Idioms Quiz

What has happened to the man in the poem?

• The man in the poem has turned into a tree
• The man in the poem has won the lottery
• The man has bought an old car for a lot of money

• The man bought a new car and then crashed it

How much did the man pay or the car?

• 600

• 2000

• 100

• It does not say

What word from the poem rhymes with best?

• chest

• pest

• lest

• mess

What is the man asking in the last stanza of the poem?

Tick two answers

• For some help

• For a new car

• For some money

• For a holiday

What idiom is not found in this poem?

• 'paid through the nose'

• 'under the weather'

• 'get off my chest'

• 'foot the bill'

In which stanza does the poet say he had an accident in his car?

• Stanza 1

• Stanza 3

• Stanza 5

• Stanza 6

'Drove a very hard bargain'

What word is closest in meaning to bargain?

• sale

• deal

• expensive

• car

In stanza 1, what does the poet really want to do?

• Buy a car

• Tell his story to you about the car

• Complain

• Write a book

What phrase suggests the man thought he had found a great car?

• You had to hand it to him

• And just to make it worse I crashed

• I bought a car from a man I knew

• I thought I was getting a great deal

How much did it cost the man to repair the car after he had crashed?

• 600

• 2000

• It doesn't say

• He didn't crash