Idioms

He is one tough cookie.

• He eats a lot of cookies
• He likes cookies
• He works hard

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You are the cat's meow.

• You have soft voice
• You are something special
• Your voice is raspy

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I have a problem.

• I'm getting a hatI
• I'm in a pickle
• Don't put all of your eggs in one basket

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
John met the President.

• John rubbed elbows with the President
• John was a cheetah
• John pulled the wool over his eyes.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Carla put her foot in her mouth really means...

• Carla takes yoga classes.
• She said something embarrassing.
• Carla ate a snack.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

• hard

• easy

• messy

• fun

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

• sick

• bugs crawled inside of me

• mad

• nervous

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

• excited

• upset

• disappointed

• confused

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!

• jumbled

• slow

• fast

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

• once a while

• every year

• whenever I want

• all the time

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B