoron is a figure of speech where two contradictory words or phrases are placed together for effect (e.g., "bittersweet" or "deafening silence").
- It creates an ironic or dramatic impact by combining opposing ideas.
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A. A smile uses as or like to make a comparisons and a metaphor doesn't
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B. None of these
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C. A smile must use animals in the compassion
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D. A smile in more descriptive
Explanation
- A simile directly compares two things using "like" or "as" (e.g., "She is as fast as a cheetah").
- A metaphor makes an implicit comparison without using "like" or "as" (e.g., "She is a cheetah on the track").
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A. "To be, or not be, that is the question" (William Shakespeare)
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B. "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" (Alexander Pope)
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C. None of these
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D. "Give me liberty, or give me death" (Patrick Henry)
Explanation
- Antithesis is a rhetorical device that contrasts two opposite ideas in a balanced structure.
- "To be, or not to be" presents a direct contrast between existence and non-existence, making it a clear example of antithesis.
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A. To reveal secret
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B. None
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C. To adopt measures
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D. To save cat
Explanation
The idiom "Let the cat out of the bag" means to accidentally reveal a secret or surprise, often prematurely.
It is often used to describe a situation where someone unintentionally discloses confidential or surprising information.
__________ ایک مختصر اشارہ ہے جو مخالف نظریات کو متعارف کروا رہا ہے۔
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A. Antithesis
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B. None of these
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C. Epigram
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D. Epilogue
Explanation
An Epigram is a brief pointed saying frequently introducing antithetical ideas which excite surprise and arrest attention.
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A. Useless
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B. In short
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C. in written form
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D. In full swing
Explanation
Every member of the race tries to provide them correct and prove the other one incorrect.
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A. In disgrace
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B. When it was raining
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C. With a heavy heart
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D. Of his own accord
Explanation
Under a cloud is an English idiom.
under a cloud means in disgrace.
Under a cloud means بدنامی یا رسوائی
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