Idiomatic Expressions
Authored by Samuel Chukwuemeka
English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the idiom 'barking up the wrong tree' mean?
Pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action
Chasing the right tree
Listening to the right tree
Sitting under the wrong tree
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the meaning of the idiom 'hit the nail on the head'.
To miss the nail completely
To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
To hit the nail with a hammer
To hit the nail on the foot
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use the idiom 'piece of cake' in a sentence of your own.
The cake was a piece of pie for me to solve.
The math problem was a piece of cake for me to solve.
I love eating cake, it's a piece of math problem.
The cake was a piece of math problem for me to solve.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?
Something is very cheap or affordable
Something is very expensive or costly
It means to give a helping hand
It refers to a physical injury
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'He's feeling under the weather today', what does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?
feeling energetic and lively
feeling hungry and thirsty
feeling happy and content
feeling unwell or sick
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the meaning of the idiom 'burning the midnight oil'.
Using a lot of oil for cooking at night
Sleeping early to wake up refreshed
Working late into the night
Having a bonfire at midnight
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the idiomatic expression in the sentence: 'She's on thin ice with her boss'.
in hot water
on cloud nine
walking on sunshine
on thin ice
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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