Q11. Cold comfort

• absurdity
• deception
• slight satisfaction
• foolish proposal

Q12. To bite the dust

• eat voraciously
• have nothing to eat
• eat roots
• to fail

Q13. A damp squib

• rainy weather
• a disappointing result
• a skirt in a laundry
• Great honour

Q14. On hearing the news of the kidnapping, she became afraid of her own shadow.

• cold and distant
• afraid of her own safety
• very nervous and easily frightened
• afraid of being alone

Q15. To be fair and square

• worthy
• honest
• successful
• obedient

Q16. She just needs forty winks in order to be able to work all night.

• someone's help
• to take a stroll
• a short nap
• a little cooperation

Q17. The minute she arrived at the office, she was given the pink slip.

• a raise
• a promotion
• a letter to inform that she had lost her job
• a letter to inform that she had been transferred

Q18. The representatives of the two states tried to enforce a treaty which was a dead letter.

• not well-thought out
• no longer in force
• no longer relevant
• not in keeping with the changing times.

Q19. To drink like a fish:

• To drink little
• To drink alone
• To drink in company of others
• To be a drunkard

Q20. "Cart off" means:

• discard
• disregard
• dejected
• None of these.