Idioms and Context Clues

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

• A. Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces. 
• B. Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces. 
• C. Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.
• D. Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces. 

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• A. bobby was just about to stop playing ball.
• B. 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. 

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• A. Mr.Johnson hated when his students pretended to be animals. 
• B. Mr.Johnson hated when his students played sports. 
• C. Mr.Johnson hated when his students wrestled around with each other. 
• D. Mr.Johnson hated when his students made animal noises.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

• A. Eric was sick of spending time helping his family.
• B. Eric wanted to go fishing instead of working on computers.
• C. Eric was having difficulties untangling teh computer wires.
• D. Eric was not ready to begin working on a complicated new problem.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• A. Eric was sick of spending time helping his family.
• B. Eric wanted to go fishing instead of working on computers.
• C. Eric was having difficulties untangling the computer wires.
• D. Eric was not ready to begin working on a complicated new problem.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

World renowned country western super group, The Mountain Boys, can sell out an arena at the drop of a hat, making it quite difficult to get tickets to see their show if you aren't one of the firsts in line.

• A. The Mountain Boys may be able to sell out an arena, but it will take a long time.
• B. The Mountain Boys can sell out an arena very quickly.
• C. The Mountain Boys are always willing to perform at charity events.
• D.  The Mountain Boys enforce a dress code at all of their shows.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Even though Candace already had a new job, she submitted her two week notice and conducted herself in a professional way at her old job because she didn't want to burn bridges.

• A.  Candace didn't want to ruin her positive relationship with her old employer.
• B.  Candace wasn't ready to start her new job.
• C. Candace was really going to miss her old job.
• Candace was waiting until her last day to rub it in everyone's face that she was leaving.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Vivian expected Craig to sob uncontrollably when she broke up with him; however, Craig kept a stiff upper lip.

• A.  Craig cried even more than Vivian had expected.
• B.  Craig cried about as much as Vivian had expected.
• C.  Craig cried a little less than Vivian had expected.
• D.  Craig did not cry.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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.

• A.  Cassie and the speaker are not prepared to give a god presentation.
• B.  Cassie and the speaker intend on hitting Mrs. Robinson rather than presenting.
• C.  Cassie and the speaker's presentation will far exceed Mrs. Robinson's expectations.
• D.  Cassie and the speaker's presentation will meet Mrs. Robinson's expectations.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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

• A.  Brian was even more excited about the math class than he was over the summer.
• B.  Brian wanted to start working on his math assignment right away.
• Brian did not want to be in math class anymore.
• D.  Brian wanted to cause some trouble in the advanced math class.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3