What does the idiom 'Out of the blue' mean?
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “What does the idiom 'Out of the blue' mean?”
The accepted answer is C. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly, without warning. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning is the fact required by What does the idiom 'Out of the blue' mean option C Option A To become difficult to control does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning Option B To get married does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning Remaining alternatives In a difficult or troublesome situation fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions.
- A. To become difficult to control
Why not A: “To become difficult to control” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly, without warning. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning is the fact required by What does the idiom 'Out of the blue' mean option C Option A To become difficult to control
- B. To get married
Why not B: “To get married” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly, without warning. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning is the fact required by What does the idiom 'Out of the blue' mean option C Option A To become difficult to control
- C. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly, without warning ✓
- D. In a difficult or troublesome situation
Why not D: “In a difficult or troublesome situation” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly, without warning. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning is the fact required by What does the idiom 'Out of the blue' mean option C Option A To become difficult to control
Correct answer
C. Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly, without warning
Explanation
Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning is the fact required by What does the idiom 'Out of the blue' mean option C Option A To become difficult to control does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning Option B To get married does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning Remaining alternatives In a difficult or troublesome situation fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly without warning 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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