IDIOMS

Q 1. A 'blessing in disguise' means

• a disguised person blesses people

• a good thing that seems bad at first

• a blessing only for those in disguise

• a bad thing disguised as good

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Q 2. What does it mean to 'let the cat out of the bag'.

• Cat runs away

• cat has to go for a walk

• give away a secret

• the bag is not secured properly

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Q 3. Which idiom goes best with this sentence.

I am sure my problems will be over soon.

• Every cloud has a silver lining.

• That ship has sailed.

• A piece of cake.

• Through thick and thin.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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Q 4. She said designing a dress is a piece of cake. She really means

• that she likes cake.

• that dress designing is easy for her.

• cakes are expensive but dress designing easier.

• Like a piece of cake only a part of the dress can be designed.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Q 5. The boss said," Don't cry over spilt milk". It means

• Its okay to spill milk.

• Its okay to cry.

• Spilling milk makes a person cry.

• There is no reason to complain about something that cannot be fixed.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Q 6. I don't know why I bought the tread-mill. I used it once in a blue moon. Once in a blue moon means

• The moon was blue

• The tread-mill changes colour.

• The treadmill can only be used on a blue moon day.

• The tread mill was used rarely

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Q 7. The fight that Thomas and Bob had was just a storm in a tea cup. It means

• Their fight created a storm in a tea cup.

• Their fight was a big fuss about a small problem.

• Storms in teacups happen when Bob and Thomas fight.

• Thomas and Bob like to fight.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Q 8. Make hay while the sun shines means

• take advantage of a good situation.

• Sunshine is good for hay.

• Hay is useful.

• Hay cannot be made when there is no sunshine.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Q 9. They were together through thick and thin. It means

• They were good friends.

• They were together in good times and in bad times.

• They were inseparable.

• They were poor.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Q 10. By completing the project on time she proved that actions speak louder than words.

• She only talks but cannot do what she says.

• She could complete the project because she did not talk.

• She proved her worth through her actions.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B