Idioms/Similes/Metaphors

Since Jo won the contest, she has been on top of the world.

• at the North Pole
• up in a rocket
• very happy
• sitting on a globe

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Our group could not agree on what to do for Harry's birthday, so our plans are still up in the air.

• blowing around
• being air-mailed
• not final
• being tossed like a ball

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What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!' 

• I'm sad
• I'm loving
• I'm happy
• I'm nervous

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What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

• She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.
• She hurt my leg.
• She was joking with me. 

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What does it really mean? "It's raining cats and dogs."

• There are too many cats and dogs. 
• I don't like cats and dogs. 
• It is raining really hard.

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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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let the cat out of the bag

• release one's pet
• give away the secret
• refuse to speak
• be very angry

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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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What is a couch potato?

• A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.
• A potato pillow.
• A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch.
• A person who likes to play hot potato.

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What does it really mean: "Go break a leg!"

• Do a bad job
• Break your leg
• Do well

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