Grade 7 Comprehension Quiz 2.

Which idiom is illustrated in the sentence below?

Her inability to answer the questions correctly proves that she did not study.

• It goes to show.

• Down in the mouth.

If you do something using only your experience and trusting your own judgement, you're ____________________________.

• Shaping up and shipping out.

• Flying by the seat of your pants.

If you've been told to be more careful with your job to avoid being fired, you've be asked to ___________________________.

• Shape up or ship out

• Get carried away

If John got very excited that he lost control of his actions, John ______________________________.

• Wore a poker face

• Got carried away

If you're not able to tell whether Jana enjoyed the joke, it means Jana is _________________________.

• Jumping to conclusions

• Wearing a poker face

If a person is down and out, that person is _____________________.

• Very wealthy

• Poor and homeless

Drawing conclusions from an already known or obvious fact is _____________________________.

• Putting your foot in your mouth

• Putting two and two together

If Anoud doesn't want to be bossed around by Jill, Anoud doesn't want to ______________________.

• Play second fiddle

• Put two and two together

If you accidentally said something that embarrassed your friend, you _______________________________.

• Put your foot in your mouth

• Put two and two together

Which idiom does the sentence below illustrate?

Everyone wore their school uniforms to school except Jane, who dressed like she was going to a party.

• Play second fiddle

• Out in the left field