The Eleventh Hour (Pretest)

What is a pun?

• A type of joke that plays on words that have similar sounds but different meanings.

• A story with a moral lesson.

• A factual statement without any humor.

• A visual representation of a joke.

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Which of the following is an example of a pun?

• After hours of waiting for the bowling alley to open, we finally got the ball rolling.

• I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down.

• I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang, but eventually it came back to me.

• All of the above.

What is an idiom?

• A phrase or expression that has only one literal meaning

• A phrase or expression that has two meanings but often means something different than the literal meaning

• A single word that has multiple meanings

• A type of poem

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Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• A little bird told me...

• The cat is on the mat.

• That was a punny joke!

• She is reading a book.

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What does the idiom "It was a piece of cake!" imply?

• It is about eating dessert.

• It is a difficult task.

• It refers to an easy task.

• It is about baking a cake.

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What does the idiom "Break a leg!" mean?

• To literally break someone's leg

• To wish someone good luck

• To tell someone to stop walking

• To dance exceptionally well

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What does the phrase "The Eleventh Hour" generally mean?

• A) A time that is convenient

• B) A moment of great importance

• C) The final moment in which to do something

• D) An early stage in a process

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