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English practice set 8 Directions: Given below are some idioms/ phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b),(c) and (d) 1. A pearl of wisdom a. An important thing in one's life b. An important piece of advice  c. An important person of wisdom d. An important event in one's life 2. To give up the ghost a. To become rational b. To suffer c. To die  d. To fight evil forces 3. To talk through one's hat a. To talk nonsense b. To talk wisdom c. To talk fluently d. To talk hurriedly  4. A pipe dream  a. A foolish idea b. A bad dream c. An unpleasant dream d. An impracticable plan 5. To save one's face a. To cover one'sface b. To hide oneself c. To say plainly d. To evade disgrace  6. Once in a blue moon a. Every now and then b. Once in a year c. Bi - fortnightly  d. On rare occasions 7. To show one's teeth a. To be polite b. To face ode situation c. To adopt a threatening atitude d. To make

1.Bori in Maharashtra suggests  the appearance of human being in India around 1.4 million years ago. 2. From their first appearance to around 3000 BC, humans used only stone tools for different purposes. This period is therefore called Stone Age 3. Stone age has been divided into three ages called 1.Paleolithic Age ( old stone age) 2. Mesolithic Age ( middle stone age) 3. Neolithic Age ( new stone age). 4.  The Paleolithic age dates back to 500,000 BC - 10,000 BC 5. The people of this age were food gathering people. 6.They lived on hunting and gathering wild fruits. 7.Their tools were unpolished,udressed,rough stones. 8. They lived in caves and rock shelters. 9.They had no knowledge of agriculture, fire and pottery. 10. They are called ' Quartzite Men' because their tools ( axes, cleavers, choppers, blades etc.)  were made of hard rock called quartzite. 11. It has been said that Paleolithic men belonged to the Negrito race. 12. According to the nature of stone tools used by the