What is meant by the expression 'Under the weather'?
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Idioms and Phrases MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “What is meant by the expression 'Under the weather'?”
The accepted answer is D. Feeling ill or unwell. Feeling ill or unwell is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Under the weather' option D Option A Very rarely does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Feeling ill or unwell Option B The final problem in a series of problems that makes a situation unbearable does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Feeling ill or unwell Remaining alternatives To reveal a secret accidentally fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Feeling ill or unwell is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this.
- A. Very rarely
Why not A: “Very rarely” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Feeling ill or unwell. Feeling ill or unwell is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Under the weather' option D Option A Very rarely does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to ca
- B. The final problem in a series of problems that makes a situation unbearable
Why not B: “The final problem in a series of problems that makes a situation unbearable” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Feeling ill or unwell. Feeling ill or unwell is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Under the weather' option D Option A Very rarely does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to ca
- C. To reveal a secret accidentally
Why not C: “To reveal a secret accidentally” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. Feeling ill or unwell. Feeling ill or unwell is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Under the weather' option D Option A Very rarely does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to ca
- D. Feeling ill or unwell ✓
Correct answer
D. Feeling ill or unwell
Explanation
Feeling ill or unwell is the fact required by What is meant by the expression 'Under the weather' option D Option A Very rarely does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Feeling ill or unwell Option B The final problem in a series of problems that makes a situation unbearable does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Feeling ill or unwell Remaining alternatives To reveal a secret accidentally fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Feeling ill or unwell is identified Idioms and Phrases questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Idioms and Phrases recall of this.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, phrases
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