Inferring Idioms Using Context Clues

He answered the test for the shortest time as it was a piece of cake for him. The underlined means...

• exciting

• delicious

• very easy

• impossible

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

She was so desperate for the slot that she was willing to give her right arm for it. The underlined means...

• do nothing

• help

• do everything

• do something dangerous

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The new car of my neighbor was a white elephant for most of the family as they use it sparingly.

• expensive and exensive

• useful and cheap

• expensive and useless

• cheap and useless

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

There is no sense to cry over spilt milk as you can't change the results of the situation. The underlined means...

• waste food

• something that can't be changed

• something that can be avoided

• something that can be influenced

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Her friends did not come to her aid as she burned bridges with them in the past. The underlined means...

• lost her way

• destroyed bridges

• forgot important events

• ended relationships

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The teachers kept an eye on the new students in school as they are not familiar with them. The underlined means...

• looked at

• closely observed

• considered

• checked at

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

To find the missing money was a wild goose chase for the authorities and left the case unresolved. The underlined means...

• difficult task

• unsuccessful job

• wild duty

• hard function

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

People don't understand his style of making things more difficult as he makes a mountain out of a molehill with ongoing issues.

• makes things easier

• exaggerates things

• makes things simple

• understates issues

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

You have to pull your socks up if you want to improve on your test scores. The underlined means...

• wear your socks right

• hang your socks

• do better

• do nothing

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

The long suspension of classes caused students to be bored to tears. The underlined means...

• bored to cry

• bored to work

• very bored

• very active

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4