Idioms & Adages

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

• Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
• It's raining very heavily.
• We are having a tornado.
• Animals have learned to fly.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

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Why do author's use idioms?

• To make their writing more interesting.
• To confuse the audience.
• To be mean.
• To cause frustration in the reader.

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What is an idiom?

• A bird?
• A device used to confuse the reader.
• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.
• A group of words that begin with the same sound.

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."

• Something is easy.
• Something is delicious.
• Something is soft and warm. 

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My friend is a pain in the neck.

• My friend's neck hurts.
• My friend needs help.
• My friend went to the hospital.
• My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

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under the weather

• go to sleep
• stop what you're doing
• not feeling well

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CCSS.L.5.4A

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CCSS.RL.5.4

knock it off

• stop what you're doing
• very expensive
• tell a secret

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CCSS.RL.5.4

I didn't want to move to a different town, but every cloud has a silver lining, I made lots of friends at my new school.

• You can find something good in every bad situation.
• You can find interesting shapes in every cloud in the sky.

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When I pack my lunch, I alwas tell myself that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

• Telling doctors you eat an apple everyday keeps them from scolding you.
• Eating an apple everyday keeps you in good health.

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CCSS.L.5.5B

An _________ a day keeps the doctor away.

• apple
• orange
• onion
• energy drink

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CCSS.L.5.5B