Test your basic knowledge |

GMAT Idioms

Subjects : gmat, english

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. I hope that this will result ___ the police finding your car
Subscribe to
Continue with
Disapprove of
Result in

2. I am more clever than my brother
Prized above
Agree on = agree upon
More... than
Not X but rather Y

3. Jayne has invested 6 weeks __ preparing for the test
Invested in
Rates for
Neither X nor Y
Not X but rather Y

4. The Royal Bengal Tiger is native (of/to) the Sunderbans
View X as Y
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Delighted to = glad to
Persuade X to Y

5. Jayne has very strong opinions (on/ about) censorship
Agree on = agree upon
Identical with
Opinions on
Costs associated with

6. Newton is credited (with the discovery of/ as discovering / to having discovered/ for discovering the laws of) gravity
Insisted that
Credited with
Associate X with Y
Trained to

7. The police led the criminal ___ from the other accused.
Think of X as Y
Costs associated with
Lead away
Prohibit X from Y

8. I am worried ___ my parents
With the aim of 'verb'ing
Mistake X for Y
Worried about
Enough to

9. My car is better (than/ from) yours
Rates for
Better than
Similar to
Much as

10. The new ad for lawnmower is targeted ___ gardeners
Target at
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem
Indifferent towards
As good as = nearly

11. Fred indicated his assent to me
Indicate to
Doubt that
Many
Potential to

12. Jayne is a native (of/to) the US
Regard as
No less ... than
Associate X with Y
Native of - use for human

13. Designer corals have been prized ___ jewelry ___nearly 5000 years
Prized as - prized for
With the aim of 'verb'ing
Speak up
Escape notice - to go unnoticed

14. He is asking __ trouble
Whether to
Asking for
Not only X but also Y
Speak up

15. Jayne always associates coke (with/ to) pizza
Seem to be
Isolated from
Associate X with Y
A means to

16. Jayne demands (that he be given a raise/ for a raise)
Delighted to = glad to
Responsible for
Determined by
Jayne demands that he be given a raise

17. Jerry is training for six hours with the aim of winning the marathon

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

18. I do not subscribe ___ the view that Jayne is guilty
Subscribe to
Between x and y
Disapprove of
Encouraged X to Y

19. I would have not tea ____ coffee
X is to Y what W is to Z
Not X but rather Y
Fail in - you will fail in something
Whether to

20. The dogs fled ___ their cruel master
Contends that - claim/ state
Fascinated by
Flee from - run away
Concerned with

21. Jayne is comparing a BMW (with/ to) Mercedes
As great as
Contends that - claim/ state
Compare with
Credit to

22. The child was reluctant (to attend / about attending) the class
Appear to be
Speak for
Native of - use for human
Reluctant to

23. I consider myself (none/ as/ to be) a close firend of the rockstar
Require to
Estimated at - used to denote place where the estimation was done
Prohibit X from Y
Consider X Y

24. The costs associated (to/ wtih) setting up a factory are prohibitive
Try to
Attribute to
X is attributed to Y
Costs associated with

25. Both Jayne __ Jack are coming for dinner
Elected as
Target at
Accused of
Both X and Y

26. The team's success is dependent (upon/ on) him
Require X to
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something
Expose to
Dependent on

27. Rampant cutting of trees is a danger to ecology
Invested in
Approves of
Danger to + noun
Flee from - run away

28. The teacher failed half of the class (in/ on) the test
Enable X to Y
Count on
Prized for
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something

29. My friend referred me ___ a specialist
Between x and y
Result in
Refer to
Seek from

30. Would you sacrifice your job for a chance to go to Europe?
Manage with
Act as - function
Sacrifice X for Y
Decide on - select

31. Jayne mistook a Ferrari (as/ for/ to be) a Lamborghini
Mistake X for Y
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Manage with
Agree upon = agree on

32. My problem is less serious than yours
Originate from
Instance of
Less X than Y
Escape notice - to go unnoticed

33. The team credits its own success (to/ with) good fortune
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things
Chosee as
Credit to
Based on

