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Test Name OIR Exam 3 Total Questions 20
A proverb is provided :
A proverb is provided in the question, you have to select the option which explains the meaning of this proverb.
1. “A rolling stone gathers no moss” means
a. Someone who does not settle in one place rarely prospers
b. Stone rolling down a hill moves faster
c. One should keep moving forward in his life
d. One should not stop.
Answer. a
2. By the skin of one’s teeth
a. Hardly
b. In time
c. Hurriedly
d. Only just
Answer. d
3. To through up the sponge
a. To surrender or give up a contest
b. To offer a challenge
c. To become utterly disappointed
d. To maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end
Answer. a
4. To take a leap in the dark
a. To take risk
b. To hazard one self
c. To do a task secretly
d. To do a hazardous thing without any idea of the result
Answer. d
5. Degree covered by hour hand in 12 hours is
a. 45°
b. 90°
