Choose the idiom that best expresses: to start a plan or task over again from the beginning.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the idiom that best expresses: to start a plan or task over again from the beginning.”
The accepted answer is B. Back to the drawing board. Choose the idiom that best expresses to start a plan or task over again from the beginning is answered by Back to the drawing board option B Option A Go back on one's word does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Back to the drawing board Option C Read between the lines does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Back to the drawing board Remaining alternatives By the skin of your teeth fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Back to the drawing board is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms.
- A. Go back on one's word
Why not A: “Go back on one's word” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Back to the drawing board. Choose the idiom that best expresses to start a plan or task over again from the beginning is answered by Back to the drawing board option B Option A Go back on one's word does not
- B. Back to the drawing board ✓
- C. Read between the lines
Why not C: “Read between the lines” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Back to the drawing board. Choose the idiom that best expresses to start a plan or task over again from the beginning is answered by Back to the drawing board option B Option A Go back on one's word does not
- D. By the skin of your teeth
Why not D: “By the skin of your teeth” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Back to the drawing board. Choose the idiom that best expresses to start a plan or task over again from the beginning is answered by Back to the drawing board option B Option A Go back on one's word does not
Correct answer
B. Back to the drawing board
Explanation
Choose the idiom that best expresses to start a plan or task over again from the beginning is answered by Back to the drawing board option B Option A Go back on one's word does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Back to the drawing board Option C Read between the lines does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Back to the drawing board Remaining alternatives By the skin of your teeth fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Back to the drawing board is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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