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Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs Review

Authored by Samantha Rouse

English

3rd - 5th Grade

11 Questions

CCSS covered

Used 9+ times

Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs Review
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which sayings warn people against paying too much attention to appearances?

Things are not always what they seem.

Never judge a book by its cover.

All the glitters is not gold.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Clothes make the man.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which sayings remind people that it is important to think carefully before taking action?

Look before you leap.

He who hesitates is lost.

Measure twice, cut once.

After the storm comes the calm.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mom said to be sure we were home at six o'clock on the dot.

What does "on the dot" mean?

exactly

right now

roughly

on time

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

These shoes are really bugging me.

"Bugging me" is an example of:

alliteration

an idiom

a metaphor

personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

After a long day at work, it feels good to be off the clock.

What does "off the clock" mean?

finished working

heading for home

the clock has been turned off

There is no need to worry about time.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

We have so much to do. There's no time to let grass grow under our feet!

What does the second sentence mean?

grow up

move faster

move off the grass

watch where you are going

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

She watched the ball with a hawk's eye.

What does this sentence mean?

She carries a hawk while playing the game.

She has eyes the same color as a hawk.

She watches the ball carefully.

She watches the ball once in a while.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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