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IELTS Unit 8A: Contextual Vocabulary and Word Formation — practice questions — page 2

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'Beat around the bush' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Bend over backwards' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Cut to the chase' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Hit the nail on the head' meansRead the answer and worked solution →Match each word to its synonym (Synonyms)Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and match each idiom to its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Fill in the right idiomRead the answer and worked solution →Match each word to its synonym (Bank English)Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and match: word to its antonym (Bank English)Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the WRONG idiom meaning (Bank English)Read the answer and worked solution →Typing rush: type each banking/grammar term correctlyRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as a synonym of BRAVERead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as a synonym of HONESTRead the answer and worked solution →Which headword does this belong under?Read the answer and worked solution →Choosing the nearest synonymRead the answer and worked solution →Match each headword to a synonym from its entryRead the answer and worked solution →

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'Beat around the bush' means

  1. Avoid the main point
  2. Hit a real bush
  3. Walk through a forest
  4. Address things directly
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Correct answer: A. Avoid the main point

1. Idiom: failing to come to the point. 2. Comes from hunting where bushes were beaten to flush prey. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Idioms and Phrases PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common idioms_

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'Bend over backwards' means

  1. Avoid helping
  2. Try very hard to help
  3. Stretch the back
  4. Run away from work
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Correct answer: B. Try very hard to help

1. Idiom: doing extra effort to please. 2. Going beyond normal limits. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Idioms and Phrases PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common idioms_

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'Cut to the chase' means

  1. Cut a film scene
  2. Run after someone
  3. Get to the main point
  4. Delay the discussion
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Correct answer: C. Get to the main point

1. Idiom from film-making: skip exposition, jump to action. 2. Conversational sense = get to the point. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Idioms and Phrases PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common idioms_

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