Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Up in the air'.
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Up in the air'.”
The accepted answer is A. Uncertain or not yet decided. Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Up in the air' is answered by Uncertain or not yet decided option A Option B Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all at once does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Uncertain or not yet decided Option C To make a special effort beyond what is expected does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Uncertain or not yet decided Remaining alternatives Only just barely succeeding at something fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Uncertain or not yet decided is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions.
- A. Uncertain or not yet decided ✓
- B. Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all at once
Why not B: “Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all at once” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Uncertain or not yet decided. Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Up in the air' is answered by Uncertain or not yet decided option A Option B Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all
- C. To make a special effort beyond what is expected
Why not C: “To make a special effort beyond what is expected” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Uncertain or not yet decided. Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Up in the air' is answered by Uncertain or not yet decided option A Option B Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all
- D. Only just barely succeeding at something
Why not D: “Only just barely succeeding at something” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. Uncertain or not yet decided. Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Up in the air' is answered by Uncertain or not yet decided option A Option B Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all
Correct answer
A. Uncertain or not yet decided
Explanation
Choose the best explanation for the idiom 'Up in the air' is answered by Uncertain or not yet decided option A Option B Difficult or unfortunate situations often seem to happen all at once does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Uncertain or not yet decided Option C To make a special effort beyond what is expected does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Uncertain or not yet decided Remaining alternatives Only just barely succeeding at something fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Uncertain or not yet decided is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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