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Multiple choice softskills communication

pay through the nose

  1. hesitate to pay

  2. to pay too much for something

  3. pay in shillings

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

'Pay through the nose' is an idiom that means to pay an excessive or exorbitant amount for something. The expression suggests paying so much that it hurts, though not literally through your nose. Option A incorrectly suggests hesitation, while option C mentions 'shillings' which is unrelated to this figurative expression.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Bite the Dust

  1. be defeated

  2. clean the dust

  3. instruct to clean

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Bite the dust' is an idiom that means to be defeated, to fail, or to die. It originates from the image of someone falling face-first into the dirt during battle or competition. Option B incorrectly interprets it literally as cleaning, while option C suggests giving cleaning instructions.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Couch potato

  1. potato on the couch

  2. someone who is happy to sit on the sofa and do nothing

  3. someone who is always brisk

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

'Couch potato' refers to a person who spends much time sitting or lying down, typically watching television, and is generally inactive or lazy. The term describes a lifestyle, not an actual potato. Option A interprets it literally, while option C suggests being 'brisk' which is the opposite of the intended meaning.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Get your wires crossed

  1. Cross the wires for current

  2. Get the opinions right

  3. A misunderstanding

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

'Get your wires crossed' means to have a misunderstanding or confusion, particularly in communication. It draws an analogy from telephone wires getting crossed and signals getting mixed up. Option A interprets it literally about electrical work, while option B incorrectly suggests getting opinions right when it means the opposite.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Mum's the word

  1. to keep a secret

  2. refers to mother

  3. correct the spelling

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Mum's the word' is an expression meaning to keep something secret or not reveal information. The 'mum' refers to the humming sound 'mm-mm' indicating silence, not to a mother. Option B incorrectly associates it with mothers, while option C is unrelated to the phrase's meaning.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Making a mountain out of a mole hill

  1. to make a toy mountain

  2. excessively inflate the importance of a trivial matter

  3. necessatitate the importance of the situation

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

'Making a mountain out of a molehill' means to exaggerate the importance or difficulty of a minor issue, making a small problem seem much larger than it really is. Option A takes it literally, while option C mentions 'necessatitate' which appears to be a typo and doesn't represent the idiom's meaning of exaggeration.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are exactly coincident with each other. How many other times between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands cross?

  1. 8

  2. 9

  3. 10

  4. 11
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The hour and minute hands coincide 11 times in every 12-hour period, including at noon (12:00) and at midnight (12:00). Between these two endpoints, they cross at approximately 1:05, 2:11, 3:16, 4:22, 5:27, 6:33, 7:38, 8:44, 9:49, and 10:55, which gives us 10 times. The hands move continuously, creating these crossing points approximately every 65.45 minutes.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

  1. really is ther some fruit like this..

  2. Strawberry

  3. avacado

  4. hmmm

  5. brazlian boons
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A strawberry is unique because what appear to be 'seeds' on its surface are actually the fruits (achenes), while the fleshy part we eat is the receptacle. The true seeds are inside these achenes. Options A and D are nonsensical non-answers. Option C (avocado) has its seed inside, and option E has multiple typos ('brazlian' instead of 'Brazilian', 'boons' instead of 'nuts').