Question 5
IGCSE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2024
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ENGLISH_LANGUAGE
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objective
The paragraph below contains two idiomatic expressions. Replace each idiom with its literal meaning, then rewrite the paragraph without any idioms.
Paragraph:
"When Maya finally submitted her thesis, she felt on top of the world, but the committee's feedback was a bitter pill to swallow; they told her that some of her arguments were built on shaky ground, and she would have to start from scratch."
Provide:
1. The literal meanings of the idioms.
2. The rewritten paragraph with those literal meanings inserted, free of idioms.
Answer Options
Correct Answer
A.
1. Literal meanings:
- "on top of the world" → feeling extremely happy or proud.
- "bitter pill to swallow" → something unpleasant that must be accepted.
2. Rewritten paragraph:
"When Maya finally submitted her thesis, she felt extremely happy, but the committee's feedback was something unpleasant that she had to accept; they told her that some of her arguments were built on an unstable basis, and she would have to begin again from the beginning."
B.
1. Literal meanings:
- "on top of the world" → being physically situated at the highest point on Earth.
- "bitter pill to swallow" → a literal pill that has a bitter taste.
2. Rewritten paragraph:
"When Maya finally submitted her thesis, she felt being physically situated at the highest point on Earth, but the committee's feedback was a literal pill that has a bitter taste; they told her that some of her arguments were built on shaky ground, and she would have to start from scratch."
C.
1. Literal meanings:
- "on top of the world" → located at the summit of a mountain.
- "bitter pill to swallow" → a sour candy.
2. Rewritten paragraph:
"When Maya finally submitted her thesis, she felt located at the summit of a mountain, but the committee's feedback was a sour candy; they told her that some of her arguments were built on shaky ground, and she would have to start from scratch."
D.
1. Literal meanings:
- "on top of the world" → standing on the surface of the planet.
- "bitter pill to swallow" → a difficult medication to ingest.
2. Rewritten paragraph:
"When Maya finally submitted her thesis, she felt standing on the surface of the planet, but the committee's feedback was a difficult medication to ingest; they told her that some of her arguments were built on shaky ground, and she would have to start from scratch."
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
1. Literal meanings:
- "on top of the world" → feeling extremely happy or proud.
- "bitter pill to swallow" → something unpleasant that must be accepted.
2. Rewritten paragraph:
"When Maya finally submitted her thesis, she felt extremely happy, but the committee's feedback was something unpleasant that she had to accept; they told her that some of her arguments were built on an unstable basis, and she would have to begin again from the beginning."
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This is
Igcse Model Questions Vol1
2024
English Language
Question 5.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2024
Igcse Model Questions Vol1
English Language
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
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