Directions: Each question has three set of statements. Each set contains a pair of sentences wherein the first statement consists of an idiom/phrase while the second statement talks about a situation which may or may

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Correct answer: B. Only III

Make a virtue of necessity: extract something beneficial from an unwelcome obligation The statement talks about rescue after an accident. Hence, it is not the same& as the idiom. Rub the wrong way: to be rude to someone and cause a tiff or a fight, to be impolite or irritate someone The statement talks about a rude awakening which is not what the idiom means. Hence, it is not the same& as the idiom. Prick up his ears: to start paying attention, to begin the process of listening (to someone) intently In the statement the teacher asks the students to pay attention, hence it conveys the same meaning as the idiom. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

A.	I.	It’s was a long journey from Delhi to Australia so I thought I would make a virtue of necessity and write some articles that had to be submitted to the magazines.
	II.	After the car accident, emergency technicians rushed to extract a heavy piece of metal from the patient's leg.
B.	I..	I don’t think rubbing the director of the company in a wrong way was a good move for your career.
	II.	We had a rude awakeningwhen the waiter brought us the bill and we saw how much we had spent on dinner and drinks.
C.	I.	I tell my husband to prick up his ears when taking down the grocery details for the month else he tends to forget to buy certain important things.
	II.	The teacher asked her students to start paying attention as the topic she was about to discuss was an important one.

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