1. 'The birds and the bees' means--

the relation between the birds and bees

the basic facts about sex

the birds and bees are good workers

excessively arrogant

2. 'Ball to the wall' means---

in full force

arbitrary

hit the target

useless argument

3. 'To kick the bucket' means--

quarrel

die

neglect

begin

4. His poor health is the main "road block" to his promotion.

worry

danger

threat

peril

5. What is the meaning of 'Herculean task'.?

a very good task

a very difficult task

an important task

an easy task

6. What is the meaning of the idiom, 'a round dozen'?

a full of dozen

a little less than a dozen

round about dozen

a little more than a dozen

7. Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom 'Swan song'--

first work

last work

middle work

early work

8. He has sold his house and has no job and so "now he has next to nothing"

he is unemployed

he has no property

he has no few things

he has nothing to all

9. All the student got high marks in the test but Rahim "stood out".

got a lot of marks

got very good marks

got the most marks of all

got higher marks than someone

10. Like snakes, many insects grow by "throwing away" their skin several times.

digesting

stretching

processing

discarding