Idioms Quiz

Idioms Quiz

Multiple Choice

Brian felt pretty good about getting a pair of roller skates for his birthday, until he saw his twin brother Ryan open up his GameBox X-9000, and then Brian felt like he got the short end of the stick.

• Brian felt like Ryan received a better gift than he did.

• Brian was quite pleased with his roller skates.

• Brian wanted a long stick that he could use to support himself on hikes.

• Brian feels bad for Ryan because Ryan wanted roller skates.

Multiple Choice

Over the Summer Brian was really excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting his assignment list on the first day and seeing the workload, he was ready to jump ship.

• Brian was even more excited about the math class than he was over the summer.

• Brian wanted to start working on his math assignments right away.

• Brian did not want to be in the advance math class anymore.

• Brian wanted to cause some trouble in the advanced math class.

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Robinson expects Cassie and my presentation to be good, but we have been working on it every night for the last week, so we are really going to knock her socks off.

• Cassie and the speaker are not prepared to give a good presentation.

• Cassie and the speaker intend on hitting Mrs. Robinson rather than presenting.

• Cassie and the speaker's presentation will far exceed Mrs. Robinson's expectations.

• Cassie and the speaker's presentation will meet Mrs. Robinson's expectations.

Multiple Choice

Eric wanted to fix his cousin's computer, but he was already having problems setting up his aunt's WiFi network and he didn't want to open a whole new can of worms.

• Eric was sick of spending his time helping his family.

• Eric wanted to go fishing instead of working on computers.

• Eric was having difficulties untangling computer wires.

• Eric was not ready to begin working on a complicated new problem.

Multiple Choice

Mr. Johnson was very particular about the arrangement of his classroom, so the thing he hated most was when his students caused a ruckus with their wild horseplay.

• Mr. Johnson hated when his students pretended to be animals.

• Mr. Johnson hated when his students played sports.

• Mr. Johnson hated when his students wrestled around with each other.

• Mr. Johnson hated when students made animals noises.

Multiple Choice

Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows come home if it hadn't been for Suzie dragging him away to eat dinner.

• Bobby was jut about to stop playing ball.

• Bobby didn't even want to play ball to begin with.

• Bobby prefers nature to athletics.

• Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.

Multiple Choice

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

• Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.

• Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.

• Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.

• Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "see eye to eye" mean?

• to wish for good luck

• to understand something that is confusing or difficult

• to be as tall as someone else

• to agree on a subject

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "take it easy" mean?

• to find a quick solution

• to relax

• to spend a lot of money

• not want to do something due to fear

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "be on the same page" mean?

• to make a special effort to help someone or make them happy

• to understand each other

• to tease or joke with someone (usually by lying)

• to stop talking to someone

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "have the best of both worlds" mean?

• to find a quick solution

• have the advantages of two different things at the same time

• to spend a lot of money

• not want to do something due to fear

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "call it a day" mean?

• to fix something

• to laugh at something

• to understand something

• to stop working

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "be on the ball" mean?

• it is up to you to make the next decision or step

• when something seems familiar

• able to think or react very quickly

• very close to getting into trouble

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "pick someone's brain" mean?

• share same opinions as someone

• make someone laugh

• to get some information from someone

• not want to do something due to fear

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "once in a blue moon" mean?

• very bizarre

• very funny

• very expensive

• very rarely

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "the ball is in your court" mean?

• it's up to you to make the next decision or step

• it's too late now

• it's too easy

• it's time to go home

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "get the green light" mean?

• get a good idea

• get approval to start something

• get sick

• get more money

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "cost an arm and a leg" mean?

• very fast

• very expensive

• not very good

• not important

Multiple Choice

What is an idiom?

• a verb and the rest of the sentence

• a phrase that is funny

• a phrase with a meaning that can’t be interpreted literally

• a word that connects two main ideas

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "keep a straight face" mean?

• make a joke

• be very boring

• not laughing when something is funny

• become organized and prepared

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "crack someone up" mean?

• ask someone a lot of questions

• make someone angry

• free someone from a responsibility

• make someone laugh

Multiple Choice

What does the idiom "be all ears" mean?

• be ready and eager to listen

• be a liar

• be good at playing an instrument

• be a little sick

Multiple Select

Check all the idioms that make sense.

• She was in a pickle because she was good at school.

• She hit the hay, and the next day, she woke up.

• She was all ears when the test was being announced.

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