Idioms

Idioms

Figurate Language

Multiple Choice

Luisa asks her cousin if he’s going to come to her birthday party, and he says, “It’s up in the air.” What does he mean?

• He decided to come.

• He decided not to come.

• He hasn't decided yet if he is going to come or not.

Multiple Choice

Trini’s co-worker tells her about a problem that may happen. Trini says, “Let’s cross that bridge when we come to it.” What does she mean?

• They should deal with the problem right away.

• They should wait to deal with the problem when it happens.

• They should walk over a bridge.

Multiple Choice

Carla was very impressed by the fireworks show. It...

• cut corners.

• killed two birds with one stone.

• blew her away.

Multiple Choice

“I have to find my monkey. I’ll leave no stone unturned!” Raina cried. What does Raina mean?

• She will look for her monkey in only a few places.

• She will look under stones for her monkey.

• She will look everywhere until she finds her monkey.

Multiple Choice

Jordan tells his crying brother, Jamal, to get a grip. What does Jordan mean?

• He wants his brother to grip his hand tightly.

• He wants his brother to keep crying.

• He wants his brother to calm down and get in control.

Multiple Choice

The student’s answer to the word problem was exactly right. He...

• hit the hay.

• hit the nail on the head.

• got out of hand.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to say that something costs an arm and a leg?

• It costs a few limbs.

• It's free.

• It costs a lot of money.

Multiple Choice

Deandra didn’t go to school because she was sick. Deandra...

• cut her teacher some slack.

• killed two birds with one stone.

• was under the weather.

Multiple Choice

After the test, Shane tells Keisha, “That was a piece of cake!” What does Shane mean?

• The test was hard.

• The test was easy.

• The test was all about cake.