The Jewel of the World Test No 10-Idioms 221-240

10| The Jewel of the World 

Q#1 Choose the right synonyms of the following.      (10)

1. And the accession of the Abbasid to the caliphate was signalized.

A) succession           
B) passion           
C) recession           
D) mission

2. And the accession of the Abbasid to the caliphate was signalized by a ruthless extermination

A) kind                     
B) cruel               
C) beneficial           
D) quick

3. A young man with the sharp aquiline feature.

A) black                     
B) stout               
C) eagle-like         
D) fair 

4. It was he who made his way to Spain.

A) proceeded             
B) came back       
C) went off             
D) hurried

5. The caliphate was signalized by ruthless extermination.

A) marked out           
B) came back       
C) went off             
D) hurried

6. The caliphate was signalized by ruthless extermination.

A) proceeded             
B) cruel               
C) went off             
D) hurried

7. The caliphate was signalized by ruthless extermination.

A) proceeded             
B) came back       
C) extinction         
D) hurried

Choose the correct option:

8. Nothing else as wealth spoiled him at a young age.
A) Nothing else and wealth spoiled him at a young age.
B) Nothing else or wealth spoiled him at a young age.
C) Nothing else nor wealth spoiled him at a young age.
D) Nothing else but wealth spoiled him at a young age. 

9. He will either take it nor leave it.
A) He will either takes it or leave it.
B) He will either take it or left it.
C) He will either take it or leave it.
D) He will either take it or leaving it.

10. Hardly had he reached college when the peon rung the bell.
A) Hardly had he reached college when the peon rung the bell.
B) Hardly had he reached college when the peon rang the bell.
C) Hardly had he reached college when the peon rings the bell.
D) Hardly had he reached college when the peon ringing the bell.

11. The jeered ____ the speakers.

A) in
B) of
C) at
D) upon

12. was jealous ____ her privileges.

A) in
B) of
C) at
D) upon

Q#2 Answer any 5 questions of the followings: (10) 

i. Give an account of the early life of Abdu-al-Rehman I ’s dramatic escape?

ii. What did the Abbasid caliph say on receiving the head of his governor?

iii. What did Abd al-Rehman do to make himself strong and to beautify his capital?

iv. Where was the royal palace, named Al-Zahra standing?

v. How did Abad-al-Rehman III regain the lost provinces?

vi. How did Al-Hakam promote learning during his regime?

vii. Which was the best-known garden in Spain

Q.3 Make Sentences of (any 5) Idioms: [10]

To hit below the bell
In the teeth of
In black and white
In a fix
In the dark
In the long run

Q.4 Translate into English [15]

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