34. Myopia differs from hypermetropia - I am very different from my twin sister - Her hobbies are different than mine
Similar to
'contrast with' - contrast is used as verb; denotes the actual act of contrasting two things
Try to
Differs/ different from

35. I agree (to/ with) your proposal of buyout
Agree to
More... than
Date from - to have existence that extends from a particular time
Conform to

36. There is no connection between Tim and Larry
Chosee as
Attend to
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem
Connection between X and Y

37. I chose an interesting gift __ anniversary
Restrictions on
Fail in - you will fail in something
Think of X as Y
Choose X for Y

38. I believe Jayne's version (as/ to be) the truth
Lead away
Promise to
Composed of
Believe to be

39. This color looks the same to me ___ it would ___ anyone else
The same to X as to Y
Accused of
Permit up
Consequence of = result of

40. Tina decided ___ the chocolate flavored ice-cream
Decide on - select
Noted that
Whether to
Encourage in

41. I doubt (that/ whether) his venture will succeed
Better than
Noted that
Doubt that
Independent of

42. Jayne thinks ___ Jack ___ is best friend
Expend on - spend on
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)
Conform to
Think of X as Y

43. The donation will enable the college __ buy a new projector
Enable X to Y
Required of
Drawn upon - used up
Fail in - you will fail in something

44. Criminals cannot distinguish right from wrong - Criminals cannot distinguish between right and wrong
Differs/ different from
Distinguish X from Y distinguish between X and Y
Independent of
From X to Y

45. This resembles chocolate ice cream ___ flavor - but not in consistency
Resemble in
Composed of
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Mistake X for Y

46. This dish appears __ undercooked
Dated at
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
Neither X nor Y
Appear to be

47. The landlord owes me an apology - he as good as coled me a thief.
Capable of
The more/ greater X - the more/ greater Y
As good as = nearly
Manage with

48. These trees range ____ a very large territory
Elect to
Range over
Either X or Y
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child

49. The police continue to seek ___ the thief who stole Jayne's car
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
Seek after
Composed of
Asking for

50. The conversation ceters (around/ on) Mozart's contribution to music
Centers on
Opinions on
Originate from
Distinguish X from Y distinguish between X and Y

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?

Major Subjects
Tests & Exams AP CLEP DSST GRE SAT GMAT	Certifications CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/ PMP ITIL RHCE MCTS More...	IT Skills Android Programming Data Modeling Objective C Programming Basic Python Programming Adobe Illustrator More...	Business Skills Advertising Techniques Business Accounting Basics Business Strategy Human Resource Management Marketing Basics More...
Soft Skills Body Language People Skills Public Speaking Persuasion Job Hunting And Resumes More...	Vocabulary GRE Vocab SAT Vocab TOEFL Essential Vocab Basic English Words For All Global Words You Should Know Business English More...	Languages AP German Vocab AP Latin Vocab SAT Subject Test: French Italian Survival Norwegian Survival More...	Engineering Audio Engineering Computer Science Engineering Aerospace Engineering Chemical Engineering Structural Engineering More...
Health Sciences Basic Nursing Skills Health Science Language Fundamentals Veterinary Technology Medical Language Cardiology Clinical Surgery More...	English Grammar Fundamentals Literary And Rhetorical Vocab Elements Of Style Vocab Introduction To English Major Complete Advanced Sentences Literature Homonyms More...	Math Algebra Formulas Basic Arithmetic: Measurements Metric Conversions Geometric Properties Important Math Facts Number Sense Vocab Business Math More...	Other Major Subjects Science Economics History Law Performing-arts Cooking Logic & Reasoning Trivia

Test your basic knowledge |

GMAT Idioms

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?

Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests

Major Subjects

Tests & Exams

Certifications

IT Skills

Business Skills

Soft Skills

Vocabulary

Languages

Engineering

Health Sciences

English

Math

Other Major Subjects

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests