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IELTS LRs: Studying/ Knowledge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct phrase that best fits the definition:

"Information that is known by many people."

a)

Well-known knowledge

b)

Popular knowledge

c)

Common knowledge

d)

Weird knowledge

2.

Choose the correct phrase that best fits the definition:

"The more a person knows, the better armed he is."

a)

Knowledge is power.

b)

Power is knowledge.

c)

Knowledge is strength.

d)

Knowledge is invaluable.

3.

Choose the correct phrase that best fits the definition (2 correct Ans):

"Know a subject well, know the ins and outs about it"

a)

Know the outs and ins.

b)

Know the ropes

c)

Know the ups and downs.

d)

Know the backwards and forwards.

4.

Choose the correct phrase that best fits the definition:

"Do not understand something, or become confused by something"

a)

Make heads or tails of it

b)

Can't make heads or tails of it

c)

Not see the wood for the trees.

d)

Slow on the uptake

5.

Choose the correct phrase that best fits the definition:

"To try and think of something"

a)

Head on the clouds

b)

Cross one's mind

c)

Pick one's brain

d)

Rack one's brain

6.

Fill in the blank:

"In the middle of my interview, I went ................... . What a disaster!"

a)

plank

b)

blank

c)

outside

d)

black

7.

Fill in the blank:

"He was a kindly man, my examiner, and allowed me to ................... a pass."

a)

achieve

b)

catch

c)

scrape

d)

gain

8.

Fill in the blank:

"Though he is handsome, he's just a run-of-the-......... student"

a)

steam

b)

mill

c)

hill

d)

stream

9.

Fill in the blank:

"My brother is an expert on computers. I’ll ........... his brain to see if he can solve the problem."

a)

pick

b)

picked

c)

rack

d)

took

10.

Fill in the blank:

"She managed ...................... her wits about her and escaped unharmed."

a)

had

b)

keeping

c)

to keep

d)

to kept

11.

Choose the correct definition of the following term:

"Under one's belt"

a)

Have a lot of fame

b)

Have a lot of experience

c)

Have a lot of money

d)

Have a lot of time

12.

Choose the correct definition of the following term:

"Know what's what"

a)

Not knowing very much about sth

b)

Know a person well.

c)

Know the unimportant facts about a situation.

d)

Know the important facts about a situation.

13.

Choose the correct definitions of the following term (2 correct Ans):

"Not have a leg to stand on"

a)

Not have any way of proving that you are right about something.

b)

Have good arguments to support your position

c)

Have no good arguments to support your position.

d)

Have a way proving that you are right about something.

14.

Choose the correct definition of the following term:

"Drive sb around the bend"

a)

Make sb shy

b)

Make sb pleasant

c)

Make sb happy

d)

Make sb very angry

15.

Choose the correct definition of the following term (2 correct Ans):

"Split hairs"

a)

Not knowing very much about sth,

b)

Argue about very small details

c)

Worry about differences that are not important

d)

Know sth very well

16.

be a _ _ _ _ in the park: dễ

(a)  

17.

Pass with _ _ _ _ _ _ colours : đậu với điểm cao

(a)  

18.

Take _ _ _ _ _ of: cân nhắc, xem xét cẩn thận

(a)  

19.

_ _ _ _ a bell: nghe quen quen

(a)  

20.

Burn a oil : thức khuya làm việc/học tập

(a)