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Multiple choice softskills leadership

"He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon" means ___.

  1. to share everything, even with your enemy

  2. when dealing with dangerous people be careful.

  3. to eat slowly in front of important people

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom means being cautious when dealing with dangerous or untrustworthy people. Option B correctly captures this meaning of maintaining distance and protecting oneself when interacting with those who may harm you. Options A, C, and D are literal misinterpretations that miss the metaphorical warning.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

"Dead to the world" means ___.

  1. sleeping very soundly

  2. aloof to others

  3. forgotten by friends

  4. abandoned by loved ones
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom means being in such a deep sleep that you're completely unaware of your surroundings. Option A correctly identifies this meaning. Options B, C, and D are incorrect interpretations - the phrase specifically refers to the state of being sound asleep, not social alienation or abandonment.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

"Flog or beat a dead horse" means ___.

  1. to continue discussing something already fully discussed

  2. winning with very little effort

  3. to do the very best job that is possible

  4. to be cruel and punish all people around you
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom means wasting effort on something that's already been resolved or is pointless to pursue further. Option A correctly captures this meaning. Options B, C, and D are incorrect - the phrase isn't about winning easily, doing one's best, or cruelty, but rather about futility.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

"Devil take the hindmost" means ___.

  1. everyone has to fight for his or her own survival

  2. that if you are clever, you get the best part

  3. that bad people are left behind

  4. the slowest person gets what is left
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom means that in difficult situations, everyone must look out for themselves because no one else will help them. Option A correctly captures this meaning of self-preservation. Options B, C, and D are incorrect interpretations - it's not about cleverness getting rewards, bad people being left behind morally, or slow people getting leftovers.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

"Never speak ill of the dead" means

  1. Do not talk about someone while they are sleeping

  2. Do not discuss the cause of death

  3. Do not say bad things about a person who has died

  4. Do not try to communicate with someone who is dead
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase is a social convention showing respect for the deceased by not criticizing them after death. Option C correctly captures this meaning. Options A, B, and D are incorrect - it's not about talking while someone sleeps (a confusion with 'dead to the world'), discussing causes of death, or supernatural communication.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

"As silent as the dead" means ___.

  1. afraid to talk

  2. completely silent

  3. angry

  4. unwilling to talk
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The simile means being completely and absolutely silent, like someone who has died and cannot speak. Option B correctly captures this meaning. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - the phrase isn't specifically about fear, anger, or reluctance, but about the degree of silence.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

"To cut someone dead" means ___.

  1. interrupt someone's conversation

  2. cause a fatal traffic accident

  3. ignore someone totally

  4. murder with a knife
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom means to deliberately ignore someone completely, typically by refusing to acknowledge their presence or greeting. Option C correctly captures this meaning. Options A, B, and D are incorrect literal interpretations - it's not about interrupting conversation, causing accidents, or actual murder with a knife.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

To brag about the good things about oneself.

  1. talk

  2. boast

  3. complain

  4. yell
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The question asks for a word meaning to brag about one's good qualities. 'Boast' (Option B) correctly means to talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about oneself. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - 'talk', 'complain', and 'yell' don't carry the specific meaning of bragging.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

"Between the devil and the deep blue sea" means ___.

  1. he has drowned

  2. he was faced with two equally undesirable choices

  3. The course of a persons life

  4. he was buried at sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom means being faced with two equally undesirable or dangerous alternatives, where neither choice is good. Option B correctly captures this meaning of being trapped between bad options. Options A, C, and D are incorrect literal interpretations - it's not about drowning, life's course, or burial at sea.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Another way to say "Drop dead" is ___.

  1. "Wow! That's wonderful."

  2. "Go away and stop bothering me"

  3. "You are taking more than your share"

  4. "You have to be kidding"
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Drop dead' is used as an angry dismissal, telling someone to go away and stop bothering you. Option B correctly captures this meaning. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - it's not an expression of wonder, a comment about fairness, or disbelief.