Question

Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom "To keep one's temper"

• A. To become hungry
• B. To be in good mood
• C. To preserve one's energy
• D. To be aloof from

Hint:

In idioms, keeping one's temper is directly related to managing anger and staying calm.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

"Temper" here refers to one's emotional state, specifically the tendency to get angry, so "keeping" it means holding that anger in check.
To become hungry and to preserve one's energy are both about physical states, unrelated to emotion.
To be aloof from describes distance from someone, not emotional control.
Staying calm instead of losing one's temper leaves a person in good mood, which is the sense the idiom conveys.
So the correct answer is To be in good mood.

Answer 2

A useful way to confirm an idiom's meaning is to picture its opposite first, since "keeping one's temper" is naturally opposed to "losing one's temper," and comparing the options against that contrast makes the right choice clear.

1. To become hungry: There is no natural opposite pairing between hunger and anger, so this option does not sit against "losing one's temper" in any meaningful way.
2. To be in good mood: The direct opposite of losing one's temper (getting angry, upset or irritated) is remaining pleasant and composed, which is exactly being in a good mood, so this pairs correctly with the idiom.
3. To preserve one's energy: Energy conservation has no natural opposite relationship with anger or temper, so it does not fit as the paraphrase being tested.
4. To be aloof from: Being distant or detached is not the opposite of losing one's temper; a person can be aloof and still be angry, so this does not match either.

Testing each option against the natural opposite of "losing one's temper" leaves only "to be in good mood" as a genuine match.

Therefore, the correct answer is To be in good mood.