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Shakespeare Phrases

Authored by Autumn Edwards

English

8th Grade - University

CCSS covered

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Shakespeare Phrases
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“Wild-goose chase” comes from Romeo and Juliet.

We use this phrase today to mean:

a goose hunt

a useless search

a competitive sport

a fun enterprise

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“Set my teeth on edge” comes from Henry IV Part I.

We use this phrase today to mean:

a toothache

to bite hard on something

to really irritate

be firm and unyielding

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“One fell swoop” comes from Macbeth

We use this phrase today to mean:

all at once

a type of hair style

quickly downhill

someone sweeping

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“Laughing stock” comes from The Merry Wives of Windsor.

We use this phrase today to mean:

a compilation of jokes

a comedian

an audience at a comedian's show

someone who is mocked

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Eaten out of house and home" comes from Henry IV.

We use this phrase today to mean:

to buy someone's home

use up all of someone’s food and resources

to have an infestation of pests

eat until you are full

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Too much of a good thing" comes from As You Like It.

We use this phrase today to mean:

an excessive amount of something that is otherwise good

having presents showered on you

having enough money in the bank and not knowing what to do with it

not knowing what to do with all you have

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"A heart of gold" comes from Henry V.

We use this phrase today to mean:

a locket

the richest man in town

a kind-hearted, genuinely good person

a person who is a shining example of pride

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